Consultant Physician in Geriatric Medicine
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The closing date is 09 June 2026
Geriatric Medicine Consultants are required for the expansion of OPAL, FSDEC & FAU services at Good Hope Hospital, part of University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
We are looking for highly motivated and skilled individuals to join a genuinely innovative frailty service at an early stage of development, giving you an opportunity to shape FSDEC, OPAL and FAU pathways from the outset.
This post sits at the centre of a whole system frailty pathway and aims to deliver early Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA), reduce avoidable admissions, improve ED flow, shorten length of stay, and support safe discharge aligned to national acute frailty standards. Including:
* Delivering consultant-led frailty assessment and decision making for the Frailty SDEC operational from 08:00–20:00, 7 days per week, via a multi consultant rota (3.55 WTE).
* Working closely with the Frailty Navigator and OPAL team to provide early identification, triage and streaming at the hospital front door.
* Providing senior input to the Frailty Assessment Unit (FAU) for short stay (24–48 hour) geriatric assessment and stabilisation.
* Participating in the daily 11:00 North Locality Frailty MDT, involving community GPs, frailty nurses, and acute medical team to ensure safe and coordinated transitions of care.
*** Interviews will be held on 19th June - please ensure you will be free to attend at Good Hope Hospital ***
Main duties of the job
Total: 10 PAs (WTE)
Final job plan will be agreed with the post holder upon appointment.
Direct Clinical Care – 8.0 PAs
* Frailty SDEC sessions (working within 08:00–20:00 span via consultant rota)
* OPAL front door frailty assessment and streaming
* Daily 11am North Locality frailty MDT
* Time allocated for multidisciplinary collaboration and communication
* Supervision of resident doctors and allied health professionals
Supporting Professional Activities – 2.0 PAs
* Teaching and educational supervision
* Clinical governance & audit
* Research and innovation
Optional Additional PAs
* Acute medicine on call (if mutually agreed)
* Additional service development or clinical leadership responsibilities
On Call (Optional)
* This post is not primarily designed for acute GIM on call, but on call can be incorporated where appropriate, depending on applicant preference and service requirements.
* Additional PAs will be discussed during job planning.
We strongly encourage interested candidates to visit the department and meet the team. Applicants seeking flexible working arrangements or part-time roles are warmly welcomed.
About us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Job responsibilities
The post holder will join the OPAL/FSDEC/FAU team at University Hospitals Birmingham to provide senior clinical leadership within the newly expanded Frailty Same Day Emergency Care (FSDEC) service at Good Hope Hospital. This includes:
* Delivering consultant-led frailty assessment and decision making for the Frailty SDEC operational from 08:00–20:00, 7 days per week, via a multi consultant rota (3.55 WTE).
* Working closely with the Frailty Navigator and OPAL team to provide early identification, triage and streaming at the hospital front door.
* Providing senior input to the Frailty Assessment Unit (FAU) for short stay (24–48 hour) geriatric assessment and stabilisation.
* Participating in the daily 11:00 North Locality Frailty MDT, involving community GPs, frailty nurses, and acute medical team to ensure safe and coordinated transitions of care.
This post sits at the centre of a whole system frailty pathway and aims to deliver early Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA), reduce avoidable admissions, improve ED flow, shorten length of stay, and support safe discharge aligned to national acute frailty standards.
The role represents an opportunity to shape a pioneering frailty model within one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* MRCP or equivalent. Entered on the GMC Register, CCST in geriatric and general internal medicine or equivalent within 6 months of interview.
* Higher Degree
Experience
* Eligible for inclusion on the GMC specialist register in geriatric medicine and general (acute) medicine or equivalent
* Initiatives demonstrating enthusiasm and commitment to the medical care of older adults.
* Comprehensive clinical experience of geriatric and general (acute) medicine.
* A record of research and/or clinical audit interest relating to the acute care of older patients evidenced by publications in peer-reviewed journals or formal reports to health care organisations, OR
* A period of research leading to a higher degree & a continuing research interest in the field of geriatric medicine.
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.
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