Locum Consultant in Geriatric Medicine; Special Interest in Frailty

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Main area Frailty Grade NHS Medical & Dental:
Locum Consultant Contract 12 months (Fixed Term) Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week (Programmed Activities) Job  

Site Whiston Hospital Town Prescot Salary £113,565 - £150,569 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 11/10/2026 23:59

This post is for a Locum Consultant in Geriatric Medicine. This is a whole-time fixed term post 12 months 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.

Applicants are required to be fully registered with the General Medical Council at the time of appointment.

Due to current service demands, we are only able to consider applicants who have relevant UK experience. Candidates must also be available to commence employment immediately or within a very short timeframe. We regret that we cannot progress applications that do not meet these essential requirements.

The job plan consists of 10 PAs per week – here is an example – this is not set

Monday

Tuesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

(1 in
8)

Sunday

(1 in
8)

AM

Ambulatory

(Frailty SDEC)

Ward round/ admin

Ambulatory

(Frailty SDEC)

Admin/SPA

Ward Round

DMOP cover

DMOP Cover

PM

SPA

Ambulatory

(Frailty SDEC)

Ambulatory

(Frailty SDEC)

on call /

cross cover/ admin SPA

Ambulatory (Frailty SDEC)

5 PA Frailty Ward

1 PA Admin

2 PA Ambulatory

1.5 PA SPA

0.5 OPAL

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The Secretary of State has approved the partnership between St Helens & Knowsley and Southport & Ormskirk Hospitals.

From 1 st July we have come together as a single organisation under the name Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

The Trust delivers acute hospital care, intermediate care, community, and primary care services to a population of over 600,000 people with a combined workforce of around 9000 dedicated and skilled staff from 17 locations including Whiston, Southport & Formby, St Helens, Ormskirk and Newton hospitals.

The Trust provides regional services for burns, plastic…