Consultant Geriatrician with specialist interest in Frailty

Liverpool University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust wishes to appoint a Consultant Geriatrician with a specialist interest in frailty primarily based at its Aintree Site (Less than full time 8PA). We are looking for dynamic and enthusiastic individuals to expand our geriatrics team. This is a vacant position in the Trust. We have a well-established and innovative team of Geriatricians who provide general and sub specialty services including a Frailty Assessment Unit, Hyperacute Stroke Unit providing 24/7 thrombolysis and endovascular intervention, Orthogeriatrics providing Orthopaedic in-reach, Community Geriatrics working with Integrated care Teams, Metabolic Bone Disease services, Parkinson's disease service, Falls service and a Day Hospital service. Applicants must be eligible for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register and should have CCT in Geriatric Medicine and General (Internal) Medicine (or equivalent), or be within six months of this at time of interview. For further information, please contact Dr Lucinda Baldwin - Clinical Director for Older People and Frailty on 0151 529 8703.

Acute Geriatrics: The successful applicant will provide frailty in reach services to the emergency floor They will provide clinical supervision to trainees in the Department of Medicine for Older People and Stroke and supervise undergraduates and other students within the department There is the opportunity to develop links with community services and be involved with development of a pro-active care hub.