This post is for a Consultant Geriatrician working within the West Kent Community Home Treatment Service at KCHFT, delivering a frailty hospital at home model. Our diverse, talented, and caring team include frailty consultants, consultant advanced clinical practitioners (ACP), SAS doctors, resident doctors, ACPs and trainee ACPs from a broad professional background. Together we support a wide range of activities. The Urgent Community Services are co-located and work collaboratively. The role involves working in collaboration with partners including Primary Care, Secondary Care, Social Care, Mental Health, Ambulance Trust and Commissioners to deliver and develop services for frail patients in the community.
We provide CGA, IV treatments, bedside diagnostics, medication reviews, with oxygen & nebuliser therapies when appropriate. A great opportunity to increase clinical skills further for those living with frailty in the current context of increased virtual ward models. We have great links with Acute and Paramedic trusts; an opportunity to deliver patient-centred care requiring a mix of creativity, clinical and communication skills to deliver this.
The team meets at base at the start and end of shift; with additional check ins. Visits are planned and some are visited in pairs depending on need. There are trust vehicles but access to a car is key. There is access to a large range of clinical equipment and expertise within the team, enabling provision of a 2-hour community response.
QI and educational opportunities are encouraged. There is a strong leadership team who work collaboratively to provide to lead the service to which the successful candidate will be welcomed. Clinical duties focus on home visits; you will need energy and curiosity and in turn this role brings a huge amount of clinical satisfaction. The service is a key operator within the local Single point of Access, exploring pathways to avoid hospital admissions through multi-agency discussion for patients who have called an ambulance. This is an innovative approach and QI projects have been presented nationally as part of this
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