Job Description
Consultant Geriatrician - Acute Frailty Care and Clinical Lecturer
Consultant Geriatrician with Specialist Interest in Acute Frailty Care and Clinical Lecturer.
Responsibilities
Develop, implement and evaluate innovative 7‑day frailty services for older people in hospital and community settings.
Collaborate with other geriatricians and multidisciplinary teams to deliver seamless, equitable care.
Provide acute frailty service support in emergency areas, with a sessional regime that evolves alongside service development.
Deliver comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) on general geriatric and re‑ablement wards, leading the MDT‑based care on these wards.
Oversee in‑patient wards comprising 14‑28 beds, managing an average of 2‑4 new admissions daily.
Support trainees, junior doctors, Advanced Nurse Practitioners and STRs (sessional team‑based care) at Broadgreen and Royal Liverpool sites.
Develop outpatient rapid‑access frailty clinics, working with nurses, therapy staff and the MDT geriatric outpatient department.
Contact
Dr Matthew Tedford – Clinical Director‑Geriatric Medicine
Email: Matthew.Tedford@liverpoolft.nhs.uk
Tele: 0151 282 6494
Dr Mark Lawton – Divisional Medical Director‑Medicine
PA Perditta Barnes – 0151 706 3147
Dr Alison Diack – Frailty Services Lead – 0151 282 6874 (Royal & Broadgreen Sites)
Seniority Level
Mid‑Senior Level
Employment Type
Full‑Time
Job Function
Health Care Provider
Hospitals and Health Care
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Job Details
Posted Date:
November 20, 2025
Job Type:
Consulting
Location:
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Company:
NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group
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