Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Resident Clinical Fellow in Geriatric Medicine

The closing date is 19 February 2026

Job summary

This post is for a Resident Clinical Fellow in Geriatric Medicine. This is a whole time post offering an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated Medic to join a dynamic, rapidly expanding team delivering multidisciplinary acute care in Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals.

Due to the short-term nature of the role/service demand, the successful candidate must hold full registration with the GMC and have existing right to live and work in the UK, at the time of application.

Candidates who are not GMC registered or do not hold existingright to live and work in the UK, at the time of application will not progress through the shortlisting stage.

Main duties of the job

Duties and Responsibilities

Clinical Responsibilities

Participate in the initial assessment and management of patients with the supervision of more experienced members of the team.

Liaise with other members of the clinical team and other specialties.

Advise FYP trainees and ANPs about management of patients.

Develop skills in managing the wards to avoid unnecessary patient delays and maintain good clinical care to all patients.

Professional Responsibilities

To participate in clinical audit and or quality improvement (QI) project.

To participate in continuing professional development.

Educational supervision will be provided.

To maintain a portfolio of training.

To comply with Trust policies and procedures, have (and maintain) GMC registration /licensing.

Administrative Responsibilities

To ensure good documentation and record keeping

To ensure all admin tasks including are complete within local Trust targets.

About us

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.

Our services:

Acute Care

Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.

Primary Care

Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.

Community Services

Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.

Specialist Regional Services

We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.

Achievements:

Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme

Date posted

05 February 2026

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£52,656 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

4 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

409-7709809

Job locations

Whiston Hospital

Warrington Road

Prescot

L35 5DR

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please ensure you have read through the attached Job Description and Person Specification before submitting your application.

Advertising date: 5th February 2026

Closing date: 19th February 2026

Shortlisting date: 23rd February 2026

Proposed Interview date:TBC

Please note, this post may close earlier than advertised if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please ensure you have read through the attached Job Description and Person Specification before submitting your application.

Advertising date: 5th February 2026

Closing date: 19th February 2026

Shortlisting date: 23rd February 2026

Proposed Interview date:TBC

Please note, this post may close earlier than advertised if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Applicants must be eligible for full registration with the GMC at the time of application
MB ChB or equivalent medical qualification
Hold a valid ALS certificate at the time of commencing post.

Experience

Essential

Evidence of achievement of Foundation competencies from a UKFPO affiliated Foundation Programme or equivalent by time of commencing post, in line with GMC standards / Good Medical Practice
Competent to work without direct clinical supervision, where appropriate
Knowledge, interest and commitment to clinical audit or quality improvement.

Skills

Essential

Excellent communication skills and the ability to communicate medical topics to patients and colleagues in a clear and sensitive way
Evidence of competence to manage medical emergencies and medical inpatients through continuous work based assessments, portfolio evidence, including log book documentation, if appropriate
Ability to organise and manage clinical priorities

Desirable

Ability to teach clinical skills, where appropriate.

Other

Essential

Commitment to continuing medical education
IT literate

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Applicants must be eligible for full registration with the GMC at the time of application
MB ChB or equivalent medical qualification
Hold a valid ALS certificate at the time of commencing post.

Experience

Essential

Evidence of achievement of Foundation competencies from a UKFPO affiliated Foundation Programme or equivalent by time of commencing post, in line with GMC standards / Good Medical Practice
Competent to work without direct clinical supervision, where appropriate
Knowledge, interest and commitment to clinical audit or quality improvement.

Skills

Essential

Excellent communication skills and the ability to communicate medical topics to patients and colleagues in a clear and sensitive way
Evidence of competence to manage medical emergencies and medical inpatients through continuous work based assessments, portfolio evidence, including log book documentation, if appropriate
Ability to organise and manage clinical priorities

Desirable

Ability to teach clinical skills, where appropriate.

Other

Essential

Commitment to continuing medical education
IT literate

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Whiston Hospital

Warrington Road

Prescot

L35 5DR

Employer's website

https://www.merseywestlancs.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Whiston Hospital

Warrington Road

Prescot

L35 5DR

Employer's website

https://www.merseywestlancs.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)