Specialty Doctor - St Peters Inpatient Rehabilitation Ward

Specialty Doctor - St Peters Inpatient Rehabilitation Ward

Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust (CLCH) is responsible for delivering a patient-focused rehabilitation service for West Hertfordshire. St Peter's Ward provides a dedicated community-based step-down facility, enabling patients to continue their rehabilitation and recovery in a supportive community setting with access to a structured therapy program.

This role involves conducting ongoing assessments for patients who are medically stable but require further evaluation of their health, social needs, and potential future living arrangements, including Continuing Healthcare (CHC) assessments, outside of the acute hospital environment.

St Peter's Ward operates 24/7, ensuring round-the-clock nursing care with access to doctors and therapists during core hours to maintain a high standard of patient support.

Main duties of the job

Manage rehabilitation patients' medical care as the sole medic resident, with Consultant support twice weekly.

Address medical deteriorations under Consultant guidance to optimize rehabilitation, considering frailty and comorbidities; treatment options vary by severity.

Prevent unnecessary hospital admissions through daily patient reviews.

Support patients, families, and carers.

Create a flexible, recovery-focused environment responsive to changing needs.

Conduct patient admissions, including medical histories, examinations, SystmOne note entry, and prescribing.

Perform daily ward reviews and attend ward sweeps.

Assess manageable minor issues in the community.

Maintain timely notes in SystmOne.

Order and review non-urgent tests like blood tests and imaging.

Participate in weekly MDT meetings.

Update families on medical care as needed.

Assess unwell patients referred by nursing/therapy staff.

Advise nursing/therapy staff on medical management.

Collaborate with the ward pharmacist on medication management issues.

Refer patients to specialists or emergency departments as necessary.

Communicate with hospital teams and prepare discharge summaries and TTAs promptly.

About us

Just as we care about our patients' well-being, we care about yours!

We can offer you:

• A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
• Car lease scheme(only available for Band 5 and up)
• Flexible working options
• Training, support and development in your career

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Job responsibilities

Please refer to job description, person specification and trust values, for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.

Person Specification Education/Qualification

• MBBS or equivalent
• Full registration with the GMC and Licence to Practice (or eligible for)
• MRCP, DGM or equivalent

Experience

• Experience working as a Doctor in a rehabilitation setting
• Experience of working in the NHS
• Experience working with patients with frailty
• Previous experience working in a 'community hospital', rehabilitation service or frailty service would be an asset

Skills and Knowledge

• Knowledge of GMC 'Duties of a Doctor'
• Experience of using SystmOne and ICE

Other

• Ability to manage own workload and work independently as a doctor
• Ability to provide support and supervision for other healthcare professionals
• Ability to lead medical care of patients on Bedded Units

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£59,175 to £95,400 a sessionpro rata, plus Fringe HCAS