Total 26 Health / Beauty / Fitness job vacancies in NR4 6EP

To support the delivery of a high quality, safe and compassionate healthcare service, all staff are expected to act as a role model to others in all aspects of their work and consistently demonstrate NNUHs PRIDE values of People focused, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence and demonstrate behaviours that support and encourage an inclusive culture. To provide a support service to the technical, secretarial, medical and nursing staff of the Department. To carry out receptionist duties, including prioritising and arranging appointments and maintaining the various appointment systems, identifying test requests and investigations, and co-ordinating the various clinics within the department. To deal with patients and external and internal staff enquiries in person or via the telephone, in a courteous and confidential manner and provide assistance as required. To ensure patients safety and well-being in the waiting area prior to them being called for their appointment and alerting appropriate staff to any cause for concern. To keep a log of telephone requests for investigations in line with department policy, prioritising these and ensuring messages are conveyed to the appropriate technical staff. To ensure appointment lists are maintained and prepared in readiness forTo obtain and prepare notes in readiness for clinics, investigations or at the request of staff within the department. To maintain a record of the transfer of notes to and from the department. To understand the 18 Week Pathway, input the correct RTT codes and validate the patient pathway where appropriate. To liaise with Secretaries and other departments within the Trust as necessary to ensure case notes, X-rays and referrals are available for every patient attending an outpatient clinic. Liaise with external stakeholders to obtain referrals if necessary. Please see the attached job description for full details. Please note that this advertised position, which is part of occupation code 4216 does not meet the UKVI eligibility requirements for a Skilled Worker Visa (this includes if you are already in a sponsored post and looking to change employer). The Trust would not be able to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.

To accurately and promptly carry out the instructions of the Registered Nurse who is professionally accountable for the delivery of care. To deliver care and carry out duties as specified within the Trusts Approved core task list for Healthcare assistants. To report to Registered Nurse any patient who gives cause for concern or any observed changes in the patients condition. To respond appropriately to clinical emergencies to ensure the patient receives appropriate care. To participate in the admission process under the supervision of the Registered Nurse Provide and deliver a high standard of individualised personal nursing care. To report all care that has been given to patients within the team to a Registered Nurse. To accurately document all care delivered to patients, countersigned by a Registered Nurse maintaining confidentiality at all times. To assist in the preparation of patients and equipment for treatment, investigations or procedures as directed by the Registered Nurse. To keep the clinical area clean and tidy maintaining a safe environment. Please refer to the Job Description for the full specification of responsibilities and requirements for this post. Please note that this advertised position, which is part of occupation code 6131does not meet the UKVI eligibility requirements for a Skilled Worker Visa (this includes if you are already in a sponsored post and looking to change employer). The Trust would not be able to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.

Ensure practice is in accordance with the NMC Code and work within limits of competence. Maintain a high standard of paediatric nursing care by acting as a professional Role Model to others Implement effective assessment and delegation of workload to more junior members of staff ensuring that their duties are carried out efficiently and competently. Carry out assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of nursing care to an individual or a group of patients, ensuring family centred care is actively encouraged where appropriate. Ensure continuity of care by reporting all changes and ongoing plans to staff at the beginning and end of shifts as appropriate to role. In the absence of a senior nurse ensuring adequate staff cover on a daily basis. To support bereaved relatives in the department and junior staff whilst they are undertaking this role. Please refer to the Job Description for the full specification of responsibilities and requirements for this post.

