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Job summary

Main area
Health Services for Elderly People
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref
391-RFL-7811114
Employer
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Free Hospital
Town
Hampstead
Salary
£109,725 - £145,478 Per annum plus London Weighting
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
06/04/2026 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

Consultant In Elderly and Acute Internal Medicine

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

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust Hospital are inviting applicants to apply for this exciting Geriatric, Acute and General Medicine post with a 50/50 split full time role in the Department of Health Services for Elderly People (HSEP) at the Hampstead site. 

The Post will comprise of 50% Geriatric Medicine and 50% Acute and General Medicine. 

Applicants will be expected to have suitable experience in Geriatric Medicine and General Internal Medicine (GIM). 

Main duties of the job

This role will be predominantly focused on delivering a consultant-led liaison service to frail and complex patients on the HSEP (Health Services for Elderly People) ward and developing our frailty liaison service. Clinical supervision and teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate level will also be an important aspect of this role. The appointee will also work closely and in partnership with our Acute Medicine colleagues as well as the wider multidisciplinary team.

The successful applicant will contribute to the Acute Medicine duty rota working primarily on our new 54-bedded Acute Medicine, Unit as well as covering the Acute Medicine Take shifts, Same Day Emergency Clinic (SDEC) and the Adult Assessment Unit (AAU). Together with other consultants in Acute Medicine the successful applicant will provide care for patients admitted via the acute unscheduled admissions system, which principally receives referrals from the Emergency Department (ED) and primary care. Out of hours and weekend cover is currently provided on a 1:12 basis for long days and approximately 1:12 for short days.

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

Therapy Services has a high profile within the Trust, being firmly committed to quality improvement, audit, service evaluation and improvement. We undertake yearly presentations of our achievements for the year; undertaking PDSA and QI projects to ensure we are delivering the most effective, safe and high quality service.

For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/

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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

Academic achievements research/publi cations

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of achievement appropriate to appointment at consultant level

Personal Qualities and Attributes

Essential criteria
  • Excellent written and spoken communications, ability to build rapport, work with others
  • Empathy, understanding, listening skills, patience, social skills appropriate to different types of clients
  • Able to change and adapt, respond to changing circumstances and to cope with setbacks or pressure
  • Able to work as part of a team

Others

Essential criteria
  • Member of a Medical Defence organisation

Language

Essential criteria
  • Able to speak and write English to the appropriate standard necessary to fulfil the job requirements

Education & Professional Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • On GMC registered Medical Practitioner
  • GMC specialist registration or within 6 months of being admitted to the GMC’s specialist register
  • Appropriate Royal College Membership
Desirable criteria
  • MD, PhD
  • Academic achievements research/publications

Knowledge/Skills

Essential criteria
  • Extensive experience in geriatric medicine
  • Experience in admission avoidance and community geriatrics
  • Demonstrable commitment to multidisciplinary team working
  • Comprehensive knowledge of current issues in General Medicine
  • Experience of and commitment to audits
  • IT Skills and computer literacy

Leadership/Management skills

Essential criteria
  • Able to take responsibility, show leadership, make decisions, exert appropriate authority
  • Have proven skills in leading, motivating, developing, and managing the performance of colleagues
  • Knowledge of finance/budgets
  • Management of staff

Teaching & Training

Essential criteria
  • Experience of teaching and training undergraduates /postgraduates and junior medical staff

Royal Free World Class Values

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Nursing TimesApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleDisability confident employerTimewise PartnerCare Quality Commission - Requires improvementEnei MemberArmed Forces Covenant

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Dr Khai Lee Cheah
Job title
Clinical Service Lead
Email address
[email protected]
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