Job overview
Ward A7 is the Care of the Elderly inpatient ward consisting of 34 beds and is staffed with a multi-disciplinary team of consultants, nurses, therapists, pharmacists, and a discharge facilitator. The ward itself has recently been renovated and designed to improve staff and patient experience.
B12 is the Forget Me Not Ward and provides care for our patients with dementia. B12 has been designed specifically for dementia care with a wide garden space for patients to use whilst they stay with us.
The Emergency Frailty Department runs Mon-Fri 9am-5pm and offers appointments to patients who would otherwise attend A&E or admitted as an inpatient. The multidisciplinary team of Nurse Consultant, ACPS, Physician Associates, doctors, therapists and pharmacists works with patients and community teams to complete CGAs and provide robust discharge plans to avoid unnecessary admissions.
Our Stroke Rehab Unit is based on B14 and forms part of the shared pathway between St Helen’s and Knowsley and ourselves. Warrington based Hyperacute Stroke patients are treated initially at Whiston hospital before being transferred to our specialist MDT team for their rehab care.
OPSSU K25 (Older People’s Short Stay Unit) was opened in June 2025. It is part of the Department of Medicine for Older People and provides care for patients aged 65 years and over, who may be ready to be discharged within 72 hours of admission on the Frailty Assessment Unit (FAU).
Main duties of the job
As a member of the Department of Medicine for Older People consultant team you will work as part of a multi-Disciplinary ward-based team overseeing the care of your patients.
Depending on your sub-specialty interests clinical and non-clinical sessions can be built into your job plan including but not limited to orthogeriatrics, perioperative medicine for older people undergoing surgery (POPS), movement disorder, dementia or acute medicine sessions. The IM&C CBU is focused on developing the service in new and innovative ways and would support sessions to develop new services.
Admin and SPA time is allocated accordingly, and you would also be part of the GIM on-call rota.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full details of this role are available within the Job Description and the Person Specification.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- • Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
- • Experience of working within an MDT
Desirable
- • Expertise in a specialty field • within DMOP, ie, Falls, Dementia, Frailty
Qualifications
Essential
- • MRCP or equivalent
Desirable
- • CCT/CCST in Geriatric Medicine
- • PhD or MD
Skills, Knowledge and Competencies
Essential
- • Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively
- • Full GMC Registration
- • Ability to plan strategically and to exercise sound judgements when faced with conflicting pressures
Desirable
- • Formal training in teaching
- • Knowledge and experience of the application of information technology to Medicine
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This advert is for Consultant in Department of Medicine for Older People with Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in North Cheshire & Mersey NHS Foundation Trust. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Geriatric Medicine role. The advertised salary is £113,565 - £150,569 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 09 Sep 2026.
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