What We Offer? Entrance to not just a job but a career that makes a difference to Norfolk. Collaborative working approach means that the team is responsible, no lone working allowed here! Opportunity to network across NNUH Trust, working with people from all walks of life in Norwich. Opportunities to further your education, and branch out within the Trust or the wider NHS To support the delivery of a high quality, safe and compassionate healthcare service, all staff are expected to act as a role model to others in all aspects of their work and consistently demonstrate NNUHs PRIDE values of People focused, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence and demonstrate behaviours that support and encourage an inclusive culture. Deal efficiently and effectively with direct and indirect (i.e. telephone, face to face) enquiries from patients, all levels of medical and nursing staff, GPs, Social Services and other health professionals and staff. Respond to complex enquiries, providing routine and non-routine information and non-clinical advice, resolving problems where possible. Communicate appropriately with patients who may be fearful, aggressive or have sensitive concerns, needing reassurance and who may present difficulties in communication e.g. terminally ill patients, deaf patients, mentally ill patients and elderly confused patients. To sensitively provide and receive complex information using tact and adapting communication style to meet the needs of individual levels of understanding. Recognise the importance of individual rights in accordance with legislation, policy and procedures. Attend to all communications, for example, emails, faxes, investigation results on a daily basis. Use judgement to undertake a preliminary assessment of content to determine the appropriate course of action and the priority for the consultants/clinical teams attention. Accurately transcribe all correspondence by touch typing from audio/digital dictation or shorthand using knowledge of medical terminology. Generate routine and non-routine correspondence independently. Assist patients and their carers by arranging translation/interpretation facilities. Demonstrate and maintain knowledge and understanding of Trust RTT policy. Update RTT in accordance with Trust guidelines and ensure accurate patient pathways, investigating and correcting errors as required. Assist the Administration and Clerical team with data management utilising PAS and other departmental patient databases. Complete the Tertiary referral proforma/template for internal/external referrals as per Trust policy. Promptly action clinical investigations, results and outcomes. Utilise Trust reports to service and administer waiting lists, which may include outpatient, inpatient, diagnostic and waiting lists where relevant. Book patients from waiting lists and update associated booking systems (e.g. ORSOS, ARIA etc.) in line with departmental requirements and in line with the Trust RTT Policy. Utilise outpatient and inpatient PTLs to track patients through pathway. Please refer to the Job Description for the full specification of responsibilities and requirements for this post. Please note that this advertised position, which is part of occupation code 4211 does not meet the UKVI eligibility requirements for a Skilled Worker Visa (this includes if you are already in a sponsored post and looking to change employer). The Trust would not be able to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.

What We Offer? Entrance to not just a job but a career that makes a difference to Norfolk. Collaborative working approach means that the team is responsible, no lone working allowed here! Opportunity to network across NNUH Trust, working with people from all walks of life in Norwich. Opportunities to further your education, and branch out within the Trust or the wider NHS To support the delivery of a high quality, safe and compassionate healthcare service, all staff are expected to act as a role model to others in all aspects of their work and consistently demonstrate NNUHs PRIDE values of People focused, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence and demonstrate behaviours that support and encourage an inclusive culture. Deal efficiently and effectively with direct and indirect (i.e. telephone, face to face) enquiries from patients, all levels of medical and nursing staff, GPs, Social Services and other health professionals and staff. Respond to complex enquiries, providing routine and non-routine information and non-clinical advice, resolving problems where possible. Communicate appropriately with patients who may be fearful, aggressive or have sensitive concerns, needing reassurance and who may present difficulties in communication e.g. terminally ill patients, deaf patients, mentally ill patients and elderly confused patients. To sensitively provide and receive complex information using tact and adapting communication style to meet the needs of individual levels of understanding. Recognise the importance of individual rights in accordance with legislation, policy and procedures. Attend to all communications, for example, emails, faxes, investigation results on a daily basis. Use judgement to undertake a preliminary assessment of content to determine the appropriate course of action and the priority for the consultants/clinical teams attention. Accurately transcribe all correspondence by touch typing from audio/digital dictation or shorthand using knowledge of medical terminology. Generate routine and non-routine correspondence independently. Assist patients and their carers by arranging translation/interpretation facilities. Demonstrate and maintain knowledge and understanding of Trust RTT policy. Update RTT in accordance with Trust guidelines and ensure accurate patient pathways, investigating and correcting errors as required. Assist the Administration and Clerical team with data management utilising PAS and other departmental patient databases. Complete the Tertiary referral proforma/template for internal/external referrals as per Trust policy. Promptly action clinical investigations, results and outcomes. Utilise Trust reports to service and administer waiting lists, which may include outpatient, inpatient, diagnostic and waiting lists where relevant. Book patients from waiting lists and update associated booking systems (e.g. ORSOS, ARIA etc.) in line with departmental requirements and in line with the Trust RTT Policy. Utilise outpatient and inpatient PTLs to track patients through pathway. Please refer to the Job Description for the full specification of responsibilities and requirements for this post. Please note that this advertised position, which is part of occupation code 4211 does not meet the UKVI eligibility requirements for a Skilled Worker Visa (this includes if you are already in a sponsored post and looking to change employer). The Trust would not be able to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.

