Consultant Orthogeriatrician
- Employer
- Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Location
- Basingstoke
- Salary
- £88,364 to £119,133 a year per annum
- Closing date
- 1 Apr 2023
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- Profession
- Specialist doctor
- Grade
- Consultant
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Job Details
The successful candidates will work in partnership with an established Orthogeriatric specialist nursing team, alongside a multidisciplinary team of anaesthetists, critical care physicians - with a Post-Anaesthetic Care Unit for the sickest patients and an Outreach Service to the Trauma Ward and therapists to deliver comprehensive care to our older person orthopaedic/trauma patients throughout their hospital pathway. In addition, there will be an opportunity to develop a specialty interest in any area of clinical or research practice of appeal to the successful candidate, in either an inpatient or outpatient setting.
Main duties of the job
- Deliver quality medical services in the most effective way, regularly benchmarking the service to improve practice, under the supervision of a Consultant Physician
- Supervise the acute assessment and medical care of older person trauma admissions
- Contribute toward preoperative optimisation in conjunction with anaesthetic, critical care and surgical teams
- Coordinate the post-operative care and rehabilitation of older person trauma patients
- Lead regular MDT meetings on rehabilitation and discharge planning
- Optimise bone health and falls prevention strategies
- Meet NHFD targets for delivering best practice care in Fractured Neck of Femur patients.
- Continue to enhance and develop the Orthogeriatric service
- Initiate and take part in regular clinical audit, research and quality improvement activities.
About us
The Trauma & Orthopaedic service was reconfigured in December 2019 to provide all Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery on the Basingstoke site. This concentration of older person trauma patients in one unit allows access to bespoke medical, nursing and therapy input to suit their unique needs. In 2022 the trauma wards have also been reconfigured to enable patients to be cohorted into dedicated wards for the care of older persons trauma. Our longer-term vision is to have enhanced care bays with increased nursing input for older persons in the peri-operative period.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This job description is designed to assist post holders with understanding what is expected of them in their role. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust may ask them to undertake other duties, as required, which are not necessarily specified on the job description but which are commensurate with the grade of the post.
The job description itself may be amended from time to time in consultation with the post holder, within the scope and general level of responsibility attached to the post.
Person Specification
Professional Qualification
Essential
- Qualifying degree
- MRCP or equivalent
- ALS
- Entry on the Specialist Register in GIM, Geriatrics or equivalent (or CCT expected within 6 months of date of interview)
- Higher degree
Essential
- Experience in General Internal Medicine
- Experience of MDT working, Rehabilitation
- Special interest in Orthogeriatrics or Elderly Medicine
Essential
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
Essential
- Experience in audit
- Committed to CME
- Training and experience in research with relevant publications
- Training of undergraduate and post graduates
Essential
- Be able to communicate and relate effectively with all staff across the Trust
- Ability to work closely with Consultant colleagues
- Ability to develop good rapport with patients & staff
BMJRef: BMJ-114551/251-DS23022
Company
About Us
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (HHFT) is an NHS provider providing wide acute health services for a population of over 600,000 across Hampshire and parts of Berkshire.
Hampshire Hospitals, which came into being in January 2012 as a result of the integration of Basingstoke and North Hampshire NHS Foundation Trust – which achieved Foundation Trust status in 2006 – and Winchester and Eastleigh Healthcare Trust.
The trust’s vision is to provide outstanding care for each and every patient, ensuring our patients are well-cared for across the boundaries between our organisation and other providers. In order to provide this, it’s vital that we focus on the care that we provide to the staff who care for our patients, and we need to do all this within our inclusive CARE values, treating patients, colleagues and partners with compassion and respect.
Working for HHFT offers a rewarding career, nationally agreed employment terms and conditions and a range of additional benefits as part of our extensive reward package.
We aim to ensure staff have training and development opportunities to enable them to provide safe, effective, high quality care to our patients, whilst also creating an environment of health and wellbeing. In addition to this, all staff members are able to access a range of benefits and discount services.
Being a part of the Hampshire Hospitals family is also an opportunity to experience what Hampshire has to offer. Hampshire lies between England’s south-central coastline and the North Wessex Downs and is well-equipped and well-connected to meet the needs of everyone. You will also be spoilt for choice by the wealth of parks and woods, historical attractions, cultural landmarks, modern shopping centres, cosmopolitan restaurants and sports facilities, all in easy reach.
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