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. Main duties of the job

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.

Weekly schedule

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Shift duties – AM

Southport – COE Unit (15 beds) SPA Southport – COE Unit (15 beds) Southport – COE Unit (15 beds) Southport – PTWR (on call)

Shift duties – PM

ADMIN Southport – Ortho‑Geriatrics Ward Referrals ADMIN SPA Southport – Ortho‑Geriatrics Ward Referrals SPA

Staffing plan

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 (9 am‑7 pm Resident) = 2.5 PA's per weekday on call (4 × 2.5 = 10) 1 weekend on call (9 am‑3 pm Resident) = 4 PA's per weekend on call *14 week on call cycle = 14 PA's – 1 PA per week in Job plan (PTWR (on call) plus 3 % uplift) Total PA's = 10

About us Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites. We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care. Our services Acute Care Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites. Primary Care Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital. Community Services Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre. Specialist Regional Services We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales. Achievements

Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018 Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal) National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme

Job description Job responsibilities Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of approximately 650,000 people, with a workforce of around 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff, Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (MWL) is one of the UK’s largest Trusts. The Trust provides a wide range of healthcare services at 5 hospitals and 16 community sites to people across St Helens, Knowsley, Halton, Southport, Ormskirk, parts of Liverpool and the surrounding areas. Alongside... Qualifications

Full GMC registration and on Specialist Register or within six months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) at time of interview Applicants that are UK trained, must ALSO be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), or be within six months of award of CCT by date of interview. Applicants that are non‑UK trained, will be required to provide evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT on successful application MBBS or equivalent medical qualification MRCP or equivalent medical qualification MD/PhD or equivalent medical qualification MBChB or equivalent medical qualification ALS / ATLS Certification

Knowledge and Experience – Essential

Successful completion of experience in specialties as Core medical trainee and Foundation trainee Successful completion of Specialist training in all aspects of general and geriatrics with all required competencies achieved. Broad Experience in Geriatrics and General Medicine Relevant experience in undertaking and organisation of Audit

Skills – Essential

Able to organise and manage outpatient priorities Able to teach clinical skills Ability to work in a team

Desirable

Evidence of participation in ED interface geriatrics

Other – Essential

Commitment to continuing medical education Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives and other Healthcare professionals

Other – Desirable

Publications in preferred journals

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