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Job summary

Main area
Geriatric medicine
Grade
YM72
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref
162-M7511
Employer
Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Care of Elderly Medical Staffing
Town
Romford
Salary
£109,725 - £145,478 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
14/10/2025 23:59

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Consultant Geriatrician, Acute Geriatrics

YM72

 

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Job overview

We are seeking a dynamic Consultant Geriatrician with a passion for acute frailty care to join our team at Queen’s Hospital. This is an exciting time to be part of our Acute Geriatrics service, as we expand our front-door frailty pathways, embed rapid assessment models in the Emergency Department, and deliver same-day specialist input at our Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch.

This post will suit a consultant who thrives on fast-paced, front-line clinical work, enjoys multi-disciplinary collaboration, and wants to play a leading role in shaping urgent care for frail older patients.

Main duties of the job

  • Provide Consultant-led care within the Queen’s Frailty Unit (QFU), managing ~15 inpatients.
  • Lead acute assessments for frail patients attending the Emergency Department (RAFTing model).
  • Deliver CGA and urgent assessment clinics at the Ageing Well Centre.
  • Support system-wide frailty initiatives including admission alternatives and the Frailty Line.
  • Supervise and develop trainees, fellows, and ACPs, contributing to BHRUT’s teaching excellence.
  • Engage in clinical governance, quality improvement, and service redesign projects.

Working for our organisation

We’re an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with. We’re no longer in special measures; we’ve opened two new theatres at our Elective Surgical Hub in King George Hospital (KGH); and, in recognition of our progress, we’ve been shortlisted for Trust of the Year at the Health Service Journal Awards. 

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. 

Our patients are benefitting from our Women’s Health Hub in Ilford; an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub.

We’re leading new models of frailty care, including our Frailty Virtual Ward and expanded community assessment capacity.

These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week and are providing an extra 94,000 scans a year. 

We’re looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record that will be transformative for our staff and beneficial for our patients. 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We are looking for a consultant who:

Holds (or is within 6 months of) a CCT in Geriatric Medicine (GIM considered).
Brings energy and enthusiasm for acute and front-door geriatric care.
Enjoys teaching and developing future doctors.
Has an appetite for innovation and service transformation.

What we offer

A chance to lead on one of London’s most innovative acute frailty services.
Opportunities to develop subspecialist interests alongside acute practice.
Support for research, service innovation, and leadership development.
Teaching roles with undergraduates and postgraduates.
Flexible working to support your lifestyle.

Join us and make a tangible difference at the front door of care — where timely intervention changes lives.

Person specification

Qualifications and Experience

Essential criteria
  • MRCP or Equivalent Specialist qualification
  • 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
Desirable criteria
  • 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.)
  • Experience in service development
  • Current ALS certificate

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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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Fiona Bath
Job title
General Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01708435000
Additional information

ext 6943

For further information please contact

·       Dr Simon Green [email protected], Consultant Geriatrician, AMD Integrated Care for Frailty and Clinical Group Director

·       Dr Danny Lunda [email protected], Consultant Geriatrician and Lead for Acute Frailty at Queens.

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