Job summary
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 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.
About us
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.
The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.
The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.
To hear more about our achievements click here https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/media/13089/1606-annual-report-booklet_final.pdf
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Job description
Job 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
0.375
Job description
Job 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
0.375
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MB ChB or equivalent
- MRCP (or equivalent)
Desirable
- Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians
- Higher degree such as MD or PhD
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
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
Teaching & training Experience
Desirable
- Evidence of training & education (PGCE)
- Evidence of delivery of education, both undergraduate and postgraduate
Knowledge
Desirable
- To have a good understanding of 'Good Medical Practice' from the GMC
Audit Experience
Desirable
- Proven track record in significant audit
- Publication of audit results
Research Experience
Desirable
- Involvement in research
- Publication of research
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MB ChB or equivalent
- MRCP (or equivalent)
Desirable
- Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians
- Higher degree such as MD or PhD
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
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
Teaching & training Experience
Desirable
- Evidence of training & education (PGCE)
- Evidence of delivery of education, both undergraduate and postgraduate
Knowledge
Desirable
- To have a good understanding of 'Good Medical Practice' from the GMC
Audit Experience
Desirable
- Proven track record in significant audit
- Publication of audit results
Research Experience
Desirable
- Involvement in research
- Publication of research
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
