Job Description

We're launching a new Healthy Ageing (Frailty) Hub at Newton Abbot Community Hospital to deliver rapid, person-centred care closer to home. As a Locally Employed Doctor (LED) (CT1/2 equivalent), you'll be based in our Frailty Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC)/ambulatory service, working within a supportive multidisciplinary team to assess, investigate and manage adults living with frailty. No routine out-of-hours--some Bank Holiday cover may be needed to maintain safe medical support. We are recruiting two posts and will discuss hours on appointment.



You will be expected to abide by the code set out in the GMC "Good Medical Practice" and to continue to improve on the generic competencies outlined in the Foundation Programme.

Other responsibilities include:

Clerk SDEC patients and commence elements of Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) (training provided)



Participate in daily MDT huddles, liaising with nursing, therapy, ACP/GP and senior medical staff to plan safe, timely care.



Complete discharge summaries and contribute to smooth handovers across virtual ward/UCR/community services.



Request/review diagnostics



Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust is an integrated provider of acute, community health and adult social care--uniquely positioned to deliver seamless care across hospital, community hospitals and home. We serve a resident population of ~286,000 (plus seasonal visitors), with strong links to Primary Care, DPT and the voluntary sector. Our Healthcare of Older People (HOP) department is recognised for supportive supervision and high-quality training; HOP runs weekly teaching and the Trust has consistently strong results in the GMC National Training Survey. Newton Abbot Community Hospital hosts inpatient wards, an Urgent Treatment Centre (08:00-20:00), a Planned Infusion Unit and multi-specialty clinics.



You'll work within the new Community Healthy Ageing Hub model, where patients are triaged via a frailty coordination function and streamed to the most appropriate pathway--SDEC/ambulatory at Newton Abbot, virtual ward at home/care homes, or community/intermediate care--supported by UCR and wrap-around services.



Your clinical responsibilities will include clerking and early CGA for SDEC patients; safe clinical decision-making with senior support; documentation and discharge/transfer summaries; proactive liaison with virtual ward/UCR/community teams to avoid unnecessary acute admission where safe.



Work within Trust policies and contribute to education (students/teaching). The service is brand new and will rapidly develop, so you'll bring a flexible, compassionate approach and help us refine pathways that improve outcomes for people living with frailty



Full detailed job description and responsibilities can be found in the attached and Person Specification document.