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
1. Provide Consultant-led care within the Queen’s Frailty Unit (QFU), managing ~15 inpatients.
2. Lead acute assessments for frail patients attending the Emergency Department (RAFTing model).
3. Deliver CGA and urgent assessment clinics at the Ageing Well Centre.
4. Support system-wide frailty initiatives including admission alternatives and the Frailty Line.
5. Supervise and develop trainees, fellows, and ACPs, contributing to BHRUT’s teaching excellence.
6. Engage in clinical governance, quality improvement, and service redesign projects.
Working for our organisation
We’re an organisation that is getting better and betterand ourimprovements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with. We’re no longer in ; we’ve opened at our Elective Surgical Hub in King George Hospital (KGH); and, in recognition of our progress, we’ve been 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 and get rid of corridor care.
Our patients are benefitting from our in Ilford; an in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at and at .
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:
7. Holds (or is within 6 months of) a CCT in Geriatric Medicine (GIM considered).
8. Brings energy and enthusiasm for acute and front-door geriatric care.
9. Enjoys teaching and developing future doctors.
10. Has an appetite for innovation and service transformation.
What we offer
11. A chance to lead on one of London’s most innovative acute frailty services.
12. Opportunities to develop subspecialist interests alongside acute practice.
13. Support for research, service innovation, and leadership development.
14. Teaching roles with undergraduates and postgraduates.
15. 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
16. MRCP or Equivalent Specialist qualification
17. 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
18. Higher specialist training in Geriatrics and G(I)Medicine
19. Experience in Acute Frailty Services
20. Broad experience in Geriatrics and G(I)M
Desirable criteria
21. Ability to organize and deliver a teaching programme
22. Appropriate higher degree (e.g. MD, PhD or equivalent)
23. Evidence of participation in research (peer reviewed publications etc.)
24. Experience in service development
25. Current ALS certificate
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.