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University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant Geriatrician

The closing date is 12 January 2026

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Job summary

A Consultant Geriatrician is required for the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (QEHB), part of University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

The Department of Healthcare for Older People provides a comprehensive service for older adults, leading on the care of older adults across both hospital and community settings. The speciality wishes to recruit additional consultants: these are a combination of new and replacement posts. We welcome and can accommodate all sub-specialty interests and working less than full time can be accommodated. We provide front door frailty provision and comprehensive geriatric assessment to our local population.

The services offered at QEHB include:

*Inpatient care on Healthcare for Older People (HCOP) wards.

*Older Peoples Assessment & Liaison (OPAL)-front door frailty

*Peri-operative medicine including ortho-geriatrics, major trauma service, peri-operative care of older people undergoing surgery (POPS) and onco-geriatrics.

*Sub-specialty clinics including movement disorders, frailty, falls and bone health.

*Academic geriatric medicine with established links to the University of Birmingham.

*Frailty virtual wards.

*Community geriatrics including in-reach services to the local community hubs.

Further description of the specific services and priorities for the site can be discussed with the Clinical Service Lead Dr Luca Laghi (Luca.Laghi@uhb.nhs.uk).

Main duties of the job

Prerequisite:

*Must be entered onto the GMC register.

*Must possess MRCP or equivalent.

*Must be on the Specialist Register or within 6 months of CCT in Geriatric & Internal Medicine

Key Clinical Responsibilities:

*Care of patients and administrative duties related to patient care.

*Contribution to undergraduate, post-graduate and continuing medical education activity.

*Regular participation in speciality and multidisciplinary meetings.

*Regular participation in quality improvement, audit, and research.

*Provision of cover for consultant colleagues periods of leave in accordance with Trust policy.

*Evening, weekend and bank holiday on-call commitments for specialty and internal medicine.

*Support of the speciality and wider hospital in emergencies

Indicative job plan:

The post is 10 programmed activities, but working less than full time can be accommodated. The job plan will be tailored to a candidate's specialist interest, with opportunities available across acute and community settings.

8.0 PA Direct Clinical Care:

*7-day senior-led patient care

*Subspecialty work and associated administration

*Prospective cover for colleagues leave

*Up to 1PA for acute unselected medical take.

2.0 PA Supporting Professional Activity:

*CME/ CPD/ appraisal/ revalidation

*Clinical governance/ Quality improvement

*Service development

*Teaching

*Educational supervision

A detailed job plan will be agreed with the post holder on appointment.

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.

Details

Date posted

15 December 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£109,725 to £145,478 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

304-KDA-1098428

Job locations

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH


Job description

Job responsibilities

Training and experience in Geriatric and Internal Medicine in an accredited training programme.

Excellent communication skills

Team management skills

Ability to work in a multi-professional team.

Enthusiasm to contribute, develop and lead service development.

All consultants are managerially accountable through their CSL to the CDG Medical Director, who has overall responsibility for the services within the CDG. All consultants are ultimately accountable to the Hospital Executive Director who is their GMC Responsible Officer.

Candidates are required to hold CCT or equivalent in Geriatric and Internal Medicine.

Successful candidates will provide clinical and educational supervision to resident doctors (Foundation Year 1 through to Speciality Register) and other health professionals working in their team. In addition, participation in speciality and Trust-wide teaching programmes for undergraduate and postgraduate medical staff and members of the multidisciplinary team is encouraged.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Training and experience in Geriatric and Internal Medicine in an accredited training programme.

Excellent communication skills

Team management skills

Ability to work in a multi-professional team.

Enthusiasm to contribute, develop and lead service development.

All consultants are managerially accountable through their CSL to the CDG Medical Director, who has overall responsibility for the services within the CDG. All consultants are ultimately accountable to the Hospital Executive Director who is their GMC Responsible Officer.

Candidates are required to hold CCT or equivalent in Geriatric and Internal Medicine.

Successful candidates will provide clinical and educational supervision to resident doctors (Foundation Year 1 through to Speciality Register) and other health professionals working in their team. In addition, participation in speciality and Trust-wide teaching programmes for undergraduate and postgraduate medical staff and members of the multidisciplinary team is encouraged.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Entered onto the GMC register.
  • Possess MRCP or equivalent.
  • CCT in Geriatric and General Medicine or within 6 months of CCT in Geriatric & General Medicine.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Entered onto the GMC register.
  • Possess MRCP or equivalent.
  • CCT in Geriatric and General Medicine or within 6 months of CCT in Geriatric & General 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH


Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH


Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Hiring Manager

SMRO

Kevin.Andrews@uhb.nhs.uk

01217314934

Details

Date posted

15 December 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£109,725 to £145,478 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

304-KDA-1098428

Job locations

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH


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