Specialty Doctor in Community Care of the Elderly

Job overview

Applications are invited for the post of Speciality Doctor for the Community Care of the Elderly team.

The principal place of work for this post will be the Royal Gwent Hospital in Newport but the post holder may be required to work at any site within the Health Board.

The post holder will be part of a large medical and multidisciplinary team working under the direct supervision of Consultants who are well established trainers.  The Consultants in the Royal Gwent Hospital will provide supervision to the appointee.

The post holder will also be required to provide prospective cover for colleagues during their annual and study leave for on-calls and day-time cover.

All clinical staff are accountable and responsible for their own clinical competencies and should limit their actions to those of which they are deemed competent. Clinical staff are also required to comply with the requirements of their professional organisations regarding supervision.

All qualified staff have a responsibility to supervise unqualified/more junior staff and students on a day-to-day basis to ensure that patients receive appropriate care and that any untoward action is addressed.

Main duties of the job

The main responsibilities of the post are the effective and appropriate medical care of patients in the community including acute assessments and participation in community-based rehabilitation.

• Responsibility for inpatient admission, day-to-day management, co-ordination of inpatient management under the supervision of the Consultant and/or in close liaison with community teams.
• Key role in discharge planning and co-ordinating approaches with relatives and other agencies.
• Liaison with patients and relatives/carers and members of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure the patients receive a high-quality service and are all kept informed of progress as appropriate.
• Responsibility for contemporaneous record keeping, identifying progress and plans in patients’ case notes.
• Participation in Consultant rounds and facilitating multidisciplinary meetings.
• The completion of accurate and timely discharge summaries, progress reports ensuring General Practitioners are informed of any impending discharges, changes of medication and death.
• To assist Consultants in the development of inpatient, outpatient and community-based services.
• The completion of e-discharge summaries on a timely basis via the Clinical Workstation system.
• To actively participate in multi-disciplinary audit, clinical effectiveness/health gain initiatives and clinical governance, taking a lead in local clinical audit activities and developing research projects, as appropriate.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This position involves Regulated Activity with adults as defined by the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act (amended by the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012) and the following checks will be undertaken following any conditional offer:

• Enhanced check with barred list information, including

- an adults barred list check

Applicants must hold or be eligible to hold full registration and a licence to practice with the GMC