Foundation Year 2 - Care of the Elderly

 

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Applications are invited for the post of foundation year 2 or equivalent in Medicine for the Elderly at University College London Hospital. We are looking for an enthusiastic and resourceful individual to join our well-established and dedicated team. We provide acute frailty services and community support for older people, inpatient and outpatient services, liaison for older people in other specialties across the Trust. We are committed to high quality patient care and developing innovative service models and as a teaching hospital have a strong interest in teaching, training and research. In the next year, we anticipate further development of our acute frailty service, rapid access and specialist outpatient services, at an exciting time for the department.

This post’s purpose is to provide broad general medical experience at FY2 level or equivalent) and offer excellent opportunities to develop skills in education, management or research. Previous academic experience is not required.

We are looking for someone who is curious, open-minded and keen to learn. You will be enthusiastic about elderly medicine and looking after people. You will be flexible, considerate and a good communicator. We will try to help you reach your full potential and will offer career guidance and support.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

At UCLH, we have a real ‘One Team’ ethos, and our values – safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.

We would be pleased to discuss the role with interested candidates.

Contact:
Dr Arshad Rather, Clinical Lead: a.rather@nhs.net

For detailed information about this role, please refer to the attached Job Description & Person Specification.

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