Consultant Geriatrician - Acute Frailty Care and Clinical Lecturer

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 79,000 - 108,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Liverpool is seeking a Consultant Geriatrician with a Specialist Interest in Acute Frailty Care. The role involves delivering comprehensive geriatric assessments, leading multidisciplinary teams and developing innovative services for older people. Applicants should possess a medical degree and specialty training in geriatrics, with a strong focus on improving care quality for older patients. This position offers diverse responsibilities across in-patient and outpatient settings.

Qualifications

• Experience in leading multidisciplinary teams in geriatrics.
• Ability to deliver comprehensive geriatric assessments.
• Proficiency in managing acute frailty services.

Responsibilities

• Deliver comprehensive geriatric assessment to in-patients.
• Support outpatient services in geriatric department.
• Collaborate with trainees and advanced nurse practitioners.

Skills

Leadership in acute frailty care

Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA)

Team collaboration

Education

Medical degree and specialty training in geriatrics

Job description

Overview

A Vacancy at Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

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. 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Roles at Liverpool Women’s are referenced; see section below for site information.
• Clinical Lecturer duties are implied as part of the role.

About the Trust and Sites

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital. We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was formed to improve the care we provide our patients. LUHFT Group is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues.

The 630,000 people across Merseyside are served as their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West. Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside. Broadgreen Hospital hosts elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women’s Hospital focuses on women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies annually. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital provides complex planned care and specialist services with 100% single bedrooms.

Timetable

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

• Monday: Ward MDT and Ward round, Geriatric Ward; DCC: 0.75PA; Associated Admin; DCC: 0.25PA; Frailty in reach; DCC: 1PA
• Tuesday: Ward MDT and Ward round, Geriatric Ward; DCC: 0.75PA; Associated Admin; DCC: 0.25PA; Frailty in reach; DCC: 1PA
• Wednesday: Ward MDT and Ward round, Geriatric Ward; DCC: 0.75PA
• Thursday: Associated Admin; DCC: 0.25PA; Frailty in reach; DCC: 1PA
• Friday: PM – Core SPA; Clinical Lecture/Teaching Activity; DCC 1 PA; Admin work DCC 0.5PA

Work Location and Role Details

The post will be supported at Broadgreen and Royal Liverpool sites predominantly, with sessional support on STR (Senior Temporary Registrar) on a sessional basis. The out-patient work will be supported in MDT geriatric outpatient department with nursing and therapy staff. The aim includes developing rapid access frailty services as an alternative to admission. This advert closes on Wednesday 12 Nov 2025.