Consultant in Medicine of the Elderly and General Medicine - 260405 PM

Consultant in Acute and General Medicine (24 hours per week)

ST JOHNS 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 license to practise and 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 invited from suitably qualified individuals to apply for the position of Consultant in General Medicine and Medicine of the Elderly based at St John’s Hospital, Livingston in NHS Lothian.

The successful applicants will join a team of enthusiastic and motivated consultant physicians in a unit recognised for its innovation and passion for improvement. The unit has a strong emphasis on medical education and training as well as close links with the Emergency Department and Intensive Care Unit, input from all the medical specialties, an established Frailty service, as well as an award-winning Hospital at Home team.

General Medicine duties will include Front Door unselected acute medical on-call once a month and 5 weekends per year. Medicine of the Elderly responsibilities will comprise inpatient ward care and an outpatient clinic tailored to subspecialty interest. There may be opportunities to work in areas such as Front Door Frailty or Hospital at Home following mutual discussion after appointment.

This post comprises 5 DCC and 1 Core SPA. The working week pattern can be flexible and additional SPA may be available on discussion at job planning with the successful appointee.

Informal enquiries and visits are welcome and should initially be made to: Dr Donald Noble (Clinical Director Acute and General Medicine) -
Dr Latana Munang (Consultant Geriatrician) -

Closing Date: 19/10/2026

Interview Date: 30/10/2026

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