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.
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
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.