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You will work as part of a small ward team led by a consultant with input from doctors in training and advanced clinical practitioners and also as part of a wider Care of the Elderly medical team. Main duties of the job To support the in-patient and out-patient services in Care of the Elderly at Warwick Hospital as directed by senior team Research, Education, Audit and Continuing Professional Development a. To take responsibility for continuing professional education in accordance with guidelines set out by the appropriate college/faculty/professional body. b.To initiate and participate in research and audit programmes in accordance with Trust policies and procedures. c. To work in collaboration with colleagues in developing skills to provide new ways of working across different professions, organisations i.e. community/primary care. Clinical Governance a. In conjunction with Consultant colleagues, to ensure that the requirements of clinical governance are met., General elements: 1. To participate in clinical and other service activities with the object of ensuring a high standard of patient care. 2. To be able to work flexibly, and cross cover for colleagues. 3. To observe the Trusts agreed policies and procedures 4. To take responsibility for your own health and safety complying with any safe working arrangements, policies and procedures which are in place. 5. To accept a duty to other staff and patients to ensure that any hazards are reported and managed appropriately.

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Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further. In addition our staff survey results have placed us 4th in the country for recommended place to work. We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are 'Trusted to provide safe, inclusive, effective and compassionate care'. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn't matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core., Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further. We are one of the best perfoming NHS Trusts nationally and our staff think this is a great place to work and we hope you will agree. We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the whole county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity. Over 4800 people work for the Trust and many of them have been here a long time. People find they don't need to go elsewhere to find a fulfilling career in healthcare. The first thing you will notice about us is how we take our values seriously. We believe that our values underpin everything we do. If you are interested in a role with us you need to make sure our values match your own. Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are 'Trusted to provide safe, effective and compassionate care'. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn't matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core. To keep up to date on our latest recruitment activity follow us on twitter @swftrecruit or look us up on Facebook (Recruitment - South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust).