Consultant in Geriatric Medicine

Overview

Duties and Responsbilities

• Provide specialist assessment and management for older adults with multimorbidity, frailty, polypharmacy issues, functional decline, cognitive impairment, and geriatric syndromes.
• Lead Comprehensive Geriatric Assessments (CGA) in inpatient, outpatient, emergency, and community settings.
• Manage acute and chronic medical conditions common in the elderly, including falls, delirium, dementia, stroke, mobility disorders, and end-of-life care needs.
• Lead ward rounds in geriatric wards, frailty units, acute medical units, orthogeriatric services, or rehabilitation settings as appropriate.
• Support perioperative medicine for older or high-risk surgical patients, collaborating with surgery and anesthesia teams.
• Participate in on-call rota for acute or general medical services as required.
• Coordinate safe discharge planning and continuity of care with community, social care, and rehabilitation services.
• Lead and supervise multidisciplinary teams including nurses, therapists, social workers, pharmacists, and case managers.
• Develop and implement clinical pathways and protocols for frailty, falls, dementia, delirium, and complex discharge management.
• Contribute to strategic planning, quality improvement, and service redesign to enhance care for older adults.
• Participate in governance, risk management, morbidity and mortality reviews, and departmental committees.
• Collaborate with community, primary care, and long-term care services to strengthen integrated geriatric care.
• Supervise and mentor junior doctors, geriatric medicine trainees, students, and allied health professionals.
• Provide formal and informal teaching on topics related to ageing, geriatrics, and general internal medicine.
• Contribute to educational programs, curriculum development, and professional development activities.
• Provide compassionate, person-centered communication with patients and their families regarding diagnoses, treatment options, prognosis, advance care planning, and goals of care.
• Facilitate family meetings, complex decision-making, and discussions around capacity, consent, and safeguarding.
• Ensure robust documentation and communication across care teams.
• Participate in or lead clinical research, audits, and academic activities relevant to geriatrics.
• Support data collection, clinical governance, and evidence-based improvements in elderly care services.
• Present findings through conferences, publications, or internal forums.
• Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation in medical records and electronic systems.
• Attend departmental meetings, multidisciplinary conferences, and clinical governance sessions.
• Contribute to audit cycles, service evaluations, and policy development.
• Assist with rota planning and departmental organizational tasks where required.
• Full time contracts with excellent renumeration and benefits available
• Please apply with your CV to register your interest in this role.
• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
• US Board/ FRCS - Irish, UK, Canadian, New Zealand or Australian/ Diploma d'Etudes Specialises (DES)/ CIS French Board/ Fachart & Sub- Board/ Fellowship / Board / Fellowship / Sweden / Belgium / Finland / Spain
• Must have at least 3-5 years of post-consultant or senior specialist experience
• Eligible for consultant licensure with the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties (SCFHS)