# Consultant Geriatrician - Acute Frailty Care and Clinical Lecturer

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Archived / closed
- **Employer:** Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** Liverpool
- **Region:** North West
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Medical doctor
- **Speciality:** Geriatric Medicine
- **Grade:** Consultant
- **Salary:** £109,725 - £145,478 per Annum + On-Call at 0.66 p.a and 3%
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Closing date:** 2026-07-12T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-01-14T16:31:54.956Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Merseyside/Liverpool/Liverpool_University_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Consultant_Geriatrician/Consultant_Geriatrician-v7736469
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7736469?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Consultant Geriatrician with Specialist Interest in Acute Frailty Care and Clinical Lecturer

The Department of Medicine for Older People  wishes to appoint a Consultant Geriatrician with Specialist Interest in Acute Frailty Care

The post holder will work alongside other geriatricians to develop innovative 7 day services for older people, both within the hospitals and community.

They will work with colleagues across sites to develop a seamless, equitable service

This role is for a consultant to support acute frailty services and general geriatric ward cover at the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen sites.

### Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will be expected to work alongside other geriatric team members to continue to develop and provide an innovative acute frailty service with commitment to continue to improve quality of care for older frail people and provide CGA with the MDT.

They will have sessional work to support the acute frailty services in the emergency areas. The job plan will develop as the service develops supported by the senior leadership team.

The post holder will have sessional work on the general geriatric wards and re-ablement wards where they will work alongside the Geriatrics consultants to deliver comprehensive geriatric assessment to patients requiring in patient care. These sessions will involve responsibility for leading MDT based CGA care on this ward.

The in-patient wards comprise 14-28 beds with on average 2-4 new admissions each day

The post will be supported by trainees/ junior doctors and Advanced Nurse Practitioners at the Broadgreen and royal Liverpool sites predominantly. There will also be STR support on a sessional basis.

The out-patient work will be supported in our MDT geriatric outpatient department with support from nurses and therapy staff. The ratio from new to follow up will be developed as this is a new clinic as previous colleague passed follow ups to other colleagues. There are ambitions to develop rapid access frailty services as an alternative to admission.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Sample Timetable*

*the elements will remain but the specific days may vary depending on needs.

- DCC | 7.5
- SPA (core) | 2.5
- On Call | 0.66

## Job Details

Consultant Geriatrician with Specialist Interest in Acute Frailty Care and Clinical Lecturer

The Department of Medicine for Older People  wishes to appoint a Consultant Geriatrician with Specialist Interest in Acute Frailty Care

The post holder will work alongside other geriatricians to develop innovative 7 day services for older people, both within the hospitals and community.

They will work with colleagues across sites to develop a seamless, equitable service

This role is for a consultant to support acute frailty services and general geriatric ward cover at the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen sites.

## Job Description

The successful applicant will be expected to work alongside other geriatric team members to continue to develop and provide an innovative acute frailty service with commitment to continue to improve quality of care for older frail people and provide CGA with the MDT.

They will have sessional work to support the acute frailty services in the emergency areas. The job plan will develop as the service develops supported by the senior leadership team.

The post holder will have sessional work on the general geriatric wards and re-ablement wards where they will work alongside the Geriatrics consultants to deliver comprehensive geriatric assessment to patients requiring in patient care. These sessions will involve responsibility for leading MDT based CGA care on this ward.

The in-patient wards comprise 14-28 beds with on average 2-4 new admissions each day

The post will be supported by trainees/ junior doctors and Advanced Nurse Practitioners at the Broadgreen and royal Liverpool sites predominantly. There will also be STR support on a sessional basis.

The out-patient work will be supported in our MDT geriatric outpatient department with support from nurses and therapy staff. The ratio from new to follow up will be developed as this is a new clinic as previous colleague passed follow ups to other colleagues. There are ambitions to develop rapid access frailty services as an alternative to admission.

## Responsibilities

Sample Timetable*

*the elements will remain but the specific days may vary depending on needs.

