Consultant or Specialist in Geriatric Medicine

Job overview

This is a great opportunity to apply for a Consultant or Specialist post in Geriatric medicine, working as part of the consultant team, with specialist interests in community geriatrics and ICT. This post is in a dynamic, expanding department concerned with community medicine for older people and ICT. It is a new post based at Daventry community hospital which has 35 beds including 6 general palliative care beds

Main duties of the job

In addition to providing services at community hospital with elderly care beds the post holder is also expected to provide 4 sessions to ICT.

The post is in the community hospital is supported by three speciality doctors. There are close working relationships with other community hospitals run by the trust which are located at Corby, Isebrook and Brackley.Post holder is expected to be a part of the wider team which consists of two consultants and 5 middle grade doctors.

The role in the ICT is supported by one middle grade doctor and a wider team including nursing and therapy colleagues, and prescribers. The ICT team also has got 2 other consultants to provide cover for remaining 6 sessions.

In addition, there are opportunities for working with  Older Adult Mental Health team.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more details regarding this post please see the attached jobs description or contact the team below