Job summary

Employer heading

Consultant Geriatrician with a Specialist Interest in Orthogeriatrics

YC72

Job overview

Liverpool University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust wishes to appoint a Consultant Geriatrician with a specialist interest in orthogeriatrics primarily based at its Aintree Site (full time 10PA + on call). Applications for less than full time working will be considered. We are looking for dynamic and enthusiastic individuals to expand our orthogeriatrics team in order to support the expanded Trauma services at the Aintree site.    

Aintree, as part of the Major Trauma Centre Collaborative (MTCC), a partnership between Aintree University Hospital NHS Trust, Royal Liverpool & Broadgreen university Hospitals NHS Trust and The Walton Centre NHS Foundation trust, is the regional Major Trauma Centre for the North West. As such, Aintree cares for approximately 800 fracture neck of femurs per year. The orthogeriatrics team supports patients over the age of 65yrs with daily MDT and ward round and works closely with the orthopaedics MDT to provide holistic care for this group of patients. We are keen to develop the service to include more of our older population including those with distal femur fractures.

Main duties of the job

General:

· 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.

Orthogeriatrics:

· The successful applicant will be expected to work along with other orthogeriatricians to provide geriatrician input into the orthopaedic wards, reviewing patients and contributing to the hip fracture pathway.

· They will have sessional work on the orthopaedic wards. This will include involvement in the MDT meeting and completion of orthogeriatrics assessment, contributing to best practice tariff. The number of patients will vary each day, dependent on the number of hip fractures, but would be expected to average 15 per day.

· There will also be opportunity to work within the Trauma Service and for metabolic bone clinics

Working for our organisation

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women’s Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

For roles at Liverpool Women’s, visit their careers page.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for a detailed job description including main duties and responsibilities.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• MB ChB (or equivalent) MRCP (or equivalent)

Desirable criteria

• Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians
• Higher degree such as MD or PhD

Registration

Essential criteria

• Full registration with the GMC and licence to practise (or eligible for) On GMC specialist register for Geriatric and General Medicine or Eligible for specialist register in Geriatric and General Medicine

Clinical Experience

Essential criteria

• CCT in Geriatric and General Medicine (or equivalent training) or within 6 months of attaining one at time of interview.
• Clinical experience in frailty

Desirable criteria

• Geriatric and General Medicine experience across the specialties and for the duration required for CCT.
• Evidence of continuing medical education

Teaching & Training

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of continuing medical education
• Evidence of training & education (PGCE)
• Evidence of delivery of education, both undergraduate and postgraduate

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

• Name
• Dr Lucinda Baldwin
• Job title
• Clinical Director for Medicine for Older People
• Email address
• lucinda.baldwin@liverpoolft.nhs.uk
• Telephone number
• 0151 529 8703
• Additional information

• For further information, please contact Dr Lucinda Baldwin - 0151 529 8703

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