Consultant Geriatrician with an interest in Movement Disorders
| Posting date: | 15 September 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £109,725 - £145,478 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 October 2025 |
| Location: | Romford, RM7 0AG |
| Company: | Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7482275/162-M7510 |
Summary
A Vacancy at Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust.
This is a rare and exciting opportunity for a Consultant Geriatrician with an interest inMovement Disordersto join our team at BHRUT. This post combines leading frailty care with involvement in ourrenowned Neurosciences Movement Disorders Unit, which provides advanced therapies including Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) and botulinum toxin services.
You’ll play a key role in developingintegrated frailty pathwaysacross our Acute Geriatrics wards and Ageing Well Centre, while also contributing to specialist clinics and multidisciplinary team (MDT) discussions within our movement disorders service.
• Provide Consultant-level care on an acute geriatric ward at Queen’s or King George Hospital.
• Deliver community-based CGA and urgent assessment clinics at the Ageing Well Centre.
• Support frailty initiatives including the Frailty Virtual Ward and Frailty Line.
• Participate in movement disorder clinics, advanced therapy MDTs, DBS and botulinum toxin clinics (tailored to your experience).
• Supervise and support trainees across geriatrics and allied specialties.
• Engage in service innovation, audit, and teaching.
We’re an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determinationto deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with. We’re no longer inspecial measures; we’ve openedtwo new theatres at our Elective Surgical Hub in King George Hospital (KGH);and, in recognition of our progress, we’ve beenshortlisted 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; anAgeing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) atBarking Community Hospital and atSt George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub.
These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week and are providing an extra 94,000 scans a year.
The majority of our 8,000 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many canwork flexibly andmore than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accreditedapprenticeship programmes. We’re proud to be aLondon Living Wage employer.
We’re looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record that will be transformative for our staff and beneficial for our patients.
• Home to one of London’s most advancedmovement disorder units, offering DBS and complex Parkinson’s therapies.
• Investing inintegrated frailty care, with our new Ageing Well Centre providing hospital, community, primary and voluntary services under one roof.
• Proud of our diverse 8,000-strong workforce, our PRIDE values, and our status as atop-performing Trust for improvement.
You’ll join a collaborative team of 30+ geriatricians and a wider neuroscience department committed to innovation and high-quality patient care.
We’re looking for a consultant who:
• Holds (or is within 6 months of) a CCT in Geriatric Medicine (GIM considered).
• Has an interest and/or experience in movement disorders.
• Values multi-disciplinary teamwork and cross-specialty collaboration.
• Brings curiosity, compassion, and a commitment to improving care.
What we offer
• The chance to combineGeriatric Medicine and subspecialist movement disorder practice.
• Access to advanced therapies including DBS, pump therapies, and botulinum toxin clinics.
• Opportunities for teaching, research, and service innovation.
• Supportive colleagues and flexible working arrangements.
• A Trust with a clear improvement strategy, investment in digital systems, and a culture where every voice counts.
If you want to be part of bothfrailty transformationand a leadingmovement disorders service, this post offers the best of both worlds.
For further information please contact
· Dr Simon Green simon.green5@nhs.net, Consultant Geriatrician, AMD Integrated Care for Frailty and Clinical Group Director
· Dr Anjum Misbahuddin anjum.misbahuddin@nhs.net, Clinical Lead Neurology, Consultant Neurologist
This advert closes on Tuesday 14 Oct 2025
This is a rare and exciting opportunity for a Consultant Geriatrician with an interest inMovement Disordersto join our team at BHRUT. This post combines leading frailty care with involvement in ourrenowned Neurosciences Movement Disorders Unit, which provides advanced therapies including Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) and botulinum toxin services.
You’ll play a key role in developingintegrated frailty pathwaysacross our Acute Geriatrics wards and Ageing Well Centre, while also contributing to specialist clinics and multidisciplinary team (MDT) discussions within our movement disorders service.
• Provide Consultant-level care on an acute geriatric ward at Queen’s or King George Hospital.
• Deliver community-based CGA and urgent assessment clinics at the Ageing Well Centre.
• Support frailty initiatives including the Frailty Virtual Ward and Frailty Line.
• Participate in movement disorder clinics, advanced therapy MDTs, DBS and botulinum toxin clinics (tailored to your experience).
• Supervise and support trainees across geriatrics and allied specialties.
• Engage in service innovation, audit, and teaching.
We’re an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determinationto deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with. We’re no longer inspecial measures; we’ve openedtwo new theatres at our Elective Surgical Hub in King George Hospital (KGH);and, in recognition of our progress, we’ve beenshortlisted 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; anAgeing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) atBarking Community Hospital and atSt George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub.
These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week and are providing an extra 94,000 scans a year.
The majority of our 8,000 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many canwork flexibly andmore than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accreditedapprenticeship programmes. We’re proud to be aLondon Living Wage employer.
We’re looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record that will be transformative for our staff and beneficial for our patients.
• Home to one of London’s most advancedmovement disorder units, offering DBS and complex Parkinson’s therapies.
• Investing inintegrated frailty care, with our new Ageing Well Centre providing hospital, community, primary and voluntary services under one roof.
• Proud of our diverse 8,000-strong workforce, our PRIDE values, and our status as atop-performing Trust for improvement.
You’ll join a collaborative team of 30+ geriatricians and a wider neuroscience department committed to innovation and high-quality patient care.
We’re looking for a consultant who:
• Holds (or is within 6 months of) a CCT in Geriatric Medicine (GIM considered).
• Has an interest and/or experience in movement disorders.
• Values multi-disciplinary teamwork and cross-specialty collaboration.
• Brings curiosity, compassion, and a commitment to improving care.
What we offer
• The chance to combineGeriatric Medicine and subspecialist movement disorder practice.
• Access to advanced therapies including DBS, pump therapies, and botulinum toxin clinics.
• Opportunities for teaching, research, and service innovation.
• Supportive colleagues and flexible working arrangements.
• A Trust with a clear improvement strategy, investment in digital systems, and a culture where every voice counts.
If you want to be part of bothfrailty transformationand a leadingmovement disorders service, this post offers the best of both worlds.
For further information please contact
· Dr Simon Green simon.green5@nhs.net, Consultant Geriatrician, AMD Integrated Care for Frailty and Clinical Group Director
· Dr Anjum Misbahuddin anjum.misbahuddin@nhs.net, Clinical Lead Neurology, Consultant Neurologist
This advert closes on Tuesday 14 Oct 2025
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