Consultant Care of The Elderly with Interest in - Wishaw, United Kingdom - NHS Scotland

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NHS Lanarkshire - University Hospital Wishaw

Consultant in COTE with an Interest in Orthogeriatrics and Frailty

This post offers the opportunity for a committed and ambitious clinician to join the 24 Consultants working within Older Peoples Services, across NHS Lanarkshire.

This post is based in the Department of Medicine for the Elderly, University Hospital Wishaw, where there are currently 7 Consultant staff.

There is a well-established day hospital within the service that includes rapid frailty access clinics including falls clinics. It has expanded to include blood transfusions as outpatients and manage bone health in addition to one-stop multi-disciplinary assessment. Two of the consultants run the Movement disorder service with PD nurse specialist support.

There are acute rehabilitation beds as part of the onsite GORU and beds in an offsite facility for slow-stream rehab, interim care and HBCCC.

The department also has access to rehab and interim beds in the local community hospitals and is looking to strengthening partnership working.

Like the other two NHSL acute sites this department is involved in delivering hospital at home care.

Informal enquiries regarding this post will be welcomed by Dr. Ben Adler, Deputy Clinical Director for Medicine on , Dr Alison Falconer, Clinical Lead for Medicine for the Elderly, Wishaw Hospital on

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Interviews are scheduled for Friday 03 February 2023.