Consultant Physician in Geriatric Medicine

Woodston Personnel Ltd. • Beaverton, OR

5d • €238,221 - €286,151

About The Position

Our client seeks a highly skilled and collaborative Consultant Physician in Geriatric Medicine. Under the framework of Sláintecare and the National Clinical Programme for Older People (NCPOP), the role delivers modern, integrated, person-centred care across acute hospital settings and community ambulatory pathways. The postholder leads multidisciplinary clinical teams in providing Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA), developing subspecialty clinics, and connecting acute and integrated care hub services.

Requirements

• Registration as a Specialist in the Specialist Division of the Register of Medical Practitioners maintained by the Medical Council in Ireland in Geriatric Medicine, and General Internal Medicine where required for the post. Applicants within 3 to 6 months of eligibility for specialist registration may apply, but appointment is contingent on full specialist registration.
• Proven clinical expertise and high-level training in geriatric assessment, complex polypharmacy review, neurocognitive disorders, frailty interventions, and end-of-life care planning.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and collaborate within an interdisciplinary team.
• Excellent communication, ethical decision-making, and open-disclosure skills.
• Demonstrated commitment to quality improvement, clinical governance, and research.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working within integrated or community-facing older persons’ pathways.

Responsibilities

• Provide consultant-led inpatient care, manage acute admissions, and conduct specialty ward rounds for older adults, ensuring timely Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) and individualized care plans.
• Lead outpatient services, including Rapid Access Frailty Clinics, Falls & Syncope Clinics, Memory Assessment / Dementia Care, and Movement Disorder services.
• Collaborate with Specialist Geriatric Teams (SGTs), Community Health Networks (CHNs), and Integrated Care Programme for Older Persons (ICPOP) hubs to facilitate early supported discharge and prevent avoidable emergency admissions.
• Provide specialist input to inpatient liaison services according to service configuration, such as orthogeriatric liaison, perioperative older person care, or stroke rehabilitation.
• Participate in the acute general medical / geriatric on-call rota in accordance with rostered commitments under the POCC 2023.
• Direct multidisciplinary team meetings and participate in clinical audit, incident reporting, risk management, and service development in line with HSE national standards.
• Educate, train, and continuously assess undergraduate medical students and postgraduate trainees (RCPI / BST / HST), and provide interprofessional teaching with nursing and allied health professionals.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed