Consultant in Medicine Elderly and General Medicine

Consultant in Medicine of the Elderly and General Medicine

WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL

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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 licence to practise and be 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 the Western General Hospital.

This post is based in the Departments of Medicine of the Elderly & Stroke, and Acute Medicine, at the Western General Hospital, Edinburgh.

Both departments encompass dynamic and innovative teams of consultants committed to improving the care of frailer older patients that present to hospital.

The job is for a consultant post working in the Medicine of the Elderly & Stroke Medicine department with a sessional commitment to Acute Medicine. The post is for 10 PA’s, of which 2 PA will be for a commitment to Acute Medicine, 1 PA a commitment to the Medicine of the Elderly out of hours rota, and 1 PA dedicated to Medical Education.

Clinical duties will include:

• The acute assessment and early management of older patients with markers of frailty presenting to front‑door medical assessment areas
• MAU activity – weekday activity – 6–7 mid‑week blocks (Monday to Wednesday, or Wednesday to Friday) annualised
• SDEC activity – annualised activity (16 × 08:30 – 14:00 and 16 × 14:00 – 19:00 shifts or 16 × 08:30 – 19:00 shifts)
• Assessment and Rehabilitation of Older Adults via admission avoidance or enhanced supported discharge pathways (ARC)
• Continued development of the hospital‑wide acute frailty pathways
• Commitment to the Medicine of the Elderly on‑call rotas (1:11 weekdays / weekends)

The job plan can be tailored to the needs or interests of the individual applicant.

More detailed departmental and specialty information can be found in the job description available via email address / link below.

Dr Jenni Crane, Clinical Director
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Dr Elizabeth Keane, Clinical Director Medicine of the Elderly
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Dr Claire Mackintosh, Associate Medical Director
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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.

Closing Date: 21/03/2026

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Interview Date: 13/04/2026