Consultant Geriatrician

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.

Person specification:

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.

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 organise 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.

Benefits and working conditions:

• Flexible, temporary, and part-time opportunities available.
• Inclusive of standard allowances (e.g. High Cost Area for staff on Agenda for Change contracts).
• We are a London Living Wage employer.
• Support for part-time hours and flexible working arrangements.

Equal Opportunity and Legal Statements:

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. Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to Safeguarding Children and Adults at Risk and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All salaries are inclusive of standard allowances e.g. High Cost Area for staff on Agenda for Change contracts. 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. In line with UKVI guidelines BHRUT is unable to provide a Certificate of Sponsorship for Band 2 or Band 3 positions.