Consultant in Medicine of the Elderly & Stroke Medicine

About the role

NHS Lothian, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, is recruiting a permanent, full-time (40 hours per week) Consultant in Medicine of the Elderly and Stroke Medicine. The department wants a consultant geriatrician with potential for a special interest session, ideally focused on acute frailty, working alongside a supportive team to develop and deliver an acute frailty service within a multidisciplinary team. The post is for up to 10 posts, of which 1 will support the out-of-hours rota.

Key responsibilities

• In-patient care for frail older people
• Contribution to assessment and management of older people in the acute assessment frailty unit
• Weekday (Monday to Thursday) and weekend consultant on-call rota for Medicine of the Elderly
• Dedicated outpatient clinic
• Service planning, undergraduate teaching, supervision of junior doctors, clinical governance and quality improvement
• Opportunity for a special interest session and flexible job plan tailored to the applicant's interests
• Mentorship from experienced consultant geriatricians for newly appointed consultants

Required profile

• Full GMC registration, licence to practise and eligibility for the GMC Specialist Register
• UK-trained doctors: evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT or within 6 months of confirmed entry from the date of interview
• Portfolio Pathway doctors: only eligible for a substantive post once it has been awarded
• Non-UK applicants must demonstrate equivalent training

Applications are made through the online application form; CVs are not accepted and late applications are not considered. The interview is scheduled for 5 January 2027.