Job summary
The Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust manages adult community Healthcare services across Guildford and Waverley and is actively seeking an enthusiastic colleague with a background in General Practice to join us in shaping our integrated crisis pathway, working across our Urgent Community Response and Hospital at Home teams. We are seeking someone keen to develop their skills in managing frailty syndromes and Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment as a GP with a Specialist interest in Older peoples care and frailty. This position is for 5 sessions per week.
This is an exciting time to join this team, as we work to implement our Ageing Well Strategy across the Guilford and Waverley healthcare system. This has supported us in developing a Frailty Same Day Emergency Care facility based in the Acute Hospital, direct conveyance to this unit by working in partnership with SECAmb, a Geriatrician of the Day model providing acute clinical triage and a Hospital at Home service, offering Hospital level care to older people with frailty in their own homes.
Main duties of the job
- Urgent CGA delivery in patients' own homes, including acute plan formulation, review of all frailty syndromes, interpretation of bedside diagnostics, oversight of multidisciplinary domains of CGA (including environmental, psychological, social, functional domains), completion of RESPECT forms and other person centred assessments including anticipatory care and advanced care planning.
- Clinical interventions will include those available in acute Hospital care (intravenous drugs, fluids, oxygen) and bedside diagnostics (ECG, point of care blood testing, point of care ultrasound).
- Working with the MDT to co-ordinate CGA for patients in acute and sub-acute crisis.
- Participate in twice daily MDT discussions and clinical oversight of the crisis caseload at board rounds.
- Provide medical review including history taking, examination, management plans for these patients as part of the CGA process.
- Holistic approach to patient care, including face to face consultations, telephone follow ups, medication reviews, requesting and reviewing of results, onward referrals for further clinical assessment.
- Undertake administrative duties associated with the care of patients and the running of the service
Please see attached job description for further information on duties.
About us
Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.
We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.
We have received an overall Good rating from the CQC with Medical care (including older peoples care), End of Life Care and Maternity services being deemed Outstanding by the CQC.
Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.
Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
This is a GP role with a Specialist Interest in Geriatric Medicine and Frailty to work as part of an integrated crisis team based at the Milford Community Hospital site. The post holder will work with Consultant Geriatricians, nurses, advanced care practitioners, specialist nursing teams, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, mental health practitioners, adult social care and other key system stakeholders to deliver joined up care.
There are 5 GP sessions available at competitive salaried rates.
There are exciting opportunities to develop knowledge and skills in managing older people with frailty, the key frailty syndromes, CGA, MDT working and medical leadership. In addition, Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust is committed to embedding quality improvement (QI) into all services. It is expected that the GP role will encompass a contribution to service development, re-design and training in QI tools and techniques.
Please see full job description attached.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC Registration with a licence to practice
- Certificate of Completion of Training for General Practice (CCT) or equivalent oNHS Performer List oFull GMC Registration with a licence to practise oProfessional Indemnity oEvidence of annual appraisal.
Desirable
- MRCP
- Diploma in Geriatric Medicine
- Diploma or apprenticeship in older peoples care
- Higher degree to Masters level in medical education, leadership and management or research
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Significant experience in General Practice
- Significant experience in General medicine or Geriatric Medicine
- Must have an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy/national guidance/CQC/ and appreciate the implications of this on engagement
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
Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust
Egerton Road
Guildford
GU2 7XX