Opportunity to work with a dedicated and well-staffed Care of the Elderly team, ensuring comprehensive support for patients.
Involvement in daily consultant ward rounds, providing valuable learning experiences and mentorship.
Engagement in innovative healthcare practices, including a focus on virtual hospital models and digital healthcare advancements.
Flexibility in working hours (9am to 5pm) that promotes a healthy work-life balance.
Chance to lead multidisciplinary teams and provide middle-grade cover, enhancing leadership skills and clinical experience.
Participation in a transformative period for the Trust with new hospital developments and upgraded facilities.
Commitment to staff wellbeing and professional development, fostering a supportive and inclusive work environment.
West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a Resident Doctor (ST3) in Care of the Elderly to start as soon as possible. This full-time role involves providing care for general inpatients across Care of the Elderly wards, including rotations to the Orthogeriatric Ward, with support from Specialty Doctors and daily consultant ward rounds. The Resident Doctor will be responsible for organizing consultant ward rounds, reviewing patients, leading multidisciplinary teams in consultant absence, and supporting junior doctors in elderly medicine.
The Trust is undergoing exciting developments, including plans for a new hospital in Watford and updates to St Albans City Hospital, while prioritizing staff wellbeing and innovative clinical care. Candidates are encouraged to apply for this role that supports work-life balance through flexible working options. For more details or informal inquiries, potential applicants can contact the Clinical Lead for Care of Elderly Medicine, Michael Haji-Coll.
Opportunity to work with a dedicated and well-staffed Care of the Elderly team, ensuring comprehensive support for patients.
Involvement in daily consultant ward rounds, providing valuable learning experiences and mentorship.
Engagement in innovative healthcare practices, including a focus on virtual hospital models and digital healthcare advancements.
Flexibility in working hours (9am to 5pm) that promotes a healthy work-life balance.
Chance to lead multidisciplinary teams and provide middle-grade cover, enhancing leadership skills and clinical experience.
Participation in a transformative period for the Trust with new hospital developments and upgraded facilities.
Commitment to staff wellbeing and professional development, fostering a supportive and inclusive work environment.
We have an opportunity to recruit a Resident Doctor (ST3) to start as soon as possible in Care of the Elderly.
Working with the Specialty Doctors they will ensure cover is provided for general inpatients on general Care of the Elderly wards including rotation into Orthogeriatric Ward which are all well staffed with daily consultant ward rounds and other junior doctor support.
Full time (9am to 5pm) appointment working with the Care of the Elderly team.
Helping organise the consultant ward round, review sick patients, patients fit for discharge, leading the MDT in consultant absence from the ward and providing middle grade cover to junior doctors within care of elderly medicine.
With a new hospital planned for Watford and work underway to update theatres at St Albans City Hospital, this is an exciting time to join us.
We are building on the success of our award-winning virtual hospital and re-imaging models of care, working ever more closely with partners and making the most of advances in digital healthcare.
Staff wellbeing and development are a priority at our Trust, as is the role of innovation in improving clinical care, outcomes and patient experience.
Our vision is Excellent patient care, together and our values are to be empowered, compassionate, professional and inclusive. They capture an important balance across what we must all do as individuals and to support others.
At West Herts we offer a variety of flexible working options as we recognise the importance of a good work life balance and the ability to work flexibly. www.jobsincare.com/job/jbli1xLj kindly invite you to consider submitting an application.
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For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Michael Haji-Coll Job title: Clinical Lead Care of Elderly Medicine Email address: Telephone number:
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