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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Consultant Geriatrician to join a dynamic and expanding Older Persons Medicine service in Northern Ireland.

This Consultant post has been developed to strengthen inpatient Care of the Elderly services and further enhance Acute Frailty and Acute Care at Home pathways. The successful candidate will join a collaborative, progressive, multidisciplinary department that delivers high-quality, patient-centred care for older adults across acute, frailty, rehabilitation, and community settings.

The role offers opportunities to contribute to service development, frailty innovation, orthogeriatrics, education, governance, and multidisciplinary leadership within a well-established Geriatric Medicine department.

Main Duties & Responsibilities

The Consultant Geriatrician will:

• Provide consultant-led care for older adults across inpatient and frailty services

• Deliver specialist assessment and management of frail older patients

• Support Acute Frailty services within Emergency Care pathways

• Participate in multidisciplinary ward rounds and frailty reviews

• Lead and supervise junior doctors and multidisciplinary teams

• Support development of Acute Care at Home and Frailty pathways

• Contribute to Orthogeriatrics service support and succession planning

• Participate in service development, quality improvement, and governance initiatives

• Support education, teaching, supervision, and appraisal activities

• Participate in weekend frailty and virtual ward rotas

• Maintain excellent communication with inpatient, emergency, and community teams

Service Overview

The department provides comprehensive Older Persons Medicine services, including:

• Acute Frailty assessment services

• Care of the Elderly inpatient wards

• Acute Care at Home / Virtual Ward services

• Falls and Syncope services

• Parkinson's and Movement Disorder services

• Osteoporosis and Bone Health pathways

• Rehabilitation and Community Geriatrics

• Orthogeriatrics support services

The multidisciplinary team includes:

• Consultant Geriatricians

• Specialist Frailty Nurses

• Physiotherapists

• Occupational Therapists

• Pharmacists

• Resident doctors and trainees

• Therapy Assistants

• Community frailty teams

The service works closely with:

• Emergency Departments

• Virtual Ward teams

• Community frailty pathways

• Rehabilitation services

• SDEC and Acute Medical teams

• Orthopaedic and Gastroenterology teams

Leadership, Teaching & Development

The role offers opportunities in:

• Clinical leadership within Geriatric Medicine

• Acute Frailty service development

• Orthogeriatrics development

• Medical education and supervision

• Undergraduate and postgraduate teaching

• Clinical governance and audit

• Quality improvement projects

• CPD, appraisal, and revalidation activities

The department actively supports:

• Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

• Consultant mentorship

• Educational supervision opportunities

• Leadership and management development

• Research and innovation activities

• Teaching and academic participation

Person Specification

Requirements

Essential

• Full GMC Registration with Licence to Practise

• MRCP or equivalent qualification

• GMC Specialist Register in Geriatric Medicine or within 6 months of CCT

• Minimum 1 year NHS experience

• Specialised training in Geriatric Medicine

• Wider General Medicine experience

• Excellent communication and leadership skills

• Evidence of multidisciplinary team working

• Understanding of Clinical Governance

• Evidence of clinical audit participation

• Ability to deliver high-quality patient-centred care

Desirable

• MD, PhD or higher postgraduate qualification

• Experience in Orthogeriatrics

• Teaching and educational supervision experience

• Research and publication experience

• Leadership and service development involvement

• Interest in Frailty, Community Geriatrics, Falls or Rehabilitation Medicine

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