# COE consultant > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/coe-consultant/7925ba88-ccdc-4c01-8475-5c7fecdce353 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/coe-consultant/7925ba88-ccdc-4c01-8475-5c7fecdce353.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Geriatric Medicine - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 Per annum + £2,162 London weighting - **Contract type:** 12 months (Fixed term one year) - **Employment type:** Full time - 40 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-07-16T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-02T13:31:12.194Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Royal_Free_London_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Care_Elderly/Care_Elderly-v7975636 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7975636?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.royalfree.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are recruiting for a Geriatric Consultant to join our diverse and dynamic team. This is a substantive post within our Care of the Elderly Department (COE).   The post holder will join our established department of Consultants covering special interests including Stroke, Ortho-Geriatrics, Acute Geriatrics, Community Geriatrics, Adult learning Disability, Quality Improvement (QI), Global Digital Exemplar (GDE), Dementia, Falls, Geriatric Surgical liaison, General Inpatients and more. ### Main duties of the job General Responsibilities as Consultant Physician in Geriatric Medicine  The following is not an exhaustive or exclusive list of the duties of a consultant. The appointee is expected to:    Deliver day-to-day clinical care and leadership on the base geriatric medicine ward or our frailty unit (Amber Ward)   Lead the daily board rounds and see new admissions to the base geriatric medicine ward.   Develop current geriatric medicine practice and patient pathways within North  Middlesex Hospital and in conjunction with Clinical Director to further develop the service in line with best practice.    Lead and contribute to the development of clinical guidelines in geriatric medicine, audit and other key aspects of the clinical governance agenda. Show flexibility and undertake different appropriate clinical tasks at the request of the clinical manager, as the need arises.   Actively participate in the Department’s teaching programme and undertake supervision, teaching and training of medical trainees and other multi-professional staff, in line with guidance from the relevant Royal Colleges or specialty bodies.   Actively participate in clinical guidelines development, audit and CPD.    Opportunity to develop a speciality interest within or outside of Geriatric Medicine if the post holder has an area of expertise and it is in alignment with the service requirements of the Trust. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities We are recruiting for a Geriatric Consultant to join our diverse and dynamic team. This is a substantive post within our Care of the Elderly Department (COE). The post holder will join our established department of Consultants covering special interests including Stroke, Ortho-Geriatrics, Acute Geriatrics, Community Geriatrics, Adult Learning Disability, Quality Improvement (QI), Global Digital Exemplar (GDE), Dementia, Falls, Geriatric Surgical liaison, General Inpatients and more. ## Job Details We are recruiting for a Geriatric Consultant to join our diverse and dynamic team. This is a substantive post within our Care of the Elderly Department (COE). The post holder will join our established department of Consultants covering special interests including Stroke, Ortho-Geriatrics, Acute Geriatrics, Community Geriatrics, Adult learning Disability, Quality Improvement (QI), Global Digital Exemplar (GDE), Dementia, Falls, Geriatric Surgical liaison, General Inpatients and more. ## Job Description General Responsibilities as Consultant Physician in Geriatric Medicine The following is not an exhaustive or exclusive list of the duties of a consultant. The appointee is expected to:  Deliver day-to-day clinical care and leadership on the base geriatric medicine ward or our frailty unit (Amber Ward)  Lead the daily board rounds and see new admissions to the base geriatric medicine ward.  Develop current geriatric medicine practice and patient pathways within North Middlesex Hospital and in conjunction with Clinical Director to further develop the service in line with best practice.  Lead and contribute to the development of clinical guidelines in geriatric medicine, audit and other key aspects of the clinical governance agenda. Show flexibility and undertake different appropriate clinical tasks at the request of the clinical manager, as the need arises.  Actively participate in the Department’s teaching programme and undertake supervision, teaching and training of medical trainees and other multi-professional staff, in line with guidance from the relevant Royal Colleges or specialty bodies.  Actively participate in clinical guidelines development, audit and CPD.  Opportunity to develop a speciality interest within or outside of Geriatric Medicine if the post holder has an area of expertise and it is in alignment with the service requirements of the Trust. ## Responsibilities We are recruiting for a Geriatric Consultant to join our diverse and dynamic team. This is a substantive post within our Care of the Elderly Department (COE). The post holder will join our established department of Consultants covering special interests including Stroke, Ortho-Geriatrics, Acute Geriatrics, Community Geriatrics, Adult Learning Disability, Quality Improvement (QI), Global Digital Exemplar (GDE), Dementia, Falls, Geriatric Surgical liaison, General Inpatients and more. ## Person Specification ### Values **Essential** - Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of service development and quality improvement initiatives - Ability to work in a pressured environment. ### Skills and aptitudes **Essential** - Ability to communicate effectively with staff, patients and relatives - Potential to develop leadership skills - Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills - Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients - Understanding of clinical governance - Experience in providing high quality training and education to undergraduates and postgraduates - Knowledge and participation of clinical audit and quality improvement work - Postgraduate diploma in teaching - Knowledge and participation of QIP methodology ### Personal Qualities & attributes **Essential** - Excellent communication, skills, both oral and written, and an ability to relate to staff and patients. - Ability to stay calm under pressure. - Computer literate - Willingness to work flexibly as part of a team. ### Education & professional Qualifications **Essential** - GMC Registration - MRCP or equivalent - CCST /CCT or equivalent (e.g. Certificate for Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR) in Geriatric on the specialist register, or within 6months of CCT date at the time of interview. **Desirable** - Postgraduate degree - Publications in Medicine ## Documents - [person spec doc coe consultant (pdf, 274.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10257887) - [consultant physician in geriatric medicine jd (pdf, 429.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10261711) - [medical and dental - benefits, about rfl, values and governing objectives (pdf, 670.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2754) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.