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Job summary

Main area
Medicine for the elderly
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref
391-RFL-7330466
Employer
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Barnet Hospital
Town
Barnet
Salary
£109,725 - £145,478 Per annum plus London weighting
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
11/09/2025 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

Consultant Physician - Medicine for the Elderly

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community.  This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

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Job overview

We are very pleased to offer the substantive appointment of a Consultant Physician, with a special interest in Medicine, at the Elderly at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

This position will be based at Barnet General Hospital. If appointed you will join a committed team of consultants, in our well-developed and respected service. We also pride ourselves on our supportive and forward-thinking culture. 

Main duties of the job

If appointed you would alternate between the various services we offer, be it running a large acute geriatrics ward, or providing ‘front door services’ - in the well-developed Adult Assessment Unit (AAU).

When working in the AAU, you would become part of a team involved in running the fast turnaround bed base in the unit, and also in providing an adjoining same day/same week hot clinic.

If successful you may also partake in the provision of a frailty in-reach service, supporting patients in the emergency department (ED).

You would also play a role in running the virtual ward service, a very exciting and expanding development for patients at our hospital. 

You would be on the acute integrated medical on-call rota, supporting weekend and out of hours provision.

This is an exciting time to join the Barnet Hospital team. We have a strong focus on updating and improving our model of care – (to meet the needs of an aging population) & we have a well-developed suite of quality improvement programmes underway, to drive improvement of outcomes and patient experience. 

Working for our organisation

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top
For more information please follow  link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description for more information about this role and working at royal free London NHS foundation Trust

Person specification

Education & professional Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Full GMC registration
  • MRCP or equivalent
Desirable criteria
  • CCT (in GIM and Ger) or Interview within 6 months of CCT date

Royal Free World Class Values

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Broad experience in General Internal and Geriatric Medicine.
  • Training and education of undergraduate and postgraduate students
Desirable criteria
  • Sub-specialty experience desirable
  • Experience in integrated care service development and delivery

Skills and aptitudes

Essential criteria
  • Strong teaching skills and experience
  • Understanding of quality improvement, clinical governance and audit procedures

Personal Qualities & attributes

Essential criteria
  • Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team
  • Motivated, flexible and enthusiastic

Other

Desirable criteria
  • Reconfiguration of services or clinical innovation

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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.

Application numbers

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Dr David Levy
Job title
Service Line Lead
Email address
[email protected]
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