Locum Consultant Physician in Care of the Elderly

at  Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

The post is a new locum post, and the successful applicant will join a Community team with aim of overseeing Frailty in Primary and Community Services and supporting with transformational change across the care group.
The post will be subject to the terms and conditions of service governing the appointment of Medical and Dental Staff in Wales, and to the Health Board’s terms and conditions as appropriate.
The post holder will be part of a dynamic, forward looking and innovative Primary and Community team and can be based at any community site in the Health Board. It will be part of the wider primary and community team which includes support for the urgent community pathway for frailty, which will support effective community support for ED assessment and turnaround, and development of urgent and emergency frailty pathway of support in the community.
Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
To be involved in rehabilitation and discharge planning for frail elderly patients.
To provide holistic care for those with frailty.
Contribute to the support and management of appropriate and End of Life care.
To provide advice and support to medical teams dealing with patients with complicated Rehabilitation/Discharge Planning issues
Lead on delivery of high-quality care in our community bed facilities to serve increasing and more enhanced “step up” models of care, as well as rehabilitation.
Specialist community MDT working (virtual ward models for planning care of complex patients) in partnership with Social Care, Mental Health, Primary Care, Specialist Community Nursing, Therapy, End of Life and emergency services.
Lead on clinically safe alternatives to acute admission in the community.
The post holder will augment the ongoing education and training of medical and allied health professionals in Frailty and the management of acute frailty syndrome presentations
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.

Please refer the Job description for details