Locum Consultant Community Geriatrician
Dartford and Gravesham NHS TrustBrowse all Consultant Medical Doctor jobs in Dartford
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Job overview
This is an exciting time for our local population, with many planned developments in Ageing and Health and its sub-specialist services, feeding into System Wide Frailty pathways. This post is a fixed term contract for 1 year (to cover for the expansion of the department) with review at 3 months and renewable at one year depending on the service needs of the department. The successful candidate will be part of an enthusiastic team Geriatricians (aim of recruiting to seven Geriatricians), seven Clinical Nurse Specialists and Allied Health Professional colleagues, dedicated to providing high quality care to the older person. The trust is committed to strengthening Frailty Services and we are looking to expand our consultant body to fulfil this ambition.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will work alongside (share patient care) another Ageing and Health Consultant (two Consultants per ward) providing two Consultant- led ward rounds per week, reviewing new transfers/ admissions to the ward on a daily basis (internal rota) and with chairing one Ward Multidisciplinary team meeting per week. The post- holder will be responsible for the day to day supervision of the junior teams and will work collaboratively with the Management Team to deliver the clinical care strategy to ensure the highest quality of care for patients and families in all settings.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- The post holder will be expected to participate in developing community services across the whole catchment area. The post holder will be based at Darent Valley Hospital.
- The post holder will be expected to be involved in the development of all the clinical services with close liaison with colleague Consultants and the Senior Management Team.
- The post holder will provide clinical supervision to the specialty doctors.
- Information Technology plays an integral role in developing the strategy for the department. IT training for all systems used will be provided.