What We Offer? Entrance to not just a job but a career that makes a difference to Norfolk. Collaborative working approach means that the team is responsible, no lone working allowed here! Opportunity to network across NNUH Trust, working with people from all walks of life in Norwich. Opportunities to further your education, and branch out within the Trust or the wider NHS. To support the delivery of a high quality, safe and compassionate healthcare service, all staff are expected to act as a role model to others in all aspects of their work and consistently demonstrate NNUHs PRIDE values of People focused, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence and demonstrate behaviours that support and encourage an inclusive culture. Deal efficiently and effectively with direct and indirect (i.e. telephone, face to face) enquiries from patients, all levels of medical and nursing staff, GPs, Social Services and other health professionals and staff. Respond to enquiries, providing routine and non-routine information and non-clinical advice, resolving problems where possible. Communicate appropriately with patients who may be fearful, aggressive or have sensitive concerns needing reassurance and who may present difficulties in communication e.g. terminally ill patients, deaf patients, mentally ill patients and elderly confused patients. Attend to all communications, for example, emails, faxes, investigation results on a daily basis and prioritising and actioning as required. Accurately transcribe all correspondence by touch typing from audio / digital dictation or shorthand using knowledge of medical terminology. Generate routine and non-routine correspondence independently. Assist patients and their Carers by arranging translation/interpretation facilities. Demonstrate and maintain knowledge and understanding of Trust RTT policy. Update RTT in accordance with Trust guidelines. Assist the Administration and Clerical team with data management utilising PAS and other departmental patient databases. Complete the Tertiary referral proforma/template for internal/external referrals as per Trust policy Promptly action clinical investigations, results and outcomes. Utilise Trust reports to service and administer waiting lists, which may include outpatient, inpatient and waiting lists as required in local work area, escalating to senior staff as required. Adding patients to waiting lists as requested taking into account the urgency of the case and the patients preference. Arrange urgent admissions direct from clinic and ambulatory care areas, contacting the patient and liaising with ward/theatre/clinics as required. Please see the attached job description for full details. Please note that this advertised position, which is part of occupation code 4211 does not meet the UKVI eligibility requirements for a Skilled Worker Visa (this includes if you are already in a sponsored post and looking to change employer). The Trust would not be able to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.

A Vacancy at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.


The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (NNUHFT) Digital Health team is responsible for the delivery of digital services across the Trust to support its clinical and administrative obligations.

The Department comprises of 4 main areas - Digital Hospital, Operational, Informatics & Information Governance and made up of over 50+ staff. Our aims are to provide the highest level of digital services and support to the Trust staff, the Trust's partners, and commissioners.

The Digital Health Service Management Team are looking to recruit a Digital Health Stock Assistants for 12.5 hours per week. The ideal candidate will be someone who understands the value of providing outstanding customer service and is able to effectively balance the need for IT service delivery with the operational needs of a large, busy hospital. Able to work proactively under pressure and deliver against individual and team Key Performance Indicators.

If you are looking for a challenge and would like to help us develop our Registration Authority, stock and delivering services, we would love to hear from you. We can promise you a varied, challenging and rewarding role as Digital Health Stock Assistant. Twenty-seven days annual leave, plus bank holidays and pension scheme.

As a Digital Health Stock Assistant, you will assist in maintaining the containers full of stock, booking in deliveries, delivering, and arranging collection of equipment. Also, you will assist with the Registration Authority process, by unlocking cards, and printing new cards.

Essential skills include excellent customer service and communication skills. The ability to priorities and work well as part of a team is also essential.

While the role is based at the main hospital site, you will be expected to travel to the Trust’s other sites when required for work purposes, for which transport will be provided, so a full driving license is essential.

A high level of IT Literacy

To support the delivery of a high quality, safe and compassionate healthcare service, all staff are expected to act as a role model to others in all aspects of their work and consistently demonstrate NNUH’s ‘PRIDE’ values of People focused, Respect, Dedication, Integrity, and Excellence.

Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!

The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.

