Consultant Geriatrician with Opportunities for Sub-specialty Interests

Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust

Job summary

Consultant Geriatrician

(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, Research 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 department is looking at ways to improve care for Frail and Older patients (and reduce the phenomenon of Corridor Care) and so the post goes beyond traditional ward based care and provides real scope to develop services, 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

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

    Depending on experience and interest, duties may also include:

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

    All post holders will:

    o Supervise and teach junior doctors, IMTs, GP trainees, fellows, and registrarso Participate actively in clinical governance, audit, teaching, and quality improvement

    Academic and research opportunities

    BHRUT works in collaboration with the Academic Centre for Healthy Ageing (ACHA) as it develops a growing research portfolio within Geriatrics across East London.

    There are opportunities to:

    o Collaborate on research focused on healthy ageing, frailty, and long-term conditionso Contribute to the development of academic Geriatrics within the Trusto Support innovation, evaluation, and evidence-based service redesign

Person Specification

Qualifications and experience

Essential

  • 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

  • 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

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

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UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 6 August 2026

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