Consultant Physician in Geriatric Medicine
| Posting date: | 12 May 2026 |
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| Salary: | £113,565.00 to £150,569.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £113565.00 - £150569.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 09 June 2026 |
| Location: | Sutton Coldfield, B75 7RR |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C0020-26-0668 |
Summary
The post holder will join the OPAL/FSDEC/FAU team at University Hospitals Birmingham to provide senior clinical leadership within the newly expanded Frailty Same Day Emergency Care (FSDEC) service at Good Hope Hospital. This includes: *Delivering consultant-led frailty assessment and decision making for the Frailty SDEC operational from 08:00--20:00, 7 days per week, via a multi consultant rota (3.55 WTE). *Working closely with the Frailty Navigator and OPAL team to provide early identification, triage and streaming at the hospital front door. *Providing senior input to the Frailty Assessment Unit (FAU) for short stay (24--48 hour) geriatric assessment and stabilisation. *Participating in the daily 11:00 North Locality Frailty MDT, involving community GPs, frailty nurses, and acute medical team to ensure safe and coordinated transitions of care. This post sits at the centre of a whole system frailty pathway and aims to deliver early Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA), reduce avoidable admissions, improve ED flow, shorten length of stay, and support safe discharge aligned to national acute frailty standards. The role represents an opportunity to shape a pioneering frailty model within one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.