We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
• Flexible working hours
• Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
• Multi Faith prayer room
• Discounted gym memberships
• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
• Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
• Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
• On-site Nursery
• On-site cafes offering staff discounts
• Support in career development
• Flexible staff bank
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
• Supporting the Desktop Service Administrator with internal supply chain services e.g. receipts, distribution and/or materials management using computerised receipts, storage and/or bar-coded data capture systems.
• Unpacking and checking delivered items against delivery/order information, takes corrective action where necessary and maintains audit records.
• Book in equipment that has been delivered by the suppliers, updating the procurement system and the ITSM system with the details.
• Updating the ticket via the Fresh Service ticketing system and moved to the appropriate team to deal with.
• Delivering equipment and arranging collection of equipment around the trust.
• Occasional cover for the Desktop Service Administrator in raising requisitions/orders to purchase regular “stock” and “non-stock” goods/services.
• Decommissioning old equipment following the NNUH process.
• Assist with container management making sure any stock is logged.
• To understand and comply with the policies and procedures in relation to the Registration Authority and local policies and procedures in relation to the issue and use of Smart Cards.
• To have a working knowledge of the necessary identification documentation needed to identify individuals for the purpose of issuing them with Smart Cards.

Please refer to the Job Description for the full specification of responsibilities and requirements for this post.

Please note that this advertised position, which is part of occupation code 4133 does not meet the UKVI eligibility requirements for a Skilled Worker Visa (this includes if you are already in a sponsored post and looking to change employer). The Trust would not be able to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.


This advert closes on Tuesday 19 Nov 2024

To have clinical expertise in the mental and emotional health needs of children, young people, and their families, (covering 0-25 years of age) and be able to elicit information from professionals, carers and young people to support full assessments via telephone or video call which enable timely clinical decisions to be made. To work effectively with other members of the skill mix team within JON, attending and supporting teaching and clinical supervision in order to develop needs-led, evidence-based care that supports local and national priorities and policies as well as relevant clinical guidelines." To have a robust understanding of local emotional health provision and be able to give children, young people and their families and referrers appropriate advice and guidance and as needed make appropriate referrals and support colleagues to make referrals to the appropriate service. To have knowledge of child and young peoples mental health needs and local services. This will involve information gathering, assessment (including risk assessment) and care planning, with children, young people, parents, teachers and being an active link for other stakeholders such as schools, GPs, mental health, and voluntary sector organisations. To develop skills and confidence to support colleagues within Just One Number, especially in understanding of current mental health need, risk and care planning. To develop skills to contribute to production and maintenance of digital resources on Just One Norfolk and promotion of these within JON and with other stakeholders allowing the identification of appropriate use of self-help material and understanding when further clinical assessment is indicated.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to support our innovative team in the next phase of its development. We are looking for Senior Assistant Practitioners – Mental Health (band 5) to join our BANK. To help support the substantive team, with the day-to-day advice and signposting of referrals made to the service and the increased volume of referrals we are receiving.

The Advice, Support and Access service launched 6 months ago and provides a single point of referral for mental health support for the Norfolk and Waveney region for children and young people aged 0 up to 25 years.

The Mental Health access team works within the wider offer of the Just One Number service, a single point of access for the Health Child Service and the Speech and Language Therapy, this provides us with a huge array of expertise and a proven track record of providing excellent and timely interventions, our work is underpinned by Just One Norfolk web site, our evidence based digital support and resources.

We are looking to cover 8am until 6pm (shifts are 8am-4pm and 10am-6pm) Monday to Friday, shifts will be allocated as the demand of service dictates.



Our aim is to find the right support, the right resources and the right services for our young people.

This offers the right candidate an opportunity to hone skills in the triage of mental health referrals, explore and link with other statutory and non-statutory services, help to identify advice and guidance for young people and their parents and work with a dedicated dynamic and supportive team. We are looking for individuals with experience of working within Mental Health services and with children/ young people’s mental health.

The post holder will be a registered Practitioner and provide clinical expertise to allow the review, information gathering and triaging of mental health referrals for children, adolescents, and young people (0-25) within Norfolk and Waveney at the Single Point of Access – Just One Number (JON). They will also provide advice, guidance, and support to people with mental health care needs via telephone and other forms of digital technology.

