Consultant Geriatrician QEH

Job overview

Join Us in Transforming Frailty Care at QEH

We are excited to invite applications for Consultant Geriatricians to join our forward thinking team at Queen Elizabeth Hospital as we launch a brand new, innovative clinical model of care for older and frail adults at Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) in 2026.

What’s New?

We are introducing two key services co-located within Ward 22:

• Frailty Same Day Emergency Care (Frailty SDEC) – A high-turnover, same-day assessment unit to reduce unnecessary admissions through rapid access to CGA and multidisciplinary care.
• Acute Frailty Unit (AFU) – A short stay unit offering specialist-led treatment, early therapy input, and integrated discharge planning.

Your Role:

• Lead delivery of Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment from the point of admission.
• Provide senior clinical decision-making and mentor junior staff.
• Collaborate across the Acute and Frailty Pathways to improve flow and outcomes.
• Drive innovation, quality improvement, and integrated working with community services.

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a service designed around personalised, proactive and compassionate care.
• Work within a supportive, multidisciplinary team committed to continuous improvement.
• Benefit from investment in training, leadership development, and wellbeing.
• Shape the future of frailty care in a diverse, dynamic London setting.

Main duties of the job

• Support and further develop the geriatric service
• Support and develop the interface frailty services for ED and relevant clinical areas
• Support, lead and develop integrated care working with CCG’s and community partners
• Be an advocate for the care of older people within the organization.
• Lead, support and mentor junior medical staff within the department and ensure training requirements are met.
• Undertake work within a relevant area of interest.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Clinical Responsibilities

The support and further development of the initiatives within the Department of Geriatric Medicine (as described above), and the consolidation of current inpatient clinical services for older people.

General Responsibilities

• To provide high quality health care for older patients referred for diagnosis and treatment,
• To respond to inpatient and outpatient referrals from other specialties
• To provide prompt advice for General Practitioners
• To participate in educational and audit meetings
• To meet CPD and revalidation requirements
• To provide cover for Consultant colleagues during periods of leave
• To support the Hospital’s Clinical Governance Strategy
• To contribute to all other aspects of the Directorate and trust affairs

Medicine for the Elderly

• To provide a consultant-led service in the specialty
• To lead daily board rounds and ward rounds on relevant wards
• To lead on the new initiatives for the care of older people
• To contribute to research in Medicine for the Elderly in an area of special interest
• To contribute to meeting the 18 week outpatient target
• To contribute to meeting the 4 hour waiting time target in the Emergency Department
• To contribute to other quality indicators where relevant
• To contribute to community services (Bat ‘phone and Frailty Clinic)

Medical Education & Teaching

• To supervise and teach Medical Students.
• To participate in formal teaching of the Medicine in Old Age Syllabus to Year 4 medical students, and acute medicine to Year 3 students.
• To supervise and manage trainee medical staff (in conjunction with other Consultants on the firm and in the Department) and ensure training requirements are met
• To provide post-graduate training in Medicine for the Elderly for all grades of Medical Staff and for non-medical clinical staff.
• To contribute to regular training and teaching sessions for General Practitioners and to foster increased knowledge and skills within the local Medical Community
• To be a Clinical supervisor and Education supervisor to a number of trainees.

Clinical Audit/ Clinical Governance/ Research

To participate in clinical audit and implement audit findings as appropriate.

To support NIHR funded research.

Continuing Professional Development

• Participate in continuing professional development at local and national level
• Implement audit and research findings as appropriate in clinical practice
• Prepare and participate in an annual appraisal in accordance with Trust policy
• A willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national levels

Policy, Planning and Management

• Support the Trust to deliver quality patient care
• Contribute to the development of clinical and organisational protocols and guidelines
• Assist in the development of the Annual Service Plan for the Directorate and Division and participate in the strategic planning of the service
• Comply with all Trust policies.To lead or participate in the development of improved workflow through the Radiology Department, ensuring better patient experience and increased efficiency. This is a specimen plan reflecting proposed activities.  Flexibility in these sessions is necessary depending on the changing demands on the service.