Consultant in Care of the Elderly Medicine Specialising in Stroke
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Working Full time - 10 Sessions per week
Applications are invited for a substantive post for the position of Consultant Geriatrician with a specialist interest in Stroke. The Elderly Medicine department has expanded rapidly over the past seven years and this additional post will bring the number of Geriatricians within the department to fourteen.
Such rapid growth has offered many opportunities for service development in Elderly Medicine providing a comprehensive portfolio of specialist elderly care services. The team has an inclusive and flexible approach to developing services and supporting one another. Interested applicants should be keen to replicate this further.
The post offers exciting opportunities for a successful candidate who wishes to influence the rapid developments occurring within this energetic and dynamic department. This post will have a specialist interest in Stroke and support Acute Frailty services either directly or through other subspecialty support.
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS FT is an RCP Future Hospital exemplar site and continues to transform its urgent care pathways, by working closely with our community health and social care providers, as well as Western Cheshire CCG to deliver an integrated model that increases the utilisation of ambulatory and short stay care whilst supporting enhanced care delivery within the community. The Trust has a strong Medical Education department.
Responsibilities
* Support acute frailty services and Acute Geriatrics team.
* Rotate through general geriatics cover and stroke medicine cover as outlined in the indicative job plan.
* Influence service development and rapid improvements within the department.
Qualifications
* Specialist interest in stroke and Acute Geriatrics.
* Experience supporting an established Acute Geriatrics team within a NHS Foundation Trust.
Contact Details
* Dr Will Wareing, Clinical Lead for Elderly Medicine – william.wareing@nhs.net, 01244 366923
* Dr Sam Sheppard, Stroke Lead – samsheppard@nhs.net
Location & Trust Details
* The Trust provides services to West Cheshire and Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board.
* Three locations: Countess of Chester Hospital, Ellesmere Port Hospital, Tarporley War Memorial Hospital.
* Staff: over 5916 including temporary bank staff.
* Population served: approximately 411,000 residents.
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