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Consultant Geriatrician
The closing date is 05 May 2026
We are seeking Consultant Geriatricians for a flexible and broad role across acute and community settings across North East London. The role includes Acute Geriatrics services at Queen's and King George Hospitals and the Ageing Well Centre at St George's Health and Wellbeing Hub.
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:
- Develop Dementia, Delirium, or Orthogeriatric pathways.
- Participate in Movement Disorders clinics and advanced therapy MDTs, including DBS and botulinum toxin clinics.
- Lead undergraduate and postgraduate medical education.
- Supervise and teach junior doctors, IMTs, GP trainees, fellows, and registrars.
- Participate actively in clinical governance, audit, teaching, and quality improvement.
Job responsibilities
We are looking for consultants who:
- Hold, or are within six months of, a CCT in Geriatric Medicine.
- 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.
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 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.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and a Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service will be required.
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