# Consultant in Geriatric Medicine > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-in-geriatric-medicine/31538749-62fc-42c1-8e0e-2920cee25d20 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-in-geriatric-medicine/31538749-62fc-42c1-8e0e-2920cee25d20.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust - **Location:** Northwick Park Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Geriatric Medicine - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 10 sessions per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-27T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-28T10:30:49.148Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Southall/London_North_West_University_Healthcare_NHS_Trust/Geriatric_Medicine/Geriatric_Medicine-v8228858 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8228858?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.lnwh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The post holder will hold a post of Consultant in Geriatric Medicine at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust, and be based at Ealing Hospital. Our collective goal is to provide excellent care for our frail older patient in both in hospital and at home through outpatient services. We aim to treat acute illness appropriately, to enhance quality of life, to reduce disability, recognise when life is nearing its end, and to provide individualised person-centred care in the right setting at the right time The Department of Medicine for Older People (DMOP) based in Ealing Hospital and Northwick Park Hospital is a dynamic, friendly, inclusive and innovative department where Consultants are supported in their professional development and in the delivery of high-quality clinical care and service development. Resident doctor feedback indicates that they feel well supported and that they achieve their educational targets. We aspire to high standards of medical and nursing care and routinely assess aspects of this with regular clinical auditing. Mentoring is provided by the Trust’s mentor scheme for any new consultant. The Older Persons Rapid Assessment Clinic (OPRAC) is a well-established service providing Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment or addressing specific issues in an outpatient setting. We have a mix of virtual and face to face appointments. *JD pending royal college approval* ### Main duties of the job - To provide in-patient care for patients on the Medicine for Older People wards at Ealing hospital. - To work in the frailty unit, focusing on comprehensive geriatric assessment for older people presenting to the Emergency Department and referred for urgent assessment from the community. - To contribute to outpatient care in clinics. The post holder will be expected to work with the clinical leads for DMOP and cardiology to establish a new clinic for frail people with heart failure. - GIM on call as detailed above. - To work with the rest of the clinical and managerial team to support clinical governance, including contribution to morbidity and mortality meetings, quality improvements projects and clinical audit. - To take an active part in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, training and supervision. - To contribute to service development where relevant. - The job will include liaising with and teaching nursing staff, health care assistants, therapists and other members of the multidisciplinary team. - To maintain CPD and participate in annual appraisal and revalidation. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities To view further details about the role and responsibilities, please be sure to see the attached job description. ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Personal skills **Essential** - Energy and enthusiasm and the ability to work under pressure - Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other staff and agencies. - Knowledge of finance and budgets - Commitment to deliver a high-quality service with patient welfare at forefront of practice. 1 **Desirable** - Awareness of the NHS 5 year plan ### Knowledge and Expertise **Essential** - MRCP - IT Skills and computer literacy - Broad based training in geriatric medicine and its subspecialties/ Broad based professional training in general medicine - GMC registration - Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT/CSER), or be within six months of award of CCT by date of interview **Desirable** - MD, PhD or equivalent - NHS experience within the last 3 years ### Management, Audits and reasearch **Essential** - Experience of teaching and training undergraduates, postgraduates and junior medical staff - Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively - Ability to motivate and develop the multi-disciplinary team, balancing departmental and personal objectives. - Understanding and experience of audit - Knowledge of research methodology **Desirable** - Management qualification or current study towards management qualification. - Evidence of service audit, design or change management. - Publications in peer review journals - Presentations to learned societies. ## Documents - [heart values (pdf, 158.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2615) - [guidance for applying (pdf, 914.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1549) - [jd consultant geriatrician (pdf, 552.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10552329) ## 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.