Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
Joint Emergency Team (JET) and Greenwich Virtual Ward - Consultant
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About the Role
We are a friendly, hardworking, and dedicated multidisciplinary group of professionals in the Community Adult Physical Health Directorate who are looking for a Consultant-grade medical practitioner in any of the following specialisms: Acute Medicine, Emergency Medicine, or Geriatrics, or a general medical practitioner (GP) to work to further develop our community model to provide excellent care for our patients as an alternative to unplanned hospital attendance or admission. If you possess expert senior decision-making skills, enjoy direct patient care, have outstanding communication skills, and can lead, work, and teach an enthusiastic team, this is the job for you.
Main Responsibilities
- Lead and develop the virtual ward (VW) and Urgent Community Response Service (UCR)
- Provide medical support across the range of community services
- Opportunities to develop your special interest
- Enjoy a challenge and make a difference to the quality of care for patients at the interface of primary and acute secondary care
About Our Services
Oxleas provides a range of mental health and physical health services across Southeast London and forensic services within the Southwest of England. This post will support community services for the Royal Borough of Greenwich.
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Joint Emergency Team (JET)
- Specialist urgent service for people who have suffered sudden acute deterioration in their health or functional needs
- Receives acute referrals from LAS, 111, ED, and GPs
- Visits patients at home to carry out a comprehensive geriatric assessment
- Discusses diagnosis and management plan with the Consultant/GP
- Treats the patient at home to prevent unnecessary admissions to hospital
Greenwich (Virtual Wards) VWs
- Allows people to receive hospital care at home
- Prevents admissions by treating appropriate non-emergency medical problems at home
- Provides physiotherapy, occupational therapy, and social services input where necessary
- Supports ED and inpatient early supportive discharges
- The use of technology-enabled care is well embedded in the team
About Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
We offer a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people living in South-East London and to people in prison across England. Our wide array of services includes community health care, such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities, and mental health services such as psychiatry, nursing, and therapies.
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Why Join Us?
- Recognized as one of the Top 10 Best Places to Work 2023 by the Sunday Times amongst very big employers
- Top 5 in England and the highest in London for staff experience amongst similar trusts
- Regular formal structured mentoring by professionally trained mentors for all Consultants and SAS doctors
Join Our Team
“We are always delighted to welcome new colleagues to the Oxleas family. We care about making Oxleas a great place to work - it’s a big priority in our strategy. Come and join us - it’s a place where our values, teamwork, equity, and wellbeing matter and where you can really help to improve people’s lives.”
Ify Okocha
Chief Executive
Contact Information
For further details or informal visits, contact:
- Name: Ahmed Soliman
- Job Title: Deputy Medical Director
- Email Address: asoliman1@nhs.net
- Telephone Number: 07540 487972
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