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SalaryA Vacancy at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join the friendly and dynamic Community Frailty Team at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to develop and embed high quality care for the frail and older patients in varying clinical settings (including community, virtual ward and across the acute interface).
We are looking to recruit a General Practitioner with an interest in Frailty with passion for excellent care to join our supportive team which also includes advanced clinical practitioners, nurse consultants and GPs with an interest in Frailty. New appointees would be supported with a mentor.
We are particularly keen to improve several of our services particularly our Frailty pathway (acute, community and virtual). The post holder will be employed by Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, based in the community across Moor Park Health & Leisure Centre and South Shore Primary Care Centre.
Part time applications will be considered.
It is an exciting time to become part of the Blackpool Teaching Hospitals family as we embark on a transformational change journey in the way which we provide services to our patients across our local Integrated Care System.
The post holder will provide evidence based, comprehensive, person centred and individualised medical care for frail people, involving completion of Comprehensive Geriatric Assessments.
You will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team which is led by a Consultant Geriatrician and includes GPs with an interest in Frailty, Nurse Consultants, Advanced Clinical Practitioners, Community Frailty Nurses, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, Assistant Practitioners, Health Care Assistants and an administration team. The role will also encompass MDT leadership of our Frailty Virtual Ward which is additionally supported by our community Rapid Response Team.
There will be opportunities to participate in developments supporting patients across our acute / community interface especially with our planned development of a new Acute Frailty Unit on our Blackpool Victoria Hospital site. Our aim is to develop a seamless frailty pathway for patients across acute, community and virtual settings.
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a large, integrated provider of acute and community services ideally situated just a forty-five-minute drive from Manchester to the 445,000 population of the Fylde coast health economy and the estimated 11 million visitors to the seaside town of Blackpool.
With patients and families at the heart of all we do, we are committed to creating a culture that empowers our staff and inspires us all to deliver first class clinical care. We form a central part of the Healthier Fylde Coast Integrated Care Partnership and our progressive approach to partnership working in the area provides an enviable opportunity to redesign and deliver services that meet the challenges of today’s health system.
We are not underestimating the challenges facing today’s health system but believe there are the foundations here in Blackpool to deliver truly excellent, integrated services that can make a major impact on the lives of the thousands of people we serve.
As one of the United Kingdom’s largest coastal resort, Blackpool has plenty to offer its residents – it’s not just a good place to work, it’s a great place to live. It offers several scenic cycling routes round our local parks and across the surrounding countryside, as well as boasting panoramic views of the coast on its picturesque Promenade. Further afield, Blackpool also benefits from less than three-hour connections via rail to Edinburgh in the north and London in the south.
The post holder will develop specialist frailty knowledge required to support the management of complex and challenging presentations of frail people and the post will prove extremely varied and rewarding.
The post holder will also be able to contribute to service development, local clinical pathway development and implementation for people living with frailty and engage in audit and quality improvement initiatives.
The post holder will be actively involved in training junior doctors (including GPST trainees) and advanced clinical practitioners. The Trust has a state-of-the-art Simulation and Skills Facility which is accessible to students and staff. Should the successful applicant wish to develop a research interest then this would be encouraged.
This advert closes on Monday 12 Feb 2024
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