Locum Consultant Geriatrics and Frailty

The Acute Frailty Unit functions as a medical assessment unit specific for older patients. There is a full dedicated MDT and junior medical support. There is a morning and afternoon MDT board round handover, followed by medical review of frailty unit patients. All patients on the frailty unit have their care led by the geriatricians on duty and specialist referrals are well serviced by visiting specialties including cardiology, haematology, etc as needed.
The post holder will contribute to the development of the Frailty Service, establishing an effective multi-disciplinary team, to provide early comprehensive geriatric assessment and management to meet the needs of frail older patients at BHRUT.
The post holder will build on the existing good relationships with primary and community care services, in order to identify risk factors for our frail and elderly patients, to be signposted to services that will support them to maintain their independence.
The job plan is anticipated to contain 10.6 Programmed Activities per week, consisting of 7.85 DCC + 2.75 SPA. There is also a 1:8 weekend commitment and the hours are resident Saturday 08.00 - 20.00 and Sunday 08.00 - 16.00. The consultant will be given 1 day off in lieu post weekend working. The out of hours commitment (weekdays and weekends) is remunerated additionally as 1 PA.
To find out more about the key responsibilities, the specific skills, experience you'll need to make an informed decision to apply for this role, please refer to the Job Description & Person Specification within the attachments. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how 'we care for you as you care for others'. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you'll need to be aware of before you submit an application.
Our team are looking for a skillful and passionate colleague with broad Geriatric Medicine expertise and an enthusiasm for change and service development, as we continue to develop the key components of our integrated system of care within frailty.
If you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us. We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress.

We are one of the largest Acute trusts in the UK with specialist services in Acute frailty, virtual ward, falls, dementia and orthogeriatric.
As part of an investment to improve and develop our geriatric/ frailty facilities within the Trust, we are looking for enthusiastic innovative professionals to be part of the journey to lead and shape our team, so we can succeed in becoming one of the best Geriatric units in the country.
Joining as a consultant in BHRUT, you will play a crucial role in delivering success across the Clinical Group which consists of 8 Acute Elderly wards and 2 frailty units.
The post holder will have a base ward, in one of the Acute Elderly Units, and will be supported and responsible for the supervision of junior medical staff including trainees. The successful post holder will be supported to undertake formal training in educational supervision.
In addition to acute elderly ward, the successful post holder will also participate in the Acute Frailty Unit to deliver early comprehensive geriatric assessments and management of our elderly care admissions to ED.

Working for our organisation
We're an organisation that is getting better and better. We were the most improved Trust in England for A&E performance in 2023/24; we're no longer in special measures; and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, has been named the top CEO by the Health Service Journal. Our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we're proud of and that our patients are happy with.
Many of our 8,000 staff - who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and the majority are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. More than 400 of them are on apprenticeship programmes and we're proud to be a London Living Wage employer.
We operate from two main sites - King George Hospital (KGH) in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford. We have two of the busiest emergency departments in London - more than 300,000 people visited our A&Es in 2023.
Patients across northeast London are benefitting from two new state of the art theatres at KGH and our Community Diagnostic Centres at Barking Community Hospital and St George's Health and Wellbeing Hub will significantly increase the number of scans that can be carried out.
We're looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record next year. This will mean the records of any patient visiting one of the seven hospitals run by BHRUT and BARTS Health will be accessible to the clinical teams. It'll make things easier for staff and will be better for patients., Ensuring people settle in and feel part of our Trust straight away is one of our top priorities. We hold two corporate welcome events each month and, if successful, you will start on one of these days so we can provide you with a seamless and welcoming introduction to our Trust.
We believe that providing the highest quality of care, is about having the best people, inspired and supported by the best leaders, and backed by the best training and career development opportunities. Our vision is to provide outstanding healthcare to our community, delivered with pride. It is driven by our PRIDE values and behaviours which were developed together with our staff.
Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospital NHS Trust is committed to Safeguarding Children and Adults at Risk and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults is central to the care provided by our Trust and the post holder must be aware of their responsibilities and work in line with our Trust's Safeguarding Adult and Children Procedures.
All salaries are inclusive of standard allowances e.g. High Cost Area for staff on Agenda for Change contracts.
To create an inclusive and diverse workplace, we will work with you to get the best experience, so that you can provide outstanding care for our local community. We are happy to have an open discussion on part-time hours and flexible working and will consider your requirements if our service is able to accommodate. Please have discussion with the recruiting manager about your flexibility requirements.
All correspondence regarding this application will be by e-mail, please check as some emails may fall into your junk folder.
Please ensure that the references are from your most recent employer and one of these must be your direct Line Manager or Supervisor. Additionally, ensure that any gaps in your employment history are clearly indicated. Please ensure business/organisation email addresses are provided for all referees.
Barking, Havering, and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust (BHRUT) uses TrustID identification technology to verify essential documents, such as passports and driving licenses. All new employees will be expected to have their original documents verified through TrustID.
We may close vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received and to support with streamlining the recruitment process.
Unfortunately due to the large number of applications that the Trust receives for some posts, it is not possible to reply to every unsuccessful application.
If you have not received a response within 3 weeks of the closing date of an advert, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful.
Trust buildings and grounds became fully Smoke Free on National No Smoking Day 11th March 2015. The Trust expects all staff to promote healthy living and to set good examples in their own behaviour. Those not ready to quit smoking must remain smoke free during working hours, and will not be able to smoke in Trust uniform, in Trust grounds including car parks, while driving on Trust business or take smoking breaks. Second hand smoke causes heart and lung disease, and is harmful to young children. However, disposable or rechargeable e-cigarettes ("vaping") may be used outside hospital buildings.
We are an equal opportunity employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community and welcomes applications from people wishing to job-share, either with or without a partner. Applicants who consider themselves to have a disability (as defined by the Equality Act 2010) will be shortlisted for interview if they meet the essential criteria. We also operate strict screening procedures for posts with access to vulnerable adults and children.

We are currently rebuilding our substantive Geriatric Consultant team, which you could be part of. This is a great opportunity for consultants who hold a CCT to start immediately with a view to becoming substantive. We will also welcome applications from non-CCT doctors and we will provide the opportunity of support with your CESR application or other educational requirements. We offer opportunities to work in sub specialist interests, which will be discussed with you at interview.
To attract the best applicants, we have put together a significant remuneration package.
+ In addition to your salary, we are offering an additional £5,000 payment for each of year of tenure - up to a maximum of two years.
+ We will offer a relocation package and additional support to you and your family especially if you are appointed from overseas.
+ There will be flexible working opportunities as well as being able to undertake agile working.
+ Where we can during the tenure of the contract there will be options to undertake funded opportunities in either education or research.
+ Exciting opportunity to work within our brand new St Georges Wellbeing Hub- Ageing well.