Consultant Geriatrician with an Interest in Frailty

• To support the development and clinical delivery of Frailty Services within the Health Board • To support the management of patients who require short-term clinical intervention in the community • To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to deliver high-quality, co-ordinated care • To provide effective leadership to multidisciplinary staff and support strong communication across clinical stakeholders • To support staff within the service to develop their knowledge and skills within their professional scope • To participate in virtual ward rounds and Frailty clinics, ensuring timely assessment and proactive management of patients in community settings • To support the delivery of a 'hospital at home' service • To provide senior clinical support to the Rapid Medical Team within the Newport locality, offering expert assessment and decision-making for patients referred into the service • To use clinical expertise to contribute to the strategic planning, implementation and evaluation of any changes to the service • To be responsible for developing a multi-agency approach to the design and delivery of community-based managed healthcare programmes • To provide medical expertise and advice to support the development and delivery of appropriate programmes of elderly services • To lead the development and delivery of Frailty services in collaboration with other Consultants within the specialty • To support the independence of people in their own homes • To promote the appropriate use of bed-based resources by improving the quality of local assessment, facilitating admission, where necessary, to the most appropriate facility and developing pathways to ensure timely and effective discharge. Job description Job responsibilities • To support the development and clinical delivery of Frailty Services within the Health Board • To support the management of patients who require short-term clinical intervention in the community • To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to deliver high-quality, co-ordinated care • To provide effective leadership to multidisciplinary staff and support strong communication across clinical stakeholders • To support staff within the service to develop their knowledge and skills within their professional scope • To participate in virtual ward rounds and Frailty clinics, ensuring timely assessment and proactive management of patients in community settings • To support the delivery of a 'hospital at home' service • To provide senior clinical support to the Rapid Medical Team within the Newport locality, offering expert assessment and decision-making for patients referred into the service • To use clinical expertise to contribute to the strategic planning, implementation and evaluation of any changes to the service • To be responsible for developing a multi-agency approach to the design and delivery of community-based managed healthcare programmes • To provide medical expertise and advice to support the development and delivery of appropriate programmes of elderly services • To lead the development and delivery of Frailty services in collaboration with other Consultants within the specialty • To support the independence of people in their own homes • To promote the appropriate use of bed-based resources by improving the quality of local assessment, facilitating admission, where necessary, to the most appropriate facility and developing pathways to ensure timely and effective discharge.