NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.
The shift pattern for this post is Full Time
The Older People and Stroke Services team at Glasgow Royal Infirmary (GRI) are seeking to fill a consultant post to support the work of this dynamic and rapidly growing service. The post is available from August 2026 on a permanent basis.
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) are undertaking a major, multi-year transformation programme entitled “Reform 25: Transforming Together”. This programme focuses on shifting the balance of care, allowing more patients to be treated at home, reducing lengths of stay, and decreasing delayed discharges. This includes the development of a Flow Navigation Centre (FNC+), virtual hospital beds and digital tools lead by a new interface division.
This is a new post and we are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic Consultant in Geriatric Medicine to join our team at the GRI as we play a key role in the implementation of the Reform 25 strategy, working with colleagues across GGC to deliver a whole system re-design of frailty services. This will include the re-design of frailty pathways with the development of locality frailty hubs and hospital at home to ensure that our older population get the right care, in the right place at the right time.
We are looking for a motivated and dedicated person to work as part of our acute, front door frailty and community teams to help build and develop these services.
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, we would love to hear from you.
For an informal discussion, please contact:
Dr Adam Bowman, Clinical Director, [email protected]
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service and the Recruitment Process: Information for candidates
Interview Date: 04/08/2026
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) recognises the importance of work-life balance and is committed to offering a range of flexible working options where service needs allow. For roles where less than full-time hours can be accommodated, and where the tenure is listed as “various”, we encourage applications from individuals seeking flexible working arrangements. Flexible working will be included as a topic for discussion during the recruitment process.
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