Job Description
Job overview
This is an exciting time to join this expanding department and be part of the development and improvement of our front door frailty services including acute assessments in ED and SDEC; clinical responsibility with colleagues for our developing virtual ward, specialty reviews on inpatient wards, community multidisciplinary team meetings; advice for GPs and ambulatory care assessments. The successful applicant will be an integral part of a front door frailty service with 3 other established consultants.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will assist with shaping the services for elderly patients. They will join 10 Consultant Geriatricians, who provide the following: stroke, geriatric medicine, Orthogeriatric, perioperative care of the elderly, rehabilitation and frailty, front door Geriatrics and Virtual Ward. The Trust is working closely with community services and commissioners to develop a seamless pathway for patien...