206913 - Consultant in Medicine of the Elderly - MCD

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.
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.

To this end, NHS Lothian welcomes applications from all sections of society.
Applicants must have full GMC Registration, a license 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 Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.

The successful candidate will join the MOE team at RIE. This post will contribute to the daily MOE input into the Acute Medical Unit to provide leadership, assessment and management of the frail elderly presenting at the front door including facilitating discharge for suitable patients to community services. Additionally, they will join the team of MOE Consultants providing ward-based acute medical care and treatment to the frail elderly in the RIE, and contribute to MOE medical liaison. There is a regular commitment to MOE on-call based at RIE. The successful applicant will join a supportive consultant group dedicated to the provision of excellent care to the frail elderly alongside high-quality postgraduate and undergraduate training.

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 Amanda Barugh
Clinical Director
Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, 51 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh, EH16 4SA
Telephone: (secretary)
Email:

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We cannot accept CVs 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 shortlisting. 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: 11/04/2025

Reference: 206913

Contract Type: Permanent

Posted On: 17 Feb 2025

Closing Date: 17/03/2025

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