Consultant Geriatrician

at  The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust

This post is part of a planned expansion and development of Older Peoples’ Services in Dudley Group of Hospitals. The post holder will be covering frail elderly surgical patients in the surgical wards and Frailty Assessment Unit.
The postholder will be performing 3 weekly rounds to review surgical patients pre/post operatively and provide ad-hoc review of urgent and unwell patients. This post has been covered by the locum consultants for last 8 years and mortality rates have improved significantly in these patients.
The post holder will also provide 4 sessions in Frailty Assessment Unit which is part of Same day Emergency cover (SDEC). We get patients from ED, AMU, community and HOT clinic follow ups. We have also started virtual ward which is helping admission avoidance in frail elderly patients.
Candidates who wish to work less than full time are also invited to apply.

Review of frail elderly patients in the surgical wards
Review of Frail patients in Frailty Assessment Unit.
To develop and train the clinical team to deliver this service.
To measure and monitor this new service by audit and other means.
To provide prospective cover to other colleagues in the department.
At the Dudley Group our patients and staff are at the heart of all that we do to offer a high-quality patient experience in a caring and supportive environment. This aligns with our vision of providing safe, caring and effective services because people matter.
This is an opportunity to join an NHS organisation that inspires its staff to innovate, with support and encouragement to continually develop. We expect all of our staff to demonstrate the Trust values of Care, Respect and Responsibility.
We believe healthcare is better when provided by supported and dedicated staff, so if you are innovative, forward thinking and dedicated to high quality patient care come and join our amazing team.
At the Dudley Group everyone is welcome, please ensure you have read our Recruitment Equality Statement included in the advert.
Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities that the post holder is required to undertake