Trust Grade Doctor Community Services (REACT)

Job summary

Applications are invited from enthusiastic, motivated, and committed individuals to join our friendly and dynamic team within the urgent community response team, REACT (reactive emergency assessment community team) and Hospital at Home.

REACT works closely with the department of older people's services at Ipswich Hospital and there will educational opportunities available linked to the OPS department.

This role is shared with other trust grade doctors. It provides excellent opportunity to gain further experience in acute medicine and rehabilitation/community geriatrics and would provide a good grounding for someone interested in either GP or geriatric training.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for providing the medical review of patients within their own home environment, who are on the REACT and Hospital at Home caseload. This will include the planning and management of complete episodes of care, initiation and management of therapeutic diagnostics and interventions, working in partnership with the multidisciplinary team, and delegating and referring as appropriate to optimise health outcomes and resource use. The REACT caseload is discussed on the daily morning handover and the Hospital at Home has a daily MDT. Senior medical cover is provided by Dr Coutts, Dr Coates, Dr Gummer (GPwER) and the clinical nurse lead for REACT. Consultant level support is available Monday-Friday 9-5pm.

About us

At ESNEFT we provide hospital and community health services to more than one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.As one of the largest NHS organisations in England, we employ over 12,000 staff and are committed to providing excellent opportunities for learning, development and career progression. Flexible working options will be considered for all roles where service needs allows.Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters. We concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause delays for our staff and patients.

We have invested in our commitment to Time Matters with the implementation of Epic electronic patient record. This will transform the way we work.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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Job responsibilities

Please see the job description attached for the full duties and responsibilities for the Trust Grade Doctor Community Services role.

Person specification

Essential

Essential

• Full registration with GMC
• MBBS or equivalent
• MRCP part 1
• Some experience at CMT /VTS level of acute geriatric and general medicine
• Some NHS experience
• Evidence of working in a multidisciplinary team
• Effective communication skills
• Flexibility to respond to changing service needs
• Valid driving licence and ability to drive in the community
• Commitment to good team working and relationships
• Commitment to training and continuing medical education

Desirable

• Full MRCP
• 6 months of geriatric training
• IT skills