Lead Geriatrician – Acute Frailty & MDT Education

The Methodist Church in Britain; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

The consultant geriatrician post in the Acute Frailty Service at Warwick Hospital, run by South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust, involves comprehensive geriatric assessment of frail older adults arriving in emergency care and leading a multidisciplinary team across the assessment area, frailty ward, ED and community urgent response.

The role includes on-call general internal medicine duties and opportunities to contribute to education and research with Warwick and Buckingham Medical

Qualifications

• CCT in Geriatrics and General Internal Medicine, or within 6 months of expected CCT completion at interview.
• GMC registration and eligibility for the GMC specialist register in Care of the Elderly with general medicine.
• Expressed interest in undergraduate and postgraduate education and teaching.

Responsibilities

• Lead a multidisciplinary team across the Frailty Assessment Area and related wards.
• Carry out comprehensive geriatric assessment of frail older adults in crisis.
• Provide on-call commitment in general internal medicine.
• Collaborate with emergency, acute medicine and community teams.
• Support the evolution of the Acute Frailty service, including new technologies and capacity expansion.
• Contribute to data collection, project work and workforce development.

Education

CCT in Geriatrics and General Internal Medicine

Job description

The consultant geriatrician post in the Acute Frailty Service at Warwick Hospital, run by South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust, involves comprehensive geriatric assessment of frail older adults arriving in emergency care and leading a multidisciplinary team across the assessment area, frailty ward, ED and community urgent response.

The role includes on-call general internal medicine duties and opportunities to contribute to education and research with Warwick and Buckingham Medical