Consultant Geriatrician - Care Elderly

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Main area Medical and Dental Grade NHS Medical & Dental:
Consultant Contract Permanent: on call Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week (on call) Job
-S7296437

Site Southport District General Town Southport Salary £105,504 - £139,882 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 17/03/2026 23:59 Interview date 14/04/2026

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This post is for a consultant in Geriatric Medicine. This is a whole‑time post offering an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated Medic to join a dynamic, rapidly expanding team delivering multidisciplinary acute care in Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals.

This post will enable the Department of Medicine for Older People to ensure that the Trust continues to deliver specialist care to patients within care of the elderly, Ortho‑Geriatrics and frailty.

Applicants are required to hold Membership of the Royal College of Physicians (UK or equivalent qualifications), to be fully registered with the General Medical Council, and to be on the Specialist Register or due to obtain their CCT within six months of the date of interview.

Please note, interviews for this process will be held on Tuesday 14th April 2026.

The post holder will:

• Carry out inpatient elderly care ward and board rounds. (14 Inpatients)
• Ensure that Estimated Discharge Dates are set on admission for inpatients.
• Support delivery of national targets (18 weeks, new to follow up ratios, length of stay)
• Provide training and supervision to junior doctors.
• Provide training and support to specialist practitioners.
• Participate in rolling teaching programme.
• Engage fully in consultant appraisal with a view to achieving revalidation.
• Provide support/sessions in ED if required.

Monday

Tuesday

Thursday

Friday

AM

Southport – COE Unit (15 beds)

SPA

Southport – COE Unit (15 beds)

Southport – COE Unit (15 beds)

Southport – PTWR (on call)

PM

ADMIN

Southport – Ortho‑Geriatrics Ward Referrals

ADMIN

SPA

Southport – Ortho‑Geriatrics Ward Referrals

SPA

- 10 PA’s:

- 3 to cover Ward round/Board round

- 2 to cover Ortho‑Geriatric support

- 1 PTWR (on call)*

- Admin – 1.5

- SPA – 2.5

* On call – in 14 week cycle - 4 weekday on call (9am-7pm Resident) = 2.5PA’s per weekday on call (4 x 2.5=10)

1 weekend on call (9am-3pm Resident)) = 4PA’s per weekend on call

* 14 week on call cycle = 14PA’s – 1PA per week in Job plan (PTWR (on call) plus 3% uplift

Total PA’s = 10

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