# Consultant in Medicine of the Elderly > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for NHS Lothian. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-in-medicine-of-the-elderly/9df0a984-0003-40d7-98f1-4b17d7b44d86 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-in-medicine-of-the-elderly/9df0a984-0003-40d7-98f1-4b17d7b44d86.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** NHS Lothian - **Town:** Edinburgh - **Region:** East of Scotland - **Country:** Scotland - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Geriatric Medicine - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £111,430 - £148,064 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - **Closing date:** 2026-06-19T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-22T13:47:23.064Z - **Source information URL:** https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/JobDetail?JobId=259841 - **Application URL:** https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/DecideInternalExternal/DecideInternalExternal?JobId=259841 - **Employer website:** https://www.nhslothian.scot ## Job Content NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society. ### NHS Lothian ### Consultant in Medicine of the Elderly ### Western General Hospital & Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh ### Closing : 19/06/2026 NHS Lothian is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Lothian welcomes applications from all sections of society. We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices. Applicants must have full GMC Registration, a license to practise and eligible for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register. Those trained in the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT or be within 6 months of confirmed entry from the date of interview. Portfolio Pathway (formerly known as CESR - Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration) route doctors are only eligible to apply for a substantive consultant post once it has been awarded. Non-UK applicants must demonstrate equivalent training. Applications are welcome for the above Permanent, full time (40 hours per week) post based in WGH/RIE. The department of Medicine of the Elderly, Western General Hospital Edinburgh, wish to appoint a consultant geriatrician with potential for a special interest session. This is an exciting opportunity for applicants with an interest in acute frailty to work alongside an enthusiastic, supportive and motivated team of geriatricians to continue to develop and provide an innovative acute frailty service. The service will continue its commitment to improve the quality of care for older frail people and provide CGA within a well established and dynamic MDT. There may be the opportunity for job planned time to support the acute frailty services in emergency areas of the hospital and help to develop a more seamless and equitable service. Medicine for the Elderly activity will include in-patient care for frail older people, contribution to the assessment and management of older people in the acute assessment frailty unit, and contribution to the weekday (Monday – Thursday) and weekend consultant on call rota for Medicine for the Elderly at the Western General Hospital. There is opportunity to have a dedicated outpatient clinic. There is some flexibility within job plan which can be tailored to the interest of applicants. There is the opportunity for a successful applicant to negotiate a speciality session within Medicine of the Elderly based on interests and service needs. The department has an excellent reputation for education and training, quality improvement and clinical research, and non-clinical interests will be encouraged. The successful candidate will contribute to service planning; delivery of undergraduate teaching; supervision of junior doctors; clinical governance and quality improvement. For newly appointment consultants there is the opportunity of mentorship offered by existing experienced and supportive consultant geriatricians. The post is for a substantive Consultant in Medicine for the Elderly & Stroke Medicine and will be for up to 7PAs, of which 1PAs will be to support the out of hours rota. Applicants must be on the Specialist Register, or be within 6 months of the anticipated award of CCT or already in possession of CESR (CP) at the time of interview for the post. Anticipated interview date between November and December 2023. We welcome all applications from interested candidates. More detailed departmental and specialty information can be found in the job description available via email address / link below. For an informal discussion please contact: Dr Elizabeth Keane Clinical Director, Medicine of the Elderly Directorate of Medicine Western General Hospital Email: Elizabeth.keane@nhs.scot OR Dr Andrew Pearson Consultant Medicine of the Elderly Directorate of Medicine Western General Hospital Email: Andrew.pearson@nhs.scot OR Dr Claire Mackintosh Associate Medical Director Western General Hospital Email: claire.mackintosh3@nhs.scot If viewing from an external site, please visit https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk for a job pack detailing the minimum requirements for this post and details of how to apply. We cannot accept CV’s as a form of application and only a completed online application form will be accepted. Personal information will not be sent with the application for short listing. The application form will be identified by the candidate number only to ensure that all applicants are treated equally. ***PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early*** Interview Date: 09/07/2026 ## Job Details NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society. NHS Lothian Consultant in Medicine of the Elderly Western General Hospital & Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh Closing : 19/06/2026 NHS Lothian is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Lothian welcomes applications from all sections of society. We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices. Applicants must have full GMC Registration, a license to practise and eligible for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register. Those trained in the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT or be within 6 months of confirmed entry from the date of interview. Portfolio Pathway (formerly known as