Specialty Doctor in General Medicine and Care of the Elderly

The main responsibilities of the post are effective and appropriate medical care of inpatients including acute assessment, participation in acute medical and frailty take, monitor and manage in-patients as well as contributing to outpatient and multidisciplinary meetings.

The post holder will be part of a large medical and multidisciplinary team working under direct consultant supervision; who are well established RCP trainers.

The post holder will also be required to provide prospective cover for colleagues during their Annual & Study Leave for on-calls and day time cover.

All clinical staff are accountable and responsible for their own clinical competence and should limit their actions to those for which are deemed competent. Clinical staff are also required to comply with the requirements of their professional organisations as per established norms.

All qualified staff have a responsibility to supervise unqualified/more junior staff and students on a day-to-day basis to ensure that patients receive appropriate care and that any untoward action is addressed.

This post allows training opportunities in medicine and geriatric medicine within the Caerphilly locality. The post will be based in Caerphilly managing inpatient beds plus the potential to support speciality clinics.