Consultant Physician - Community Geriatric Medicine and Acute Frailty

Consultant Physician - Community Geriatric Medicine and Acute Frailty

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Job Overview

This is an exciting new post, shared between Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, to develop a truly integrated way of working between the acute and community sectors. The post holder will have the opportunity to work in the acute hospital, supporting the acute frailty service for one day a week and participating in the GIM on call rota if dual accredited or they have equivalent experience.

They will maintain their skills in acute inpatient medicine whilst also providing insight into alternative models of care in the community.

Interview date of 13th February 2025 has been provided but may be subject to change. Shortlisted candidates will be informed in due course.

• Act as senior decision maker for the Acute Frailty Team, completing timely Comprehensive Geriatric Assessments, participating in Advanced Care Planning discussions and exploring alternatives to hospital admission where appropriate.
• Provide supervision and training to Advanced Practitioners and resident doctors rotating through the team and leadership within the multidisciplinary team.
• Participate in the GIM on call rota, reviewing patients post take in ED and the Acute Medical Unit.
• Engage with quality improvement initiatives to improve the care of older people in the acute trust.

• Clinical case management for patients admitted to the community wards (Henry Tudor and Jubilee) and referred to the Assessment Rehabilitation Clinic.
• Active engagement in multidisciplinary team meetings reviews in primary care, including community settings, the Assessment Rehabilitation Clinics, Virtual wards and community hospital in-patient units.
• Reduce unnecessary acute unplanned admissions, length of stay and premature/inappropriate entry to institutional care.
• Provide safe, effective and timely rehabilitation/re-enablement in the community.

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

Working in the community, the post holder will oversee the management of inpatients on both rehabilitation and subacute pathways and provide medical input to the ARC – a multidisciplinary clinic completing CGAs with patients referred by GPs, South Central Ambulance Service and secondary care.

Working across the two trusts they will build relationships with acute medicine, radiology, frailty and community services, which will enable them to develop new pathways to support a seamless transition of care.

This post is uniquely placed to advocate for the ‘right care, right place, right time’ model of healthcare that underpins the care of older people. It aligns well with the NHS 10 year plan and offers the successful candidate excellent opportunities for career development as well as the chance to make a meaningful contribution to the care of older people across the wider system.

Essential criteria

• Full GMC registration
• MRCP (UK) or equivalent
• Entry on the GMC Specialist Register for General (Internal) Medicine (GIM) or within 6 months of obtaining CCT…