Specialist Registrar in OPM

The department provides Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment in several different settings:
Outpatient - General Practitioner referrals to outpatients in an OPD or in community hospitals.
Acute Medical - Acute admissions to the Older Person's Medicine ward specifically for older persons triaged from the Acute Assessment Unit.
Community Hospitals - Consultant led assessment, rehabilitation and supportive / palliative care in facilities closer to the patients' homes, in a less busy and more homely setting.
Liaison Services- We provide an orthogeriatric, older people's trauma and surgical liaison service. This is in addition to reviewing referrals that we receive from other medical and surgical wards for medical input or review with a view to rehabilitation in the community hospitals., The department provides acute medicine for the Older Person in two acute 28 bedded wards. As a registrar part of the team, you may review new patient's presenting to the ward or carry out ward rounds with junior doctors and nurse practitioners.
The acute service is well supported by two local community hospitals and residential intermediate care facilities. There is a strong identity in the local community with these hospitals. There are consultant sessions in both of these hospitals. Such facilities with consultant input means that intermediate care can be delivered with confidence of being equivalent to the best comprehensive geriatric assessment models which are of proven benefit. It is envisaged that early transfer to these facilities for those who cannot go home early will be of clinical benefit and the shorter length of stay to allow efficient use of resources and improve throughput of the elective programme which is under great pressure.
Our department has also developed a number of liaison services. As a registrar in the department, you may review patients as part of the orthogeriatric, trauma or surgical liaison service. We provide daily consultant input to our orthogeriatric service alongside the orthopaedic nurse practitioners and orthogeriatric specialist doctor. Our trauma service takes place three times a week and surgical liaison service twice a week., It is now the policy of South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who are new to the Trust who require DBS clearance for the post they have been offered, are required to pay the cost of their DBS. The method of payment for this is via salary deduction from your first month's pay.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. We welcome applications from the Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) Network; LGBT+ Network; Disability and Long-Term Health Conditions Network, Faith Network, Childless not by Choice Network and the Menopause Support Group.
As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you.
If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [email protected]
The Trust encourages and supports all applicants to be fully vaccinated against both COVID19 and influenza.
Please be aware, there are occasions where some vacancies may close prior to the closing date advertised. This will only happen where sufficient applications are received AND will be made evident on the job advert.
Please note if you are successfully shortlisted, we will contact you via the email address that you have applied from so please ensure you check your emails regularly.
Existing employees of South Tees NHS Foundation Trust currently on the Redeployment Register, who meet the essential criteria for this post, will be shortlisted and interviewed prior to all other applicants.
IMPORTANT - Please ensure you read the 'Guidance Notes for Applicants' document attached to this advert before you start to complete your application form.
This document provides detailed advice regarding the completion of your application form.
The guidance document also provides in detail what identification and certificates you must provide at interview should you be shortlisted.
As part of our pre-employment screening process, all applicants are required to provide references from their last continuous 3 year employment and/or training/education. The referees MUST be a Line Manager/Supervisor. Applicants are requested to ensure email addresses for all referees are included on their application form. Personal references and references from colleagues are not acceptable.
Unfortunately we are unable to respond to all applicants and those who are not contacted within six weeks of the closing date should assume that their application has been unsuccessful.

The Trust is one of the largest Foundation Trusts in England. Working in the North East offers an excellent quality of life. This area boasts great transport links with easy access to a beautiful coastline/countryside and a great range of local amenities.