Consultant Geriatrician | Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust

Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust; Romford; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider is seeking an enthusiastic Consultant Geriatrician to lead care in their acute wards and contribute to innovative community services. This role focuses on improving care for older adults through compassionate, patient-centered practices, working within a multi-disciplinary team. Teaching and research opportunities are also available in this transformative environment.

Benefits

Opportunities for subspecialist development

Teaching opportunities

Support for research and leadership development

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Holds (or is within 6 months of) a CCT in Geriatric Medicine.
• Committed to compassionate, patient-centred care.
• Enjoys working within a multi-disciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Lead inpatient care on acute geriatric wards.
• Participate in community-based Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment.
• Support innovative admission avoidance initiatives.

Skills

Compassionate patient care

Teamwork

Service improvement

Education

CCT in Geriatric Medicine (or within 6 months)

Job description

Overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic Consultant Geriatrician to join our growing team at Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust (BHRUT). This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of care for older adults across North East London, working within our newly opened Ageing Well Centre at St George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub, alongside our Acute Geriatrics Wards at Queen’s and King George Hospitals.

This role will appeal to consultants who are passionate about integrated care, community links, and improving independence for frail older people, while also contributing to the continued transformation of our services.

Responsibilities

• Lead inpatient care on one of our acute geriatric wards, typically caring for 15 patients.
• Participate in community-based Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) and urgent assessment clinics at the Ageing Well Centre.
• Support innovative admission avoidance initiatives such as our Consultant-led Frailty Virtual Ward and the new Frailty Line.
• Contribute to service development across the span of Geriatrics services in a sub-specialty area of interest.
• Provide supervision and teaching for junior doctors, IMTs, GP trainees, fellows, and registrars.
• Play an active role in clinical governance, audit, and continuous service improvement.

We’re an organisation focused on improving care for older people, with ongoing service developments across sites and continuing progress in our care delivery.

Requirements

• Holds (or is within 6 months of) a CCT in Geriatric Medicine (GIM considered).
• Is committed to compassionate, patient-centred care.
• Enjoys working within a multi-disciplinary team and across system boundaries.
• Has an interest in service improvement and leadership in frailty services.

What we offer

• Opportunities to develop subspecialist interests in clinical areas such as dementia, falls, orthogeriatrics, and perioperative medicine as well as non clinical areas such as education.
• Teaching opportunities with undergraduate and postgraduate doctors.
• Support for research, QI, and leadership development.
• Flexible working arrangements to support work–life balance.

If you want to be part of a Trust that is transforming care for older people — and shaping a more proactive, integrated approach to frailty — we’d love to hear from you.

This advert closes on Tuesday 14 Oct 2025