Consultant in Department of Medicine for Older People

Job summary

Ward A7 is the Care of the Elderly inpatient ward consisting of 34 beds and is staffed with a multi-disciplinary team of consultants, nurses, therapists, pharmacists, and a discharge facilitator. The ward itself has recently been renovated and designed to improve staff and patient experience.

B12 is the Forget Me Not Ward and provides care for our patients with dementia. B12 has been designed specifically for dementia care with a wide garden space for patients to use whilst they stay with us.

The Frailty Assessment Unit runs Mon-Fri 9am-5pm and offers appointments to patients who would otherwise attend A&E or admitted as an inpatient. The multidisciplinary team of Nurse Consultant, ACPS, Physician Associates, doctors, therapists and pharmacists works with patients and community teams to complete CGAs and provide robust discharge plans to avoid unnecessary admissions.

Our Stroke Rehab Unit is based on B14 and forms part of the shared pathway between St Helen's and Knowsley and ourselves. Warrington based Hyperacute Stroke patients are treated initially at Whiston hospital before being transferred to our specialist MDT team for their rehab care.

OPSSU K25 (Older People's Short Stay Unit) was opened in June 2025. It is part of the Department of Medicine for Older People and provides care for patients aged 65 years and over, who may be ready to be discharged within 72 hours of admission on the Frailty Assessment Unit (FAU).

Main duties of the job

As a member of the Department of Medicine for Older People consultant team you will work as part of a multi-Disciplinary ward-based team overseeing the care of your patients.

Depending on your sub-specialty interests clinical and non-clinical sessions can be built into your job plan including but not limited to orthogeriatrics, perioperative medicine for older people undergoing surgery (POPS), movement disorder, dementia or acute medicine sessions. The IM&C CBU is focused on developing the service in new and innovative ways and would support sessions to develop new services.

Admin and SPA time is allocated accordingly, and you would also be part of the GIM on-call rota.

About us

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff. We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.

Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system. Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.

Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.

A CQC-rated 'good' organisation with 'outstanding' features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.

We employ nearly 5,000 people from over 80 nationalities, striving to be a diverse, inclusive employer and recognised leader in equality. We support flexible working, welcoming flexible applications. Proud of our many accreditations, we are embedding an anti-racist approach in all we do.