Job summary
The Care of the elderly department are recruiting a trust grade doctor to join the team on the wards across Gloucester Royal and Cheltenham General hospitals. There are 4 inpatient wards as well as a Frailty assessment unit across the two sites. The successful applicants will gain experience across a wide range of geriatric medicine while supporting the wards.
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Main duties of the job
The role is suitable for anyone who has completed their Foundation Programme Year 1 (or equivalents) and has an interest in developing their skills in geriatric medicine.
The successful candidates will work under a senior doctor's supervision as appropriate.
Their is an opportunity to join the out of hours rota for medicine, which will further develop skills outside of geriatric medicine.
The role will be largely ward based supporting patient care and ward based duties.
About us
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Trust (GHNHSFT) was formed in April 2002 and became a second wave Foundation Trust in July 2004. We are a large organisation providing acute services from Gloucestershire Royal Hospital in Gloucester and Cheltenham General Hospital. In collaboration with the other NHS Trust in Gloucestershire (GHC - who provide physical health, mental health and learning disability services), we provide COTE services across our County of 1,220 square miles. Our population is c. 640,000 with an annual year on year growth rate of 0.8%. Within our population 21% are over the age of 65 and the number aged 65 and over will rise by two-thirds between now and 2030. Approximately half our population live in the City of Gloucester and the Spa Town of Cheltenham and around half live in the Forest of Dean and across the Severn Vale and the Cotswolds Hills. Our effective catchment population is higher than our county's population as our Trust receives secondary care referrals from Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Warwickshire and Oxfordshire.
Our workforce is almost 8,000 strong. Our caring and dedicated staff are recognised as providing outstanding patient-centred, high quality emergency, elective and specialist care across a range of clinical areas.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description for further information about the roles and responsibilities of this post.
Person Specification
Medical
Essential
- Undergraduate medical degree
- Completed at least 3 years as a junior doctor
Desirable
- Experience within Care of the ELderly
- MRCP
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
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Employer details
Employer name
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Cheltenham General Hospital
sandford road
CHeltenham
GL53 7AN