Overview
The Trust is seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Consultant in Older Peoples Medicine to join our expanding Frailty team. The appointee will form part of our Acute Frailty team providing rapid Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment to frail patients in the Emergency Department, as well as contributing to the care of frail inpatients on our Older Peoples Medicine Unit and outpatient Frailty Assessment Clinics. Older adults living with frailty form a high proportion of our medical inpatient caseload, and this is projected to grow further in the future. We are currently developing a rapid, consultant‑led Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment pathway in the Emergency Department and Same Day Emergency Care. The appointee will be part of this team one day a week, working alongside allied health professionals, resident doctors and advanced care practitioners. They will also work alongside two other consultant geriatricians and an experienced Specialty Doctor to provide care on our recently refurbished Older Peoples Medicine Unit.
Responsibilities
* Provide rapid Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment to frail patients in the Emergency Department.
* Contribute to the care of frail inpatients on the Older Peoples Medicine Unit.
* Deliver outpatient Frailty Assessment Clinics as an alternative to admission for older people living with frailty.
* Work with allied health professionals, resident doctors and advanced care practitioners on the acute frailty team.
* Collaborate with two consultant geriatricians and an experienced Specialty Doctor on the unit.
* Artistically contribute to teaching and training for Foundation doctors, IMT trainees, and Geriatrics SpRs on the ward and frailty teaching hospital–wide.
Teaching & Development
* Provide teaching and training to Foundation doctors, IMT trainees, and Geriatrics SpRs.
* Support frailty education throughout the hospital.
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