Specialty Doctor in Community Care of the Elderly, Newport

Job Summary Applications are invited for the post of Specialty Doctor for the Community Care of the Elderly team in Newport. In this role, you will be working as part of a larger multidisciplinary team to deliver specialist care to our older and frail patients with a focus on enabling care closer to home. You will be joining the team at an exciting time where you will be given ample opportunities to help shape the future of community COTE services. You will be working with Frailty colleagues to streamline and support early discharge from hospital into the community. Your principal place of work will be the Royal Gwent Hospital, but you may be required to work across other sites within the Health Board according to service need. Main Duties of the Job Responsibility for inpatient admission, day-to-day management, coordination of inpatient management under the supervision of the Consultant/Specialist Grade and/or in close liaison with community teams. Key role in discharge planning and coordinating approaches with relatives and other agencies. Liaison with patients and relatives/carers and members of the multidisciplinary 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 multidisciplinary audit, clinical effectiveness/health gain initiatives and clinical governance, taking a lead in local clinical audit activities and developing research projects, as appropriate. About Us Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organization with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The Health Board provides integrated acute, primary, and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff. We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognized qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work-life balance, provide occupational health support, and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work. Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high-quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future. Job 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. Person Specification Qualifications Essential As per person specification Desirable As per person specification Experience Essential As per person specification Desirable As per person specification Skills & Abilities Essential As per person specification Desirable As per person specification Personal Attributes Essential As per person specification Desirable As per person specification

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