Trust Doctor (ST4+ equivalent) in Frailty SDEC

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Trust Doctor (ST4+ equivalent) in Frailty SDEC NHS Medical & Dental: Trust Registrar

Main area: Elderly Medicine. Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Trust Registrar. Contract Permanent. Hours Full time - 40 hours per week (will consider applicants who wish to work part-time). Job ref 279-MWSRH-WTG-SDEC-070

Employer 279 University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust. Employer type: NHS. Site Worthing Hospital and St Richards Hospital. Chichester Town Worthing, West Sussex. Salary £44,170 - £67,610 per annum pro rata. Closing 18/10/:59

Job overview

To support the development of the Frailty Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) services across the Worthing and St Richard's hospital sites, we invite applications to the post of a Trust Registrar in Frailty. There are two posts available; the successful applicant will be working with the Elderly Medicine (DOME) Team at St Richards and Worthing Hospital (one vacancy per site). The post offers experience in Acute frailty and input into the development of same day emergency care. The post could suit those who may wish to progress their career through the CESR route towards becoming a consultant or those wishing to develop into a specialty doctor pathway.

Main duties of the job

With slightly different setups across the hospital sites, the aim is to support the development of the Frailty SDEC service by providing a front door frailty service involving seeing frail older people as they present to Accident & Emergency and through to the Emergency Floor. As part of the post, the applicant will be an integral part of our Acute Frailty service, and will provide support and in-reach to our DOME wards.

Working for our organisation

At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First, as shown in our Outstanding for Caring CQC rating. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.

We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We're here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This is seen in our Wellbeing Programme for staff, extensive and designed to support you when you need it - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.

As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.

We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The role will primarily be based between the Emergency Department and the Emergency Floor and eventually within a specific frailty SDEC footprint on either site. The role will be working with our Acute Frailty Team but will also involve the day to day care of patients living with frailty on the inpatient wards. We are committed to enhancing the service we provide to patients living with frailty in West Sussex, across both the Worthing and St Richard's sites. Our service development plans include building on our already established Acute Frailty service, by developing a frailty SDEC, and expanding our rapid access clinics. We aim to take a system based approach to providing excellent patient care to the frail population and work with our community partners and key stakeholders to establish effective admission avoidance pathways with initiatives such as Virtual Ward as well as community geriatrics. The Trust has recently merged and with that comes further opportunities. As a teaching hospital, and with links to the medical school, we encourage our team to share their skills and experience with the junior teams and as a result, we have a close team who support one another.

As an experienced registrar, you will be expected to lead the team of junior doctors, supported by the Consultants, in providing high quality care and ensuring timely discharge for inpatients across the Emergency Floor and across the DOME Wards.

Person specification Experience/ Qualifications

• Full GMC Registration with a licence to practice
• Four years post-graduation, with two years in the relevant specialty
• PGCert, Masters, MD, PhD
• Diploma in Geriatric Medicine
• SCE Geriatric Medicine

Clinical Skills and Experience

• Able to work on departmental registrar rota
• Understanding of clinical risk management
• Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues
• Breadth of experience outside of geriatric medicine to complement geriatric specific experience

Knowledge

• Appropriate level of clinical knowledge / up to date
• Knowledge and use of evidence based practice
• Breadth of experience in and outside specialty

Organisation and Planning

• Experience and ability to work in multi-professional teams
• Understanding of NHS / Clinical governance / Resource constraints
• Evidence of managerial skills: Achievements / Course attended

Teaching Skills

• Evidence of an interest and commitment to teaching
• Recognised teaching qualification

Academic and Research

• Evidence of participation in audit
• Research experience
• Publications
• Prizes and honours

Personal Attributes

• Evidence of:- Good communication skills both oral and written

Important information for applicants:

A Note on AI Use in Applications We value the individuality and authenticity that each candidate brings to the application process. While AI tools are increasingly accessible, we strongly discourage their use in completing your application. Your responses should reflect your own voice, experiences, and motivations-elements that are essential to a fair and accurate evaluation. Applications that rely heavily on AI-generated content may misrepresent your abilities and could result in your application being rejected. We encourage you to take the time to present your genuine self, as this helps us better understand your potential and ensures a transparent selection process.

Closing Adverts Early: In the event of exceptional interest, we may close adverts earlier than specified.

Some of our adverts are capped for a limited number of applications; therefore, the advert will close once the cap has been reached. We therefore encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible if you are interested in the position to prevent you from missing out on applying for the opportunity.

Flexible Working: If you would like to explore potential options regarding flexible working please speak with the appropriate recruiting/line manager.

DBS Checks: As part of our commitment to a safe working environment, we undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check on all new employees where the role is eligible for a criminal record check. We make offers in line with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1975.

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UHSussex reserves the right to close the role early if we receive a high volume of applications

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Dr Jackie Pace, Clinical Lead, Department of Medicine for the Elderly -