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Trust Grade Doctor (SHO level) in Elderly Medicine
| Posting date: | 08 January 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Negotiable |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 13 January 2025 |
| Location: | London, W2 1NY |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9290-25-0025 |
Summary
Work Plan 1: Thistle SHO working on GIM on-call Rota (3rd on ST) Thistle Ward has 20 patients. New patients are transferred to the ward either from the medical admission wards or from outlying wards under the direction of the Medicine for the Elderly consultants, and are often handed over directly from the care of the Frailty teams. A comprehensive geriatric assessment/clerking for new patients is performed on arrival to the ward and then presented to the registrar/consultant. The ST does other ward work as needed and completes a Health Needs Assessment. The nominal ward schedule is as follows (each ward will vary slightly): Monday. Consultant ward round followed by CMT teaching in the College Lecture Theater 13:00. 2pm MDT meeting which at least one junior doctor should attend with the Consultant to take notes/present patients at the team meeting. Tuesday. Registrar led ward round/but also split into smaller groups if well staffed so that STs/juniorshave experience in leading the ward round. Departmental teaching from 1300-1400 Wednesday. Morning ward round with registrar. Falls clinic in the afternoon (optional) Thursday. Registrar/junior led ward round. 13.15-XRay meeting on Teams. Friday. Consultant Ward Round with Grand round at lunchtime. Acute Medical On Call Rota: There may be no out of hours work during this 2 month block, although ad-hoc and locum on-call shifts are likely to be available. When on-call, the SHO is the first or second on-call medical SHO on the Rota. First on-call attends patients referred via A&E from 9am. The SHO will be required to attend the post take ward round the next day and may be required for post-take duties all day. Second on-call attends patients in A&E in the afternoon/evening however they can be called sooner if required.