CESR - Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration) route doctors are only eligible to apply for a substantive consultant post once it has been awarded. Non-UK applicants must demonstrate equivalent training. Applications are welcome for the above Permanent, full time (40 hours per week) post based in WGH/RIE. The department of Medicine of the Elderly, Western General Hospital Edinburgh, wish to appoint a consultant geriatrician with potential for a special interest session. This is an exciting opportunity for applicants with an interest in acute frailty to work alongside an enthusiastic, supportive and motivated team of geriatricians to continue to develop and provide an innovative acute frailty service. The service will continue its commitment to improve the quality of care for older frail people and provide CGA within a well established and dynamic MDT. There may be the opportunity for job planned time to support the acute frailty services in emergency areas of the hospital and help to develop a more seamless and equitable service. Medicine for the Elderly activity will include in-patient care for frail older people, contribution to the assessment and management of older people in the acute assessment frailty unit, and contribution to the weekday (Monday – Thursday) and weekend consultant on call rota for Medicine for the Elderly at the Western General Hospital. There is opportunity to have a dedicated outpatient clinic. There is some flexibility within job plan which can be tailored to the interest of applicants. There is the opportunity for a successful applicant to negotiate a speciality session within Medicine of the Elderly based on interests and service needs. The department has an excellent reputation for education and training, quality improvement and clinical research, and non-clinical interests will be encouraged. The successful candidate will contribute to service planning; delivery of undergraduate teaching; supervision of junior doctors; clinical governance and quality improvement. For newly appointment consultants there is the opportunity of mentorship offered by existing experienced and supportive consultant geriatricians. The post is for a substantive Consultant in Medicine for the Elderly & Stroke Medicine and will be for up to 7PAs, of which 1PAs will be to support the out of hours rota. Applicants must be on the Specialist Register, or be within 6 months of the anticipated award of CCT or already in possession of CESR (CP) at the time of interview for the post. Anticipated interview date between November and December 2023. We welcome all applications from interested candidates. More detailed departmental and specialty information can be found in the job description available via email address / link below. For an informal discussion please contact: Dr Elizabeth Keane Clinical Director, Medicine of the Elderly Directorate of Medicine Western General Hospital Email: Elizabeth.keane@nhs.scot OR Dr Andrew Pearson Consultant Medicine of the Elderly Directorate of Medicine Western General Hospital Email: Andrew.pearson@nhs.scot OR Dr Claire Mackintosh Associate Medical Director Western General Hospital Email: claire.mackintosh3@nhs.scot If viewing from an external site, please visit https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk for a job pack detailing the minimum requirements for this post and details of how to apply. We cannot accept CV’s as a form of application and only a completed online application form will be accepted. Personal information will not be sent with the application for short listing. The application form will be identified by the candidate number only to ensure that all applicants are treated equally. ***PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early*** Interview Date: 09/07/2026 ## Person Specification ### Ability **Essential** - Ability to take full responsibility for independent management of patients - Ability to communicate effectively and clearly with patients and other team members ### Experience **Essential** - Experience in the direct clinical care of frail older people and acute general medicine. **Desirable** - Experience of development of acute frailty service or team. ### Motivation **Essential** - Evidence of commitment to: patient-focused care - Evidence of commitment to: continuous professional development and life-long learning - Evidence of commitment to: effective and efficient use of resources **Desirable** - Desire to develop services for patients ### Team Working **Essential** - Ability to work in a team with colleagues in own and other disciplines - Ability to organise time efficiently and effectively - Reliability - Evidence of excellent communication skills **Desirable** - Ability to motivate colleagues - Evidence of previous managerial training and experience - Evidence of willingness to take on tasks/roles to further the aims of the service ### Teaching and Audit **Essential** - Evidence of commitment to: clinical audit and quality improvement - Evidence of commitment to: formal and informal teaching and training of doctors in training, medical students and other clinical staff - Evidence of commitment to: learning and continuing professional development **Desirable** - Experience as a clinical educator. - Experience of designing and delivering teaching programmes, including simulation experience. - Experience of designing audits and quality improvement - Evidence of training in clinical and / or educational supervision ### Circumstances of Job **Essential** - This post will be based at the Western General Hospital. - On call will be as part of the Medicine of the Elderly team. ### Academic Achievements **Essential** - Evidence of research activity and presentations - Evidence of poster or oral presentations at national or international meetings **Desirable** - Evidence of research and publications in peer reviewed journals - Additional post-graduate qualifications, e.g. MD/ PhD/MSc ### Qualifications and Training **Essential** - GMC registered medical practitioner - Licence to practice - CCT in Geriatric and General Medicine, or within 6 months of CCT **Desirable** - Additional post-graduate qualifications, e.g. MD/ PhD/MSc ## Documents - [249437 Job Description (PDF, KB)](https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=1154116&JobId=259841) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.