Please note that should we receive a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close the advert earlier than advertised.

Rated ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives.

There’s one reason why our services are outstanding – and that’s our amazing staff - who, for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey.

If you share our passion for innovative and high-quality care delivery, then please submit your application and join us on our exciting journey as a leading-edge specialist community provider. All are welcome to apply and our promise to you is a culture which prioritises staff engagement and development.

To have clinical expertise in the mental and emotional health needs of children, young people, and their families, (covering 0-25 years of age) and be able to elicit information from professionals, carers and young people to support full assessments via telephone or video call which enable timely clinical decisions to be made.

To work effectively with other members of the skill mix team within JON, attending and supporting teaching and clinical supervision in order to develop needs-led, evidence-based care that supports local and national priorities and policies as well as relevant clinical guidelines."

To have a robust understanding of local emotional health provision and be able to give children, young people and their families and referrers appropriate advice and guidance and as needed make appropriate referrals and support colleagues to make referrals to the appropriate service.

To have knowledge of child and young people’s mental health needs and local services. This will involve information gathering, assessment (including risk assessment) and care planning, with children, young people, parents, teachers and being an active link for other stakeholders such as schools, GPs, mental health, and voluntary sector organisations.

To develop skills and confidence to support colleagues within Just One Number, especially in understanding of current mental health need, risk and care planning.

To develop skills to contribute to production and maintenance of digital resources on Just One Norfolk and promotion of these within JON and with other stakeholders – allowing the identification of appropriate use of self-help material and understanding when further clinical assessment is indicated.


This advert closes on Tuesday 26 Nov 2024

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Please see the attached Job Description for the full details of the post and the person specification. Full GMC with licence to practise required on application.

A Vacancy at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.


This a new full-time substantive appointment in response to service requirements. The post joins three glaucoma consultants, a consultant optometrist, five specialist nurses, a glaucoma fellow and a glaucoma resident doctor to deliver the glaucoma service at the Department of Ophthalmology, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. The job may also require travel to Cromer Hospital.

A candidate who is unable for personal reasons to undertake the duties of a whole-time post will receive equal consideration. If such a candidate is appointed the job content will be modified as appropriate in consultation with consultant colleagues and local management.

We welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. Additionally, people with disabilities will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post. The Trust operates job share and flexible working.

The post joins three glaucoma consultants, a consultant optometrist, five specialist nurses, a glaucoma fellow and a glaucoma resident doctor to deliver the glaucoma service at the Department of Ophthalmology, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. The job may also require travel to Cromer Hospital. The appointment is to the Trust: not to specific hospitals. The majority of work will be outpatient based. The appointee will be expected to manage glaucoma patients in clinic and perform glaucoma laser procedures. Clinics will be a mix of face-to-face and virtual review clinics.

Support will be provided by the three glaucoma consultants. The standard full time job plan will consist of 10 programmed activities of which up to 2.5 will typically be SPAs. The Trust will initially allocate 1.5 SPAs for appraisals, CPD, mandatory training, job planning etc. A further 1 SPA may be allocated for formal audit, formal research and formal undergraduate and post-graduate education activity and supervision. The appointee will be expected to participate in the non-resident 1:8 on call (second tier). Consideration of time off in lieu (e.g. for unscheduled working) will be made if appropriate.

Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!

The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.

We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
• Flexible working hours
• Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
• Multi Faith prayer room
• Discounted gym memberships
• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
• Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
• Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
• On-site Nursery
• On-site cafes offering staff discounts
• Support in career development
• Flexible staff bank
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics



Please see the attached Job Description for the full details of the post and the person specification.

Full GMC with licence to practise required on application.




This advert closes on Monday 2 Dec 2024

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.

