Consultant in Geriatric and General Medicine

Job overview

Join us as a Locum Consultant in Geriatric and General Medicine – Make a Real Impact at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Are you passionate about exceptional care for older adults? Looking to shape the future of geriatric medicine? Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) NHS Trust is offering an exciting opportunity for a Consultant in Geriatric and General Medicine, with a focus on Acute Geriatric Medicine.

NUH is one of the UK’s leading university hospitals, providing a supportive environment where innovation and development thrive. You’ll join a dynamic, multidisciplinary team dedicated to improving outcomes for frail older patients across hospital and community settings.

Why join NUH?

• Flexible and evolving role: Shape your own job plan, reviewed annually to match your interests and career goals.
• Wide scope of impact: Play a pivotal role in our acute/subacute geriatric wards and enhance the frailty pathway.
• Diverse exposure: Deliver expert care in the Geriatric Assessment Unit, provide in-reach to ED, and contribute to community geriatrics and surgical liaison services.
• Teaching hospital: Support research, innovation, and medical education while developing your own expertise.
• Meaningful work: Make a real difference to older people with complex needs, delivering personalised, compassionate care.

If you're seeking a role with variety, autonomy, and purpose—this is it.

Help shape the future of geriatric medicine in Nottingham.

Main duties of the job

The role of the acute medical Geriatrician has been developed over the last 5 years to provide specialist Geriatric medical input to frail older people within the acute medical admission pathway.  Our experience shows that patients who are on the Geriatric Assessment Unit, working with a multidisciplinary team results in more frail older people being discharged earlier in the pathway.

We in-reach into the Emergency Department and work alongside the emergency physicians in identifying frailty at the front door. We have also been part of the Acute Frailty Network and labelled a beacon site by them. More consultant geriatricians are being appointed to enable us to deliver this service more consistently across the week. We expect these roles to develop and change over the coming months and years as the acute medical pathways are reviewed so they are better able to meet the increasing demands being put on them.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Supportive, Flexible, and Future-Focused: A Role Designed Around You

We understand that a fulfilling career is about more than just what happens on the wards—it’s about being empowered, supported, and given the space to grow. That’s why we’ve designed this consultant post with flexibility, professional development, and long-term sustainability at its core.

You can find full details of the responsibilities and job description in the attached document, but here’s a summary of what you can expect:

A thoughtfully designed Job Plan Our draft job plan reflects our best current assessment based on a 10 PA model, with the standard split for new consultants at NUH of:

• 8 PAs Direct Clinical Care (DCC)
• 2 PAs Supporting Professional Activities (SPA)

This structure allows time for clinical excellence as well as education, leadership, research, and personal development. Additionally, all new consultants in the Geriatric service—aligned with other Royal College of Physicians Group I specialties—are allocated a 0.5 PA contribution to support the generalist and unselected needs of our patients. This contribution can either be provided directly by you or shared across the wider service.

Work-Life balance and flexibility We welcome applications from consultants who may wish to work part-time or flexibly. If that’s you, rest assured that we’re committed to creating a bespoke job plan that works for you and the service—developed in collaboration with you and your consultant colleagues.

Your support system from day one

• Access to a consultant mentor—either within the department or externally arranged.
• Participation in our New Consultants Group, which offers peer support, shared learning, and opportunities for collaboration across specialties.
• Annual appraisals and full support for 5-year GMC revalidation.

Primary base & cross-campus working While the service spans both of our major campuses, your primary base will be the Queen’s Medical Centre (QMC), with structured support in place for any cross-site working.

On-Call and Additional Commitments

• Specialty on-call weekends: ~1 in 6
• Specialty telephone on-call: ~1 in 25
• Acute Medicine Out-of-Hours (OOH) on-call shifts: ~1 in 30 (0.4 PA)

At NUH, we don’t just offer you a job—we offer you a place to belong, a team that values your expertise, and a structure that supports your success. Let’s shape the future of geriatric medicine, together.