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Job overview

Applications are warmly welcomed to join a specialist multidisciplinary team contributing to the provision of our comprehensive geriatric medicine service. We are looking to appoint one new Consultant Geriatrician to join our dynamic and enthusiastic team.The post involves working on one of the Acute Elderly Care wards in the Elderly Medicine department at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading. This is a new post, in order to enhance the care of our patients on our 28 bedded specialist Elderly Care wards, providing more efficient and consistent care. The appointee will be primarily responsible for 14 patients on the ward, also providing prospective cover for their colleague managing the remainder of the ward. These are 10 PA consultant posts in Elderly Care Medicine. As a forward thinking and adaptable department, we would welcome applications from candidates wishing to work less than full time. The post will include participation in the Elderly Care Physician Of the Day (ECPOD) on call rota at approximately 1:16.

The simulation date is the 6th September 2024 and the interview date is 18th September 2024.

Main duties of the job

To provide, with colleagues, Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment service for frail older patients admitted under the care of the Elderly Care team.

To manage the patients on an acute Elderly Care ward, working closely with colleagues in the multidisciplinary team and providing consultant support to the medical team.

Enhance and support one of our complementary services, with subspecialty input into Surgical Liaison, Acute Stroke service, Movement Disorders clinic or Falls clinic.

To provide on-call cover for the Elderly Care Physician (ECPOD) on call on a 1 in 16 rota. On-call is Category A with 3% on-call intensity supplement. Specific fixed weekday to be confirmed.

Prospective cover for each other’s annual leave will be shared equally between the consultant team and often involves cover of the inpatient wards.

Active participation in monthly clinical governance meetings within the department.

Participation and involvement in meetings and other business in the elderly care service.

Responsibility for the educational supervision and clinical supervision of trainee doctors, and participation in the training of medical students and student physician associates.

An expectation that the appointee will assume responsibility for an area of specialism or interest within the Trust after commencement in the post.

Working for our organisation

Following the consolidation of all services onto one site in 2005 the Department of Elderly Care has undergone major expansion and development. It now provides acute and rehabilitation services both on and off site in all main subspecialty areas.

In September 2023, the department was awarded the status of University Department of Elderly Care Medicine, following a successful application to the Recognition of Excellence scheme of the University of Reading.

Elderly Care Medicine is a busy department within the Trust with 20-40 acute elderly care admissions seen within a 24 hour period. In addition, in 2022 the department had 5035 inpatient spells and saw 998 outpatients.  The department has 120 inpatient beds across five acute wards. Whilst the majority of these are acute elderly care beds, some are on our designated hip fracture unit. Our community geriatricians support inpatient rehabilitation and step up and down care across 3 community hospitals in Berkshire West. We also have community geriatricians who have developed and manage a successful hospital at home service, which is now seeing over 2000 patients per year and has evolved into a Frailty Virtual Ward service.  All our consultants within the department have strong sub-speciality interests