Consultant Ortho-Geriatrician- Trauma and Orthopaedics/ HCOP

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust seeks a Consultant Ortho-Geriatrician to join a large trauma and perioperative service. You will lead care for older patients with fragility fractures and work in a MDT across surgery, geriatric medicine and nursing.

The role offers opportunities to develop clinical leadership, teaching and research within a board-approved expansion. A commitment to governance, compassionate care and patient safety is essential.

Qualifications

• Hold MRCP or equivalent qualification and GMC registration.
• CCT in Geriatric Medicine with specialty registration.
• Higher degree in relevant clinical or management subject (MD/PhD).
• Full GMC registration.

Responsibilities

• Senior ortho-geriatric input to patients admitted with fractured neck of femur.
• Review of orthopaedic outliers and complex trauma patients.
• Multidisciplinary decision-making to optimise outcomes and patient safety.
• Lead governance and contribute to education and quality improvement.

Skills

Geriatrics

Ortho-geriatric

Clinical governance

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Research & improvement

Education

MRCP or equivalent

CCT in Geriatric Medicine

MD/PhD or equivalent

Job description

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant Ortho-Geriatrician- Trauma and Orthopaedics/ HCOP

The closing date is 05 December 2026

University Hospitals Birmingham (UHB) is seeking one Consultant Ortho-Geriatrician to join one of the largest and most ambitious trauma and perioperative services in the UK.

A chance to make your mark

Join a growing, multidisciplinary fragility fracture and perioperative service at University Hospitals Birmingham. We are recruiting one Consultant Ortho geriatrician as part of a Board-supported expansion of care for older people undergoing surgery. This is an opportunity not simply to deliver excellent clinical care, but to help shape how that care is designed, evaluated and improved.

Our service manages approximately 1,000 hip fractures each year and brings together orthopaedic surgeons, specialist nursing, therapy, resident doctors and an expanding orthogeriatric workforce. You will have the support of experienced colleagues and the opportunity to build a sustainable consultant career with clinical, improvement, teaching and academic interests.

A service with momentum

Our recent NOF quality programme reported Q1 2026 crude mortality of 5.7%, with seven of eight NHFD indicators above the national average in the reported period. We are proud of the progress while remaining focused on timely surgery, mobilisation and the experience of older people and their families.

We have developed a curriculum-mapped orthopaedic education programme, with 97% of consultants registered trainers, and are investing in the trauma nurse practitioner workforce and redesigned resident doctor rotas.

Main duties of the job

Job Summary Continued:

Real-time feedback from 16 patients on Ward 18 was 100% good or very good in the August sample. We use this feedback to strengthen communication, discharge planning and compassionate, person-centred care.

Help us lead the next chapter

• Delirium: improve reliable 4AT assessment, prevention, recognition and management, drawing on learning from the NHFD 2026 report.
• Fragility fracture: strengthen multidisciplinary perioperative optimisation, early mobilisation, discharge and secondary fracture prevention, including fracture liaison pathways.
• Research and improvement: pursue audit, quality improvement and research questions in a high-volume service, with opportunities to work with colleagues across UHB and its wider academic environment.
• Education and leadership: mentor resident doctors and the wider MDT, contribute to governance, and develop a portfolio reflecting your strengths and ambitions.

Main Duties:

The post holder will be part of the multi‑disciplinary team approach to care with the specialty of Ortho‑geriatrician and will be supported by Resident doctor team within Orthopaedics[TL1.1]. The post holder with support will continue to develop the role of geriatric medicine within the trauma unit, enhancing the patient's experience, continuing with the quality improvements for patients as part of the Fractured Neck of Femur pathways

About us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Job responsibilities

Main Duties Continued: Please note for a specific detailed job description for this vacancy please see attached job description

This role offers a balanced blend of clinical care, leadership and development, tailored to the successful candidate's experience and interests.

Clinical Responsibilities

• Senior ortho‑geriatric input to patients admitted with fractured neck of femur
• Review of orthopaedic outliers and complex trauma patients
• Multidisciplinary decision‑making to optimise outcomes, reduce complications and length of stay
• Support for families and carers during high‑risk decision‑making

The appointee should have a special interest in care of the elderly with fragility fracture whether as in‑patients or in the out‑patient setting and also in Orthopaedic care for the elderly, specifically those admitted with Fractured Neck of Femur. The post will support collaboration between Surgeon and Geriatrician in the management of older people following trauma and enhance training for foundation doctors.

You will hold Full Registration with the General Medical Council.

• You will work as part of a collaborative approach in providing the best quality of care for our patients within the Fractured Neck of Femur unit at Heartlands Hospital
• You will hold clinical responsibility for the patients in your care, ensuring that dignity, compassion and safeguarding are at the forefront of the patients' care.
• You will lead senior decision‑making around patient's care, supporting the learning of more junior doctors and trainees
• You will evidence and maintain a good knowledge and understanding of Governance

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Hold MRCP or equivalent qualification.Evidence of continuing professional development. Degree Level education or equivalent. CCT in Geriatric Medicine and registered on the speciality register
• Full registration with the General Medical Council
• Higher degree in relevant Clinical or management subject. (MD, PhD or equivalent)

Experience

• Experience in liaison geriatrics in the form of Ortho Geriatrics and surgical liaison.
• Broad experience in the management of all aspects of geriatric medicine.
• Demonstrates the underpinning subject specific competencies relevant to the role setting and scope.
• Clinically evaluates and manages a patient, formulating a prioritised differential diagnosis, initiating an appropriate management plan, and reviewing and adjusting this dependent on the outcomes of treatment.
• Good practical clinical skills.
• Good understanding of Clinical Governance.
• Good understanding of safeguarding. Practices with the professional values and behaviours expected of all doctors as set out in GMC Good Medical Practice and Generic Professional Capabilities Framework
• Respects patients' dignity, ensures confidentiality and appropriate communication where potentially difficult barriers exist, including communication with parents/carers.
• Demonstrates key generic skills around the areas of consent, ensuring humane interventions, prescribing medicines safely and using medical devices safely.
• Adheres to professional requirements, participating in annual appraisal, job planning and reviews of performance and progression.
• Aware of legal responsibilities relevant to the role, such as around mental capacity and deprivation of liberty; data protection; Gillick competence: equality and diversity
• Takes prompt action where there is an issue with the safety or quality of patient care, raises and escalates concerns, through clinical governance systems, where necessary Collaborates with multidisciplinary and interprofessional teams to manage risk and issues across organization and settings, with respect for and recognition of the roles of other health professionals.
• Evaluates and audits own and others' clinical practice and acts on the findings. Reflects on personal behaviour and practice, responding to learning opportunities.
• Preparation and implementation of strategy. Demonstrate evidence of sound financial management. Evidence of effectively managing service/transformational change. Experience of managing Clinical services

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.

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust