Consultant Geriatrician – Acute Frailty Care and Clinical Lecturer

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 14-28 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.

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

Managing Others

Desirable

• Demonstrates an understanding of management and the specific management issues within a NHS Foundation Trust.
• Demonstrates ability to work in a multidisciplinary team with the ability to lead and manage conflict.
• Committed to the delivery of operational targets.
• Develops, supports and motivates trainee medical staff
• Excellent communication and knowledge sharing, both within the multidisciplinary team and externally, and with patients, carers and healthcare professionals as appropriate.
• Committed to improving the patient healthcare experience and improving Trust performance.
• Projects a positive image and able to challenge negativity, internally and externally.
• Empathic and sensitive approach to patient needs

Leading People

Desirable

• Experience of implementing service change to enhance the quality of patient care.
• Ability to provide consultant level leadership – Experience of and ability to work in multi-disciplinary teams – Evidence of leadership skills within multi-disciplinary teams. – Ability to organise own workload and prioritise clinical needs. – Understanding of NHS, Clinical Governance and risk management – Able to assess, contain and manage clinical risk and support colleagues in managing risk – Ability to act as mentor to junior medical staff – Act as a role model – Able to demonstrate management skills
• Demonstrates an approach based on critical enquiry, evidence based practice and the development of practice based evidence.
• Strong but collaborative leadership abilities, within the multidisciplinary team, across the Trust and in an interagency context.
• Good leadership skills with the ability to adapt and innovative and lead change within the healthcare system.
• Shows enthusiasm for the development of the service and an ability to think strategically.

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

Managing self

Desirable

• Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on clinical conditions of adult patients and in particular, older patients. Ability to offer management of long term conditions.
• Ability to advice on efficient and smooth running of the department of medicine for the elderly.
• Ability to take responsibility, make decision, exert appropriate authority.
• A commitment to the highest standards in clinical care and service and personal development.
• Must be able to demonstrate and model the key Trust Common Purpose ‘Getting it right for every patient every time’ and the Trust values of – Delivering safe compassionate care – Improve through learning and innovation – Communicate honestly and openly – Work as a team – Use resources wisely – Value each other
• Positive approach to lessons learnt

Closing Date: 12 July 2026