Ortho- Geriatric Consultant

Job summary

University Hospitals Birmingham (UHB) is seeking two Consultant Ortho-Geriatricians / Perioperative Geriatricians to join one of the largest and most ambitious trauma and perioperative services in the UK.

This post is part of a Board-supported, expansion of frailty and perioperative medicine, reflecting our commitment to delivering outstanding care for older people undergoing surgery from fragility fractures to complex trauma.

We welcome applications from:

Established ortho-geriatricians

Geriatricians with a strong interest in perioperative medicine / POPS

Consultants transitioning into ortho-geriatrics or trauma-focused roles

UHB manages approximately 1,000 neck of femur fractures annually, within the largest Fragility Fracture service in the UK and Europe. This scale is matched by depth of senior support and multidisciplinary expertise, including:

A growing ortho-geriatric consultant team (two new substantive posts created)

38 Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeons

Senior Fragility Fellowship

Established advanced nurse practitioners and therapy teams

Embedded Quality Improvement and governance infrastructure

Strong links to major trauma, critical care and perioperative services at QEHB

Importantly, this is not a lone-working role. The service is designed to distribute clinical workload, protect consultant sustainability, and create capacity for leadership, education and development.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be part of the multi-disciplinary team approach to care with the specialty of Orthogeriatrician and will be supported by Resident doctor team within Orthopaedics. The post holder with support will continue to develop the role of geriatric medicine within the trauma unit, enhancing the patient experience, continuing with the quality improvements for patients as part of the Fractured Neck of Femur pathways

This role offers a balanced blend of clinical care, leadership and development, tailored to the successful

candidates experience and interests.

Clinical Responsibilities

Senior ortho-geriatric input to patients admitted with fractured neck of femur

Review of orthopaedic outliers and complex trauma patients

Multidisciplinary decision-making to optimise outcomes, reduce complications and length of stay

Support for families and carers during high-risk decision-making

Perioperative & POPS Opportunities

For candidates with POPS or perioperative medicine interests, there is scope to:

Contribute to perioperative pathways

Develop surgical liaison roles across trauma pathways

Align with national perioperative medicine priorities and models of care

Explore links with major trauma and complex surgery

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: 27 May 2026
• Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
• Salary: £109,725 to £145,478 a year
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: 14985
• Job locations: Heartlands Hospital, Bordesley Green E, Birmingham, West Midlands, B9 5SS, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

The appointee should have a special interest in care of the elderly with fragility fracture whether as in-patients or in the out-patient setting and also in Orthopaedic care for the elderly, specifically those admitted with Fractured Neck of Femur. The post will support collaboration between Surgeon and Geriatrician in the management of older people following trauma and enhance training for foundation doctors.

You will hold Full Registration with the General Medical Council.

You will work as part of a collaborative approach in providing the best quality of care for our patients within the Fractured Neck of Femur unit at Heartlands Hospital

You will hold clinical responsibility for the patients in your care, ensuring that dignity, compassion and safeguarding are at the forefront of the patients care.

You will lead senior decision-making around patients care, supporting the learning of more resident doctors and trainees

You will evidence and maintain a good knowledge and understanding of Governance

Key Responsibilities

Medical care of Orthogeriatric patients on our Trauma wards, predominantly fractured neck of femur patients.

Maintaining the highest clinical standards in the management of Orthogeriatric patients on the trauma unit and other clinical areas, as required.

To share with colleagues responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Orthogeriatric patients on the trauma unit, in line with national and local clinical guidelines.

Teaching and training of resident staff, medical students and Allied Health Professionals.

To have responsibility for ensuring active participation in continuing medical education (CME).

To actively participate in both departmental and Trusts matters concerning Clinical Governance and audit.

To attend meetings as appropriate.

Fulfil duties of weekly timetables, including out of hours or weeks with prior agreement.

The post holder we be expected to record their findings and generally investigate and prepare the patients for Orthopaedic surgical operation or other treatment and maintain the patients' medical care during their inpatient episode.

The post holder will be required to attend the daily Trauma meeting when on duty and may be required to present patients as needed