Consultant Geriatrician

Bhrhospitals; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 80,000 - GBP 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in the UK seeks enthusiastic Consultant Geriatricians to join the team. This role offers a chance to work across acute and community settings, focusing on integrated and person-centred care. Responsibilities include leading patient care on a geriatric ward, delivering assessments, and contributing to service development. Applicants should possess a CCT in Geriatric Medicine and demonstrate a passion for teaching and service change. Flexible and innovative candidates are encouraged.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Comprehensive training opportunities

Qualifications

• Entry on GMC Specialist Register for Geriatric Medicine or G(IM) Medicine.
• Experience in Acute Frailty Services and Geriatrics.
• Ability to organize and deliver a teaching programme.

Responsibilities

• Lead inpatient care on an acute geriatric ward.
• Deliver Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment.
• Support admission avoidance initiatives.

Skills

Integrated, person-centred care

Passionate about multidisciplinary working

Experience with Acute Frailty Services

Education

CCT in Geriatric Medicine

Higher specialist training in Geriatrics

Current ALS certificate

Job description

We are currently recruiting for Consultant Geriatricians.Find out more here

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(with opportunities for sub-specialty interests)
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust

What if Geriatric Medicine could be more?

More integrated, preventative, focused on independence, dignity, and living well.

Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust (BHRUT) is expanding its forward‑looking Geriatrics services and is seeking enthusiastic Consultant Geriatricians to join the team.

These posts offer flexibility and breadth. Applications are welcomed from general Geriatricians and from consultants with sub‑specialty interests, including Dementia, Delirium, Orthogeriatrics, Medical Education, and Movement Disorders.

You will work across acute and community settings, supporting service transformation for older people across North East London. The role spans Acute Geriatrics services at Queen’s and King George Hospitals and the Ageing Well Centre at St George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub.

The post goes beyond traditional ward based care and provides real scope to influence pathways, partnerships, education, and population‑level outcomes for frail older adults.

Please see attached JDs and additional information about the role.

Main duties of the job

• Lead inpatient care on an acute geriatric ward, typically caring for around 15 patients
• Deliver Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment through community and urgent assessment clinics at the Ageing Well Centre
• Support and develop admission avoidance initiatives, including the Consultant‑led Frailty Virtual Ward and Frailty Line
• Contribute to service development across Geriatrics, aligned to a sub‑specialty area of interest

Depending on experience and interest, duties may also include:

• Development of Dementia, Delirium, or Orthogeriatric pathways
• Participation in Movement Disorders clinics and advanced therapy MDTs, including DBS and botulinum toxin clinics
• Leadership in undergraduate and postgraduate medical education

All post holders will:

• Supervise and teach junior doctors, IMTs, GP trainees, fellows, and registrars
• Participate actively in clinical governance, audit, teaching, and quality improvement
• Collaborate on research focused on healthy ageing, frailty, and long‑term conditions
• Contribute to the development of academic Geriatrics within the Trust
• Support innovation, evaluation, and evidence‑based service redesign

Working for our organisation

We’re an organisation that is getting better and betterand ourimprovements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with.

They are benefitting from a new electronic patient record (we were the last acute trust in London to introduce one) and our maternity services have been rated good by the Care Quality Commission.

We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 330,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen’s and get rid of corridor care.

The majority of our 8,400 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes . We’re proud to be a London Living Wage employer.

Some of the positive changes we’ve made are captured in this film .

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We are looking for consultants who:

• Hold, or are within six months of, a CCT in Geriatric Medicine, GIM considered
• Are passionate about integrated, person‑centred care
• Value multidisciplinary working and strong community and system partnerships
• Want opportunities to innovate, teach, influence, and lead service change

For sub‑specialty roles, you should demonstrate interest or experience aligned to their chosen area.

You will deliver care and help redesign it.

Whether your passion is Frailty, Dementia, Delirium, Orthogeriatric, Education, Movement Disorders, or Research, this is an opportunity to shape the future of Geriatric Medicine in East London.

