Consultant Geriatrician - Specialist Interest in Re-ablement Medicine

NHS; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 105,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job description

Job summary

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.

About us

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 born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are 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 and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women's Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

Date posted: 07 March 2025

Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade: Consultant

Salary: £105,504 to £139,882 a year per annum + On-Call at 3%

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 287-BMED-67-24-A

Job responsibilities

For a full list of duties and sample job plan, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• MB ChB or equivalent
• MRCP (or equivalent)

Desirable

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

Registration

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

Clinical Experience

• 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

Teaching & training Experience

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

Knowledge

• To have a good understanding of 'Good Medical Practice' from the GMC

Audit Experience

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

Research Experience

• Involvement in research
• Publication of research

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer name: Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address: Broadgreen Hospital, Thomas Drive, Liverpool, L14 3LB

Employer's website: Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust