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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