This post will be based on an acute care of the elderly ward at the West Suffolk Hospital. The ward is staffed by 3 consultants in geriatric medicine, and, Foundation trainees, 3 SHO level trainees and one IMT3/ST3+ level doctor.
This is a 27 bed ward admitting patients with a wide variety of renal disorders (including but not limited to Acute Kidney injury, Chronic kidney disease, patients with a renal transplant, patients requiring dialysis, patients with glomerulonephritis/ vasculitis). There are also patients admitted with a variety of acute medical conditions, providing opportunity to manage and experience a wide spectrum of clinical conditions. The ward is staffed by 3 Consultant Nephrologists, alongside Foundation trainees, 2 SHO level trainees and additionally two IMT3/ST3+ level trainees.
This role is scheduled to start in August and will run until February. Therefore, only candidates who are available to commence employment from August should apply for this position.
Please see Job Description and Person Specification attached for full details.
We will close vacancies before the stated closing date once the first 50 applications are received. Therefore, please apply as soon as possible.
- Work as part of team to provide best medical management to patients under your care.
- Supervise and teach more junior staff on the ward.
- Liaise with relatives and carers.
- Liaise with other members of the multidisciplinary team.
- Lead Medical Team during on calls and out of hours, including management of cardiac arrest calls.
Please see Job Description and Person Specification attached for full details.
#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community
We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.
The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.
Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.
We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.
With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.
We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.
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For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Mr Dominic Arbon Job title: Assistant Service Manager - Acute Medicine Email address:
[email protected] Telephone number: 01284712899
