Job summary
Consultant Geriatrician

The Consultant Geriatrician will provide expert medical care for older people in the acute hospital and across community-linked services. The role focuses on caring for frail older adults who have complex medical problems, reduced mobility, memory difficulties and social care needs.

The post holder could work across a range of services including the Frailty Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) unit, virtual ward, acute geriatric inpatient wards, orthogeriatric services (care of older patients with fractures), perioperative frailty services, falls services, and community geriatrics. The aim is to assess patients early, provide the right treatment, avoid unnecessary hospital admissions, and support safe and timely discharge. All job plans will include a contribution to Frailty SDEC across seven days.

The Consultant Geriatrician will work closely with doctors, nurses, therapists, pharmacists and social care colleagues to carry out Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment, helping patients maintain independence and improve outcomes. They will provide specialist advice to other medical and surgical teams, including supporting older patients before and after surgery.

The role also includes helping to develop and improve services, ensuring high standards of care and patient safety, and supporting the training and development of junior doctors and other staff

Main duties of the job
Role Requirements

• Provide expert medical care for older people across acute, perioperative, frailty, orthogeriatric, falls, and community services.
• Lead and deliver Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) for frail and complex patients.
• Participate in Frailty SDEC, virtual ward, acute inpatient geriatric wards, orthogeriatrics, perioperative frailty assessment, falls services.
• Ensure safe, timely discharge and continuity of care in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams and community services.
• Contribute to clinical governance, quality improvement, and service development initiatives.
• Support education, training, and supervision of junior doctors, medical students, and other healthcare professionals.

Managerial and Leadership

• Provide clinical leadership for geriatric services and act as a senior decision-maker for complex cases.
• Lead, mentor, and support junior medical staff and multidisciplinary team members.
• Participate in service planning, policy development, and implementation of best practice guidelines.
• Collaborate with other consultants, department leads, and hospital management to improve patient pathways and care delivery.

About us
We are a people business - where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care. The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment. We offer all of this in a vibrant, modern city with a historic reputation for adventure. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COMMUNICATION WILL BE ELECTRONIC, PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT REGULARLY. If you have any issues with applying online and need additional support including reasonable adjustments with the application process please contact the recruitment manager for this post who will put you in touch with the recruitment team. We recognise that work life balance is important for our colleagues and so we invite requests from applicants around less than full time/flexible working for our advertised roles. Please contact the recruiting manager to discuss this prior to your application submission. We commit to giving this full consideration in each case. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles, as diversity strengthens our teams. It is sometimes necessary to close vacancies before the closing date. If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.

Details
Date posted: 18 August 2026
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Consultant
Salary: £113,565 to £150,569 a year per annum (plus recruitment incentive)
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number: 216-G1-GER8220876
Job locations: Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, PL6 8DH, United Kingdom

Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see full job description and personal specification for further details of the main responsibilities and job purpose

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• MRCP (UK)
• Entry on GMC Specialist Register for Geriatric Medicine
• Essential medical experience at Registrar or Consultant Level

Desirable

• Relevant Higher degree (MD/PhD)
• Qualification in Medical Education

Application FORM
Essential

• MRCP

Desirable

• MRCP

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name: University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
Address: Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, PL6 8DH, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.plymouthhospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Integrated Care Medical Director, Kat Topor, kateryna.topor@nhs.net, 01752439279

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.