Job summary
- Main area
- Geriatric Medicine
- Grade
- Consultant
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (Fixed)
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 391-NMUH-5145-A
- Employer
- Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- North Middlesex Hospital NHS Trust
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £105,504 - £139,882 pa inclusive (Pro-rata if LTFT)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 22/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Locum Consultant Physician in Geriatric Medicine
Consultant
The North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust is a medium-sized acute and community trust with over 525 beds and over 600 community staff, serving more than 600,000 people living across Enfield and Haringey and the surrounding areas, including Barnet and Waltham Forest.
The hospital has been on its present site for over 100 years and was established as an NHS trust by statute in December 1990. The Trust’s services are provided on the North Middlesex University Hospital site as well as a range of community sites across the London Borough of Enfield, including at partner hospitals. They provide services in collaboration with a range of partners, including local GPs, acute, mental health and other community health service providers across North Central London.
In the year ending 31 March 2022, the Trust reported a turnover of £419.7m and employed almost 4,000 staff. Following the transfer of Enfield Community Services on 1st April 2023, this has increased as we have welcomed over 600 new staff including District Nurses, Community Matrons, Community Physiotherapists, Psychologists and many more across a wide range of adult and children’s community services in Enfield. It is an exciting time to join North Mid as we continue our journey to become an integrated care organisation to deliver high quality, seamless care in our local communities, with a focus on tackling health inequalities.
Job overview
Applications are invited for a consultant post in our Geriatric Medicine department at the North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust. The post is for 10 programmed activities however part time applications or job shares will also be considered. The successful applicant will join our close-knit team of Consultants delivering inpatient, outpatient and acute services.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will join our established department of Consultants covering special interests including Stroke, Ortho-Geriatrics, Acute Geriatrics, Community Geriatrics, Adult Learning Disability, Quality Improvement (QI), Global Digital Exemplar (GDE), Dementia, Falls, General Inpatients and more. We are always looking forward to developing and accommodation other interests into the department.
The North Middlesex is a University Hospital dedicated to postgraduate teaching and training as well as undergraduate teaching of both local and international medical students. Candidates must be registered with the GMC and hold CCST or CCT in Geriatric and General (Internal) Medicine, or alternatively be within 6 months of obtaining CCT at the time of interview or CESR in Geriatric and General (Internal) Medicine. Please contact us if any questions regarding your eligibility for application.
Working for our organisation
This post is available due expansion of the Department and is for 10 Programmed Activities (8.5 PAs direct clinical care and 1.5 PAs supporting professional activities). Applications for less than full time working or job shares will be considered. There is an expectation that by taking on other SPA roles. This ratio will become 8DCC to 2 SPA and the provisional timetable has been written to reflect this
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The following is not an exhaustive or exclusive list of the duties of a consultant. The appointee is expected to:
- Deliver day-to-day clinical care and leadership on the base geriatric medicine ward or our frailty unit (Amber Ward)
- Lead the daily board rounds and see new admissions to the base geriatric medicine ward.
- Develop current geriatric medicine practice and patient pathways within North Middlesex Hospital and in conjunction with Clinical Director to further develop the service in line with best practice.
- Lead and contribute to the development of clinical guidelines in geriatric medicine, audit and other key aspects of the clinical governance agenda.
- Show flexibility and undertake different appropriate clinical tasks at the request of the clinical manager, as the need arises.
- Actively participate in the Department’s teaching programme and undertake supervision, teaching and training of medical trainees and other multi-professional staff, in line with guidance from the relevant Royal Colleges or specialty bodies.
- Actively participate in clinical guidelines development, audit and CPD.
- Opportunity to develop a speciality interest within or outside of Geriatric Medicine if the post holder has an area of expertise and it is in alignment with the service requirements of the Trust. This is reflected in the diversity of specialty interests held by the 12 consultants in the Dept currently.
- SPA activities may include:
- Service Development – Geriatric medicine protocols and guidelines
- Developing joint protocols/pathways and clinical governance with A&E and other specialties
- Teaching medical students allocated to their ward and to those on the COE firm.
- Training junior doctors including clinical supervision
- Individual CME/CPD
- Any additional SPA activity will be agreed with the post holder and additional Quality and service SPA allocation will be given
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MRCP or equivalent medical degree
- Full GMC Registration
- CCST or CCT in Geriatric and General (Internal) Medicine or within 6 months of obtaining CCT at the time of interview or CESR in Geriatric and General (Internal) Medicine.
Desirable criteria
- Post Graduate degree
Experience
Essential criteria
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the management of acute medical emergencies and frail older people
Desirable criteria
- Experience of Acute (Interface Geriatrics), Community Working, Ambulatory Care
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Evidence of participation in audit
- Experience on providing high quality training and education to undergraduates and postgraduates
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jo Arumugam
- Job title
- Clinical Director - Geriatric Medicine
- Email address
- [email protected]
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