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Job overview
The Department of Medicine for Older People wishes to appoint a Consultant Geriatrician with Specialist Interest in Re-ablement Medicine, based at Broadgreen Hospital.
The Department of Medicine for Older People and Stroke (DMOPS) is a well-established department with a dynamic group of Geriatricians who deliver specialised services for older people and continually develop newer evidence based models of care delivery.
There are multiple Geriatric Medicine wards at all 3 of our sites, delivering specialist care for older people, with the Broadgreen site being ideal to focus on complex patients who require longer periods of re-ablement, optimisation of medical complexity and supporting advanced discharge planning needs.
Main duties of the job
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 inpatient wards comprise 23 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 sites predominately. There will also be STR support on a sessional basis.
The post will provide medical support to two 23 bedded reablement wards with support from specialist MDT with ACP support. This will be in partnership with a well established Specialty grade Doctor with years of reablement support. This area has been developed with the support of ECIST and has been recognised as a national example of good practice. This operates a proactive pull with therapy and nursing providing the primary care and consultant support.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Full a full list of duties and sample job plan, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
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
Qualifications
Essential
- MB ChB or equivalent
- MRCP (or equivalent)
Desirable
- Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians
- Higher degree such as MD or PhD
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
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This advert is for Consultant Geriatrician - Specialist Interest in Re-ablement Medicine with Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Liverpool, North West, England. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Geriatric Medicine role. The advertised salary is £109,725 - £145,478 per annum + On-Call at 3%. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 28 Jun 2026.
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