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Specialist Doctor in Orthogeriatrics | University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust

Job details
Posting date: 30 December 2024
Salary: Not specified
Additional salary information: £59,175 - £95,400 pa pro rata
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 29 January 2025
Location: Bristol, BS2 8HW
Company: University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: 6901238/387-M-3119-DY

Summary


An exciting opportunity to join the Orthogeriatric team working across Medicine and Trauma and Orthopaedics on the Silver Trauma Unit at the BRI with the opportunity to work at Weston General Hospital. The successful applicant will work with the Orthogeriatric team and be predominantly responsible for providing care for elderly trauma (over 75 years) and hip fracture patients (all ages) on the Trauma and Orthopaedic (T&O) wards and supporting the Bone Health for Older People (BHOP) Clinic.

The Specialty Doctor post available is detailed below and will be available to start from February 2025.

Core: The post holder will be responsible for the continuity of patient care for patients being treated on the Silver Trauma Unit at the BRI. The post holder will work with the Orthogeriatric team and be predominately responsible for providing care for elderly trauma (over 75 years) and hip fracture patients (all ages) on the T&O wards.

Clinical Management: The post holder is expected to take a full role in the delivery of the Trust wide agenda for Governance. The Trust believes in an open learning environment with clear risk management strategy that allows innovation and improvement in care whilst placing patient safety at the centre of our values. The post holder will take an active part in the department/specialty strategy.

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

For a more detailed job description including the main responsibilities and person specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.


This advert closes on Thursday 9 Jan 2025

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