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
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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
