About the role

We are looking for passionate and enthusiastic Geriatricians to join our existing team of six dedicated consultant colleagues. There has been significant investment and expansion of Older People’s Services (OPS) within Barts Health NHS Trust, on the Newham Site, making it an exciting time to join our team.

There are rewarding opportunities available within Frailty, Acute Geriatrics, Medical Liaison, Community Liaison (including Virtual Wards and Care Home Medicine) as well as subspecialty outpatient clinics.

We deliver outstanding clinical care and high quality, award winning, services for people living within the London Borough of Newham, and the surrounding areas.

We are leaders in developing a flexible working environment and pride ourselves on the importance of well‑being and a good work‑life balance. We welcome, and encourage, applications for LTFT working.

Key responsibilities

The successful candidate will be expected to provide clinical leadership to our award winning, Virtual Frailty Team as well as delivering an early CGA in ED for acute geriatric admissions. This will rotate with cover for an acute inpatient geriatric medicine ward (max 13 beds).

You will be expected to contribute to the General Internal Medicine on call rota (acute unselected medical take covering all ages) with a frequency of 1:12 for weekend cover and 1:18 weekday cover (B supplement). Pro rata on call slot available for LTFT posts.

We will support the candidate through mentorship and the Clinical Lead will assist transition.

Qualifications and requirements

You must hold full registration with the General Medical Council and be on the Specialist Register for Geriatric and General Medicine or within 6 months of obtaining CCT.

About Barts Health

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers. The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world‑class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high‑performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm‑free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.