LAS FY2 Level Doctor in Orthogeriatrics

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Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Horton Hospital

LAS Junior Doctor in Orthogeriatrics

Grade: FY2 Level

On-call: Out of Hours commitment is applicable

Contract: 12 months fixed term contract

Applications are invited for the LAS Junior Doctor in Orthogeriatrics.

This post is vacant from 3rd August 2022 – 1st August 2023.

This post provides ideal generic Foundation experience with exposure to Trauma, General Surgery, ED Medicine, Acute Medicine, Geratology and Anaesthetics. There is an opportunity to attend theatre and develop a surgical logbook.

The post holder will rotate on a six weekly basis through Trauma ward at the Horton site and Acute Surgical Assessment Unit at the John Radcliffe Hospital. Out of hours work will be undertaken at the Horton site where the Trust’s award winning Hip Fracture service is based.

All previous post holders including LAS posts have successfully progressed to FY2 training posts.

Applicants must be fully registered with a licence to practice with the UK General Medical Council.

Principal Responsibilities

Perioperative assessment and care of all trauma patients > 50 years old.

Geriatric care including working with the multidisciplinary team to provide fast-stream rehabilitation and complex discharge planning.

Involvement in Fracture Neck of Femur Audit and service development.

Daily Commitment

The post-holder will be responsible for the day to day care of all trauma patients > 50 years old. This will include medical assessment of pre-op patients, post-op reviews and daily documented ward rounds.

There will be daily support at FY2, Middle Grade and Consultant level.

They will also be required to undertake elements of the Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment including falls, bone health, cognition and discharge planning.

They will work closely with the FY2 ward doctor but it is expected that day to day tasks including requesting tests, chasing results, rewriting charts and completing electronic discharge summaries will be split equally between you.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. Find out more here www.ouh.nhs.uk

The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellenceand its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr Angela Kannan Job title: Clinical Lead Email address: angela.kanna@ouh.nhs.uk Telephone number: 0300 304 7777

Mr Shwan Henari

shwan.henari@ouh.nhs.uk