We welcome your application.

Please indicate sub‑specialty of interest in your application.

Please note that this advert may close prior to the advertised closing date, to streamline shortlisting process

Person specification

Qualifications and experience

• Entry on the GMC Specialist Register (or eligibility for entry within 6 months of date of Advisory Appointments Committee) for either Geriatric Medicine or G(I)Medicine by CCT
• Higher specialist training in Geriatrics and G(I)Medicine
• Experience in Acute Frailty Services
• Broad experience in Geriatrics and G(I)M
• Ability to organize and deliver a teaching programme
• Appropriate higher degree (e.g. MD, PhD or equivalent)
• Evidence of participation in research (peer reviewed publications etc.)
• Current ALS certificate

Ensuring people settle in and feel part of our Trust straight away is one of our top priorities. We hold two corporate welcome events each month and, if successful, you will start on one of these days so we can provide you with a seamless and welcoming introduction to our Trust.

We believe that providing the highest quality of care, is about having the best people, inspired and supported by the best leaders, and backed by the best training and career development opportunities. Our vision is to provide outstanding healthcare to our community, delivered with pride. It is driven by our PRIDE values and behaviours which were developed together with our staff.

Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospital NHS Trust is committed to Safeguarding Children and Adults at Risk and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults is central to the care provided by our Trust and the post holder must be aware of their responsibilities and work in line with our Trust’s Safeguarding Adult and Children Procedures.

All salaries are inclusive of standard allowances e.g. High Cost Area for staff on Agenda for Change contracts.

To create an inclusive and diverse workplace, we will work with you to get the best experience, so that you can provide outstanding care for our local community. We are happy to have an open discussion on part‑time hours and flexible working and will consider your requirements if our service is able to accommodate. Please have discussion with the recruiting manager about your flexibility requirements.

All correspondence regarding this application will be by e‑mail, please check as some emails may fall into your junk folder.

Please ensure that the references are from your most recent employer and one of these must be your direct Line Manager or Supervisor. Additionally, ensure that any gaps in your employment history are clearly indicated. Please ensure business/organisation email addresses are provided for all referees.

Barking, Havering, and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust (BHRUT) uses TrustID identification technology to verify essential documents, such as passports and driving licences. All new employees will be expected to have their original documents verified through TrustID.

In line with UKVI guidelines BHRUT is unable to provide a Certificate of Sponsorship for Band 2 or Band 3 positions.

We may close vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received and to support with streamlining the recruitment process.

Unfortunately due to the large number of applications that the Trust receives for some posts, it is not possible to reply to every unsuccessful application.

If you have not received a response within 3 weeks of the closing date of an advert, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful.

Trust buildings and grounds became fully Smoke Free on National No Smoking Day 11th March 2015. The Trust expects all staff to promote healthy living and to set good examples in their own behaviour. Those not ready to quit smoking must remain smoke free during working hours, and will not be able to smoke in Trust uniform, in Trust grounds including car parks, while driving on Trust business or take smoking breaks. Second hand smoke causes heart and lung disease, and is harmful to young children. However, disposable or rechargeable e‑cigarettes (“vaping”) may be used outside hospital buildings.

We are an equal opportunity employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community and welcomes applications from people wishing to job‑share, either with or without a partner. Applicants who consider themselves to have a disability (as defined by the Equality Act 2010) will be shortlisted for interview if they meet the essential criteria. We also operate strict screening procedures for posts with access to vulnerable adults and children.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Mel Gil
Job title General Manager
Email address [e-mail]
Telephone number 01708435000
Additional information ext 6943

Dr Simon Green
[e-mail], Consultant Geriatrician, AMD Integrated Care for Frailty and Clinical Group Director

Dr Khalid Haque
[e-mail], Consultant Geriatrician and Lead King George Site.

There’s never been a better time to join the team. Apply online now.

We have a wide range of flexible, temporary and part‑time opportunities.