Job summary
We are recruiting a Senior Clinical Fellow to join our exciting and rapidly expanding HomeFirst Team delivering integrated holistic care spanning both acute and community settings. The post holder will work in an integrated work across the Mary Seacole Unit and the @home virtual ward.
The post holder will support our goal in improving the quality of care delivered to patients with a focus on maximising peoples' independence and supporting their return to their usual place of residence wherever possible. You will receive peer support from fellow doctors working across the frailty services in Epsom General Hospital and Surrey Downs Health and Care Partnership and be fully supported consultant geriatricians and an integrated management team helping you to drive forward change.
Main duties of the job
- To show dynamism, enthusiasm and flexibility in participating in the supporting and shaping of community and interface frailty services as part of SDHC.
- To help provide a first class clinical service to all patients.
- To provide high quality leadership and support to medical staff, nursing and allied health care professionals across the Homefirst Service.
- To lead and support the multi-disciplinary team with complex discharge planning.
- To support and sustain teaching and research where possible in relevant clinical areas.
- When working in the community, the successful applicant will be expected to bring core medical skills; expertise and leadership to a wider team of clinicians tasked with the delivery of multidisciplinary assessment and integrated multi-agency interaction.
- To work within the framework of applicable Trust policies, procedures, and clinical governance framework.
- To work within contractual requirements, and in support of, applicable Trust clinical development frameworks, business plans, and development strategies.
About us
Surrey Downs Health & Care and Epsom & St Helier University Hospitals Trust have developed an Integrated Virtual Ward model of Care which brings together primary care, secondary care and community services within Surrey Downs Place to support patients by offering acute level care, monitoring and treatment in their own homes. This offering is a safe and efficient alternative to NHS bedded care preventing avoidable admissions into hospital and supporting early discharge out of hospital. This @home virtual ward runs 7 days a week, 8am to 8pm. It is delivered by a multidisciplinary team including consultants, doctors, nurses, therapists, physician associates, paramedics, pharmacists, care assistants and administration. The team offers medical assessment, daily review, MDT discussion, and management of conditions.
The core function of this model is the @Home virtual ward which provides rapid assessment and wrap around care to people in their own home (usual place of residence) who become suddenly unwell and would normally be admitted to hospital or we can support with an earlier discharge from hospital.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The principal duty of this post is to provide a comprehensive clinical service to patients.
- To at all times, comply with the GMCs guidance on Good Medical Practice as amended or substituted from time to time.
- To ensure that patient confidentiality is maintained at all times.
- To undertake duties as defined within the attached job plan in so far as practicable and in agreement with your Clinical Director.
- To be responsible and managerially accountable for the reasonable and effective use of Trust resources that you use and influence, and professionally accountable to the Clinical Director.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Skills & Capabilities
Essential
- Evidence of Team working skills
- Evidence of excellent communication skills
- Ability to make decisions autonomously, when required, but understanding when to ask for help
- IT Skills, Working knowledge of Microsoft Office with intermediate keyboard skills
- Equality and Diversity Needs to have a thorough understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships both in terms of day-to-day working practices
Desirable
- Project Management skills (prioritising, planning, adapting plans, resource planning)
- Management Skills and leadership skills - Must be able to prioritise own work effectively and be able to direct activities of others. Experience of managing and motivating a team
Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent
- Has completed four years of training with two years in specialties relevant to geriatric medicine
Personal Attributions
Essential
- Adaptability, flexibility and ability to cope with uncertainty
- Willing to engage with and learn from peers, other professionals and colleagues in the desire to provide or support the most appropriate interventions
- Professional, calm and efficient
- Effective organizer/prioritisation skills
Desirable
- Highly motivated with ability to influence and inspire others
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
Surrey Downs Health & Care
Dorking Road
Epsom
KT18 7EG