Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant Geriatrician

The closing date is 03 March 2026

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Job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Consultant in Elderly Medicine to join our dedicated team at Chorley and South Ribble Hospital. This is an exciting opportunity to lead and deliver high-quality, patient-centred care for older adults across acute and community settings. You will play a key role in shaping services for frailty, complex care, and chronic conditions, working closely with multidisciplinary teams to improve outcomes and enhance quality of life.

The successful candidate will be GMC registered with specialist accreditation in Geriatric Medicine and demonstrate strong clinical leadership, innovation, and a passion for elderly care. In return, we offer a supportive environment with opportunities for teaching, research, and service development, alongside flexible working options and excellent work-life balance.

Main duties of the job

You will provide clinical and managerial leadership to an acute elderly care ward at the Chorley Hospital site, paired with an existing consultant colleague. You will also develop a subspecialty area of interest (eg. frailty, liaison/in reach or community).

Some of your additional roles include:

- Provide direct input to an elderly medicine ward, assuming a continuous commitment for the care of ward inpatients, even if employed less than full-time, ensuring adequate arrangements are made for leave and off-duty periods. Ward in-patient numbers are typically 14 care of the elderly patients and up to 5 outlying general medicine patients. You will provide oversight and clinical supervision for resident doctors attached to your ward.

- Carry out a general geriatrics, falls, specialty or 'hot' clinic. There will be opportunity to develop an area of sub-speciality (eg. continence, frailty 'hot' clinics, dementia clinics). Typical clinic numbers are 5 new and 2 follow up patients.

- Develop a subspecialty service (eg. frailty, liaison/in reach or community) to be determined in discussion with the department.

- Participate in the General (Internal) Medicine 1:10 consultant on-call rota including conducting the 'Post-Take' ward round.

- Promote high professional standards of clinical care for patients, both through direct patient care and by the maintenance of continuing professional development.

About us

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust forms one of the major acute Trusts in the North West of England with all the main specialties. The Trust has a complement of over 1,000 beds for a resident population of 390,000 and a regional population of 1.5 million. We are the tertiary centre for major trauma, neurosciences, renal, oncology and plastic surgery/burns for Lancashire and South Cumbria. Undergraduate medical student teaching commenced here in 2003 and considerable opportunities exist for research and development which are integral to Teaching Hospital status.

There are two main hospital sites; Royal Preston Hospital and Chorley & South Ribble District General Hospital. Both Preston and Chorley have excellent rail and road links, and there is good access to Manchester airport. Recreational and sports facilities are many and varied, with the Lake District, Ribble Valley, Yorkshire Dales and Forest of Bowland areas of outstanding beauty all within an hour drive.

The development and expansion of the Elderly Medicine services at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals is very high on the Trust's agenda. We are looking for a hardworking, motivated and innovative consultant colleague to further develop our elderly care services. You will be responsible for caring for patients on the acute elderly care ward at Chorley Hospital and developing a subspecialty interest of your choice.

Details

Date posted

16 February 2026

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£109,725 to £145,478 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

438-CA805

Job locations

Chorley and South Ribble Hospital

Preston Road

Chorley

PR7 1PP


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job description, Person specification and Specialty/ Trust Brochure for further details on:

What we can offer

Job Plan/On-call Requirements

The Team

Informal enquiries and requests to visit the Hospitals are welcome and should be made, following shortlisting, with Mr. Steve Canty, Medical Director and Silas Nicholls, Chief Executive (01772) 522692

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job description, Person specification and Specialty/ Trust Brochure for further details on:

What we can offer

Job Plan/On-call Requirements

The Team

Informal enquiries and requests to visit the Hospitals are welcome and should be made, following shortlisting, with Mr. Steve Canty, Medical Director and Silas Nicholls, Chief Executive (01772) 522692

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Full GMC Registration and Licence to Practice.
  • MBBS/MBChB or equivalent.
  • MRCP or equivalent.
  • On the GMC specialist register (Geriatric Medicine) or within six months of being admitted to the register if currently in a training programme within the UK, i.e. within six months of expected CCT date at the date of AAC.
  • Evidence of ongoing personal and professional development.

Desirable

  • MSc or PhD

Experience

Essential

  • Wide experience in Acute/General Medicine. Wide experience in Geriatric Medicine (at least 4 years at 'SpR' level).
  • Experience in medical education.

Desirable

  • Knowledge of research and audit methodologies.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Full GMC Registration and Licence to Practice.
  • MBBS/MBChB or equivalent.
  • MRCP or equivalent.
  • On the GMC specialist register (Geriatric Medicine) or within six months of being admitted to the register if currently in a training programme within the UK, i.e. within six months of expected CCT date at the date of AAC.
  • Evidence of ongoing personal and professional development.

Desirable

  • MSc or PhD

Experience

Essential

  • Wide experience in Acute/General Medicine. Wide experience in Geriatric Medicine (at least 4 years at 'SpR' level).
  • Experience in medical education.

Desirable

  • Knowledge of research and audit methodologies.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Chorley and South Ribble Hospital

Preston Road

Chorley

PR7 1PP


Employer's website

https://www.lancsteachinghospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Chorley and South Ribble Hospital

Preston Road

Chorley

PR7 1PP


Employer's website

https://www.lancsteachinghospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Clinical Director and Consultant Geriatrician

Dr Thomas Thorp

thomas.thorp@lthtr.nhs.uk

Details

Date posted

16 February 2026

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£109,725 to £145,478 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

438-CA805

Job locations

Chorley and South Ribble Hospital

Preston Road

Chorley

PR7 1PP


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