Assist in developing, refreshing and delivering a Digital Health Strategy focused on maximising the advantages to the Trust of national and local objectives. The strategy will concentrate on the major new systems areas but will also guide the transition from current central and departmental systems to a new, unified platform and strengthen and develop the robustness of the underlying infrastructure. Plan, lead and deliver the implementation of replacement of technology and digital systems, clinical, administrative, operational software and related systems. This role will be responsible up to Board Level to ensuring that all systems and ways of working using digital technology are effective, as any impact may severely impact on patient care and how staff manage patients. Manage subcontractors and other relevant suppliers ensuring services and supplies are made in accordance with the contracts in place and negotiating and developing new contracts. Contribute to the planning of all digital health projects and other Trust-wide projects where appropriate. This will include the Trusts Digital Strategy and the part that NNUH has in working with the other Acute providers in Norfolk and Waveney and all partners in the Integrate Care System. Work with departments to ensure their business and digital health requirements are understood and are incorporated into future systems implementations. Keep up-to-date with new technology developments to identify opportunities for the Trust and ensure subcontractors offer these advances. Communicate with wide strata of stakeholders about Digital Health and events that have a digital element. This can include sensitive workforce implications, healthcare provision, Major Incident Management or political sensitivities. Successful candidate will be able to distil what is often complex technical language and concepts into plain English to ensure the message is communicated effectively. Develop and maintain relevant policies and procedures and monitor compliance and communicate these to Trust staff. Provide the Trusts digital health voice and act as ambassador for digital health, promoting the benefits of digital health within and outside the Trust. To ensure all information governance guidance is applied and adopted in line with national best practice in order that the Trust achieves the required standards as agreed by Monitor or other independent regulator. Please refer to the Job Description for the full specification of responsibilities and requirements for this post.

A Vacancy at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.


This is a substantive appointment to a new Specialty Doctor position within Older People’s Medicine department (OPM). This post is in Geriatric medicine working in acute geriatric medicine inpatients and outpatients covering a broad range of subspecialties within the care of the older person including ortho-geriatrics, dementia, delirium and acute illness. The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital is recruiting Doctors with a passion for caring for Older People.

You’ll need to share our passion for innovation in the way we treat Older People and our caring nature: Our recent Friends and Family Test showed 97% of patients would recommend us to a family member. Above all, you’ll be able to demonstrate the skillset and mindset that matches our ambition to set the gold standard for the care of Older People.

A bright and modern facility, set just outside the vibrant city of Norwich, our hospital is an exciting and interesting place where highly talented individuals are driving forward innovation to improve our performance and the quality of care our patients receive. We are situated close to major transport links, including an international airport, and are near to beautiful countryside and stunning coastline.
1. Work across the OPM wards and may be asked to cover OPM admissions to AMU.
2. Ensure patients are assessed and reviewed on the OPM wards, which may be part of the consultant ward round or may be an individual ward round.
3. Communicate with patients’ relatives.
4. Supervise more junior medical colleagues.
5. Keep accurate patient records as required; these must be dated, timed and signed off appropriately and be easily identifiable.
6. Produce timely discharge letters, with accurate and comprehensive diagnoses, and supervise their production by more junior colleagues.
7. Participate in the management of occasional emergencies and in unforeseen circumstances at the request of an appropriate Consultant.
8. Agree to read and follow medical guidelines and policies.
9. Take part in Clinical Governance activity, including Clinical Audit
10. Attend training and education sessions, regularly in the department.

OPED:Our continued work on Frailty identification and intervention has seen a significant redesign of our services; this led in 2017 to the creation of a dedicated Older Peoples ED (OPED).



This service is situated within the emergency department’s footprint. The focus of the service is to identify Frailty and expedite tailored expert intervention between the hours of 8am and 6pm, seven days a week. OPED consists of a four trollied bay and 2 side rooms where patients are assessed by the team. The daily team consists of specialty doctors, ACPs and a consultant geriatrician working in conjunction with the Early intervention team which consists of a physio/occupational therapist. The team also reviews those patients in other parts of the emergency department including resus. Patients if requiring admission are triaged appropriate depending on working diagnosis

Acutely unwell older patients are selected for OPM while in the Acute Medical Unit (AMU), using a locally developed system of triage which is a hybrid of age-related and needs-related systems. The age cut-offs vary according to the presentation of the patient. Approximately43%of acute medical emergencies are triaged to OPM by the current criteria.



All OPM acute inpatients are accommodated on a single site in the 1000 bedded Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital. There are 5 OPM wards of approximately 36 beds, with nearly 3 consultants for each ward



Please read the attached job description for details responsibilities and comprehensive details about our hospital


This advert closes on Thursday 5 Dec 2024

Please read the attached job description for full details for this substantive Specialty Doctor post