Consultant Geriatrician with Specialist interest in Frailty
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Job summary
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Consultant Geriatrician with specialist interest in Frailty
Liverpool University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust wishes to appoint a Consultant Geriatrician with a specialist interest in frailty primarily based at its Aintree Site (Less than full time 0.6PA). The post will offer the opportunity to work in the established Frailty Assessment Unit, providing short stay, ambulatory and in reach services to our older patients.
We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic individual to join our existing team of 12 geriatricians, including 3 frailty consultants. We have a well-established and innovative team of Geriatricians who provide general and sub specialty services including an Frailty Assessment Unit, Hyperacute Stroke Unit providing 24/7 thrombolysis and endovascular intervention, Orthogeriatrics providing Orthopaedic in-reach, Community Geriatrics working with Integrated care Teams, Metabolic Bone Disease services, Parkinson's disease service, Falls service and a Day Hospital service
Applicants must be eligible for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register and should have CCT in Geriatric Medicine and General (Internal) Medicine (or equivalent), or be within six months of this at time of interview.
The post is RCP approved.
For further information, please contact Dr Lucinda Baldwin, Clinical Director for frailty on 0151 529 8703.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will be supported by junior doctors, Advanced Nurse Practitioners, allied health professionals and secretarial staff.
- 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.
Acute Geriatrics:
- The successful applicant will provide frailty in reach services to the emergency floor. Although the number of patients will vary each session the number would not be expected to exceed 8 patients.
- They will contribute to the DMOPS on call rota
- They will provide clinical supervision to trainees in the Department of Medicine for Older People and Stroke and supervise undergraduates and other students within the department
- There is the opportunity to develop a rapid access frailty clinic
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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Date posted
26 July 2024
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Consultant
Salary
£99,532 to £131,964 a year on call rota
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
287-AMED-182-24
Job locations
Aintree Hospital
Lower Lane
Liverpool
L9 7AL
Employer details
Employer name
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Aintree Hospital
Lower Lane
Liverpool
L9 7AL
Employer's website
https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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For questions about the job, contact:
Clinical Director for Medicine for Older People
Dr Lucinda Baldwin
lucinda.baldwin@liverpoolft.nhs.uk
01515298703
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