Consultant Geriatrician, Acute Geriatrics
| 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: | 7482457/162-M7511 |
Summary
A Vacancy at Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust.
We are seeking a dynamic Consultant Geriatrician with a passion foracute frailty careto 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.
• Provide Consultant-led care within the Queen’s Frailty Unit (QFU), managing ~15 inpatients.
• Lead acute assessments for frail patients attending the Emergency Department (RAFTing model).
• Deliver CGA and urgent assessment clinics at the Ageing Well Centre.
• Support system-wide frailty initiatives including admission alternatives and theFrailty Line.
• Supervise and develop trainees, fellows, and ACPs, contributing to BHRUT’s teaching excellence.
• Engage in clinical governance, quality improvement, and service redesign projects.
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.
We’re leading new models of frailty care, including our Frailty Virtual Wardand 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.
We are looking for a consultant who:
• Holds (or is within 6 months of) a CCT in Geriatric Medicine (GIM considered).
• Brings energy and enthusiasm for acute and front-door geriatric care.
• Enjoys teaching and developing future doctors.
• Has an appetite for innovation and service transformation.
What we offer
• A chance to lead on one of London’s most innovative acute frailty services.
• Opportunities to develop subspecialist interests alongside acute practice.
• Support for research, service innovation, and leadership development.
• Teaching roles with undergraduates and postgraduates.
• Flexible working to support your lifestyle.
Join us and make a tangible difference at thefront doorof care — where timely intervention changes lives.
For further information please contact
· Dr Simon Green simon.green5@nhs.net, Consultant Geriatrician, AMD Integrated Care for Frailty and Clinical Group Director
· Dr Danny Lunda danny.lunda-ngandu@nhs.net, Consultant Geriatrician and Lead for Acute Frailty at Queens.
This advert closes on Tuesday 14 Oct 2025
We are seeking a dynamic Consultant Geriatrician with a passion foracute frailty careto 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.
• Provide Consultant-led care within the Queen’s Frailty Unit (QFU), managing ~15 inpatients.
• Lead acute assessments for frail patients attending the Emergency Department (RAFTing model).
• Deliver CGA and urgent assessment clinics at the Ageing Well Centre.
• Support system-wide frailty initiatives including admission alternatives and theFrailty Line.
• Supervise and develop trainees, fellows, and ACPs, contributing to BHRUT’s teaching excellence.
• Engage in clinical governance, quality improvement, and service redesign projects.
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.
We’re leading new models of frailty care, including our Frailty Virtual Wardand 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.
We are looking for a consultant who:
• Holds (or is within 6 months of) a CCT in Geriatric Medicine (GIM considered).
• Brings energy and enthusiasm for acute and front-door geriatric care.
• Enjoys teaching and developing future doctors.
• Has an appetite for innovation and service transformation.
What we offer
• A chance to lead on one of London’s most innovative acute frailty services.
• Opportunities to develop subspecialist interests alongside acute practice.
• Support for research, service innovation, and leadership development.
• Teaching roles with undergraduates and postgraduates.
• Flexible working to support your lifestyle.
Join us and make a tangible difference at thefront doorof care — where timely intervention changes lives.
For further information please contact
· Dr Simon Green simon.green5@nhs.net, Consultant Geriatrician, AMD Integrated Care for Frailty and Clinical Group Director
· Dr Danny Lunda danny.lunda-ngandu@nhs.net, Consultant Geriatrician and Lead for Acute Frailty at Queens.
This advert closes on Tuesday 14 Oct 2025
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