Specialist Grade Doctor in Frailty and Ageing Medicine
Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, West Carr, City of Kingston upon Hull
Specialist Grade Doctor in Frailty and Ageing Medicine
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Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, West Carr, City of Kingston upon Hull
- Full time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted 2 days ago, 1 Jan | Get your application in today.
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: 70033261f8a0435693ade88c75b01c5c
Full Job Description
This is a full time substantive post within the Department of Frailty and Ageing Medicine. This post is to support the Silver Trauma service that works alongside the Major Trauma teams assessing patients who are TARN eligible with a view to improving standards and outcomes for older (>65 year olds) with trauma., The successful applicant will help support and develop the Silver Trauma service alongside the Major Trauma team. The successful applicant will support the Major Trauma ward with older patients with major trauma but also contribute towards a liaison service within the Medical bed base when patients are identified. The aim is to provide Comprehensive Geriatric assessment to these patients complying with the Best Practice Tariff with the aim of supporting systems and pathways to improve outcomes for this patient cohort.
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.