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

AM

9-1pm

Ward MDT and Ward round Geriatric Ward

DCC: 0.75PA

Associated Admin

DCC: 0.25PA

Frailty in reach

DCC: 1PA

Ward MDT and Ward round Geriatric Ward

DCC: 0.75PA

Associated Admin

DCC: 0.25PA

Frailty in reach

DCC: 1PA

Ward MDT and Ward round Geriatric Ward

DCC: 0.75PA

Associated Admin

DCC: 0.25PA

PM

1pm-5pm

Core SPA

Clinical Lecture/ Teaching Activity

1 PA

Admin work DCC 0.5PA

Core SPA Educational supervisor

SPA 0.5PA

Core SPA

Clinical Lecture/ Teaching Activity

1 PA

Frailty Inreach DCC 0.75PA

Admin associated with Frailty work

DCC: 0.25

Frailty in Reach

DCC 0.75

Associated Admin

DCC: 0.25PA

DCC

7.5

SPA (core)

2.5

On Call

0.66

## Person Specification

### Knowledge

**Desirable**

- To have a good understanding of ‘Good Medical Practice’ from the GMC

### Registration

**Essential**

- Full registration with the GMC and licence to practice
- On GMC specialist register for Geriatric and General Medicine or eligible for specialist register

### Managing self

**Desirable**

- Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on clinical conditions of adult patients and in particular, older patients. Ability to offer management of long term conditions.
- Ability to advice on efficient and smooth running of the department of medicine for the elderly.
- Ability to take responsibility, make decision, exert appropriate authority.
- A commitment to the highest standards in clinical care and service and personal development.
- Must be able to demonstrate and model the key Trust Common Purpose ‘Getting it right for every patient every time’ and the Trust values of - Delivering safe compassionate  care - Improve through learning and  innovation - Communicate honestly and  openly - Work as a team - Use resources wisely - Value each other
- Positive approach to lessons learnt

### Leading People

**Desirable**

- Experience of implementing service change to enhance the quality of patient care.
- Ability to provide consultant level leadership - Experience of and ability to work in multi-disciplinary teams - Evidence of leadership skills within multi-disciplinary teams. - Ability to organise own workload and prioritise clinical needs. - Understanding of NHS, Clinical Governance and risk management - Able to assess, contain and manage clinical risk and support colleagues in managing risk - Ability to act as mentor to junior medical staff - Act as a role model - Able to demonstrate management skills
- Demonstrates an approach based on critical enquiry, evidence based practice and the development of practice based evidence.
- Strong but collaborative leadership abilities, within the multidisciplinary team, across the Trust and in an interagency context.
- Good leadership skills with the ability to adapt and innovative and lead change within the healthcare system.
- Shows enthusiasm for the development of the service and an ability to think strategically.

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- MB ChB or equivalent
- MRCP (or equivalent)

**Desirable**

- Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians
- Higher degree such as MD or PhD

### Managing Others

**Desirable**

- Demonstrates an understanding of management and the specific management issues within a NHS Foundation Trust.
- Demonstrates ability to work in a multidisciplinary team with the ability to lead and manage conflict.
- Committed to the delivery of operational targets.
- Develops, supports and motivates trainee medical staff
- Excellent communication and knowledge sharing, both within the multidisciplinary team and externally, and with patients, carers and healthcare professionals as appropriate.
- Committed to improving the patient healthcare experience and improving Trust performance.
- Projects a positive image and able to challenge negativity, internally and externally.
- Empathic and sensitive approach to patient needs

### Audit Experience

**Desirable**

- Proven track record in significant audit
- Publication of audit results

### Clinical Experience

**Essential**

- CCT in Geriatric and General Medicine (or equivalent training) or 6 months of attaining CCT at time of interview

**Desirable**

- Evidence of continuing medical education
- Geriatric and General Medicine experience across the specialties and for the duration required for CCT
- Evidence of training and education (PGCE)
- Proven track record in significant audit
- Publication of audit results
- Involvement in research
- Publication of research

### Research Experience

**Desirable**

- Involvement in research
- Publication of research

### Teaching & training Experience

**Desirable**

- Evidence of training & education (PGCE)
- Evidence of delivery of education, both undergraduate and postgraduate

## Documents

- [risk id (pdf, 432.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=9999325)
- [recruitment documents (pdf, 383.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=9999326)
- [life at luhft benefits (pdf, 333.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2664)
- [job description and person spec (pdf, 592.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=9999324)

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