Job overview Applications are invited for a Full-Time (10PA) post of Consultant Geriatrician, with a Specialist Interest in Parkinson’s Disease, at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The successful candidate will work alongside an enthusiastic team of 14 Consultant Geriatricians, matrons, nurses, ANPs, supported by specialty registrars and FY1/2 doctors. The elderly care department includes 4 acute wards, 4 community hospitals and a virtual ward Intermediate care services include Community Hospitals and Virtual Ward, providing opportunities to develop a more effective interface between acute and community-based services for our older population with a discharge to access model. The post holder will work with the existing team of consultants to deliver the Elderly Care service across the trust, with particular focus on Interface geriatrics and developing community-based services with a focus on admission and readmission avoidance. The post holder will be expected to undertake a weekly Parkinson’s disease clinic and work closely with Neurology colleagues to develop a robust Parkinson’s disease service for frail older people in Bradford. The post holder will be involved in the expansion of orthogeriatric services at the trust to include frail older people based on the orthopaedic ward with fractures other than hip fractures and involvement of geriatricians in the elective orthopaedic waiting list. Advert The post holder will be expected to support Virtual Ward that has been established as an enabling multidisciplinary team (nursing, medical, therapy and social care) to support older people at home. The team provides a supported discharge to patients from acute wards via “step down” model of discharge to assess or an ambulatory care pathway. The virtual ward also supports admission avoidance by providing the same multidisciplinary team to patients “stepped up” from community or accident and emergency department. Moving forward we are working towards embedding a 'comprehensive geriatric assessment' in all patients, with a view to preventing admissions from primary care. The post holder will develop services aimed at avoiding readmissions to hospital, through active follow up of high risk patients on discharge from hospital to avoid repeated acute admissions where possible. In addition the post holder would be expected to take on significant responsibility in the supporting activities for the department within areas of clinical governance taking into account any areas of interest and consultant colleagues’ current commitments. This includes participation in the department’s service development, clinical governance, MDT review, clinical trials, mortality and business meetings. Working for our organisation Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust: We value people We are one team We care We’re keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients. Detailed job description and main responsibilities The post holder will work with the existing team of consultants to deliver the Elderly Care service across the trust, with particular focus on interface geriatrics and developing community based services with a focus on admission and readmission avoidance. The post holder will undertake regular inpatient ward rounds, and in addition will provide medical support on the Elderly assessment unit, where their primary focus will be on admission avoidance and the provision of appropriate care in the community. Post holder will be expected to support Virtual Ward that has been established as an enabling multidisciplinary team (nursing, medical, therapy and social care) to support older people at home. The team provides a supported discharge to patients from acute wards via “step down” model of discharge to assess or an ambulatory care pathway. The virtual ward also supports admission avoidance by providing the same multidisciplinary team to patients “stepped up” from community or accident and emergency department. The post holder will be expected to undertake a weekly Parkinson’s disease clinic and work closely with Neurology colleagues to develop a robust Parkinson’s disease service for frail older people in Bradford. The post holder will be involved in the expansion of orthogeriatric services at the trust to include frail older people based on the orthopaedic ward with fractures other than hip fractures and involvement of geriatricians in the elective orthopaedic waiting list. The post holder will develop services aimed at avoiding readmissions to hospital, through active follow up of high risk patients on discharge from hospital to avoid repeated acute admissions where possible. In addition the post holder would be expected to take on significant responsibility in the supporting activities for the department within areas of clinical governance taking into account any areas of interest and consultant colleagues’ current commitments. This includes participation in the department’s service development, clinical governance, MDT review, clinical trials, mortality and business meetings. Please see attached JD/PS for full details.