Job summary
This is a rare and exciting opportunity for a Consultant Geriatrician with an interest in Movement Disorders to join our team at BHRUT. This post combines leading frailty care with involvement in our renowned Neurosciences Movement Disorders Unit, which provides advanced therapies including Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) and botulinum toxin services.
You'll play a key role in developing integrated frailty pathways across our Acute Geriatrics wards and Ageing Well Centre, while also contributing to specialist clinics and multidisciplinary team (MDT) discussions within our movement disorders service.
Main duties of the job
o Provide Consultant-level care on an acute geriatric ward at Queen's or King George Hospital.o Deliver community-based CGA and urgent assessment clinics at the Ageing Well Centre.o Support frailty initiatives including the Frailty Virtual Ward and Frailty Line.o Participate in movement disorder clinics, advanced therapy MDTs, DBS and botulinum toxin clinics (tailored to your experience).o Supervise and support trainees across geriatrics and allied specialties.o Engage in service innovation, audit, and teaching.
About us
We're an organisation that is getting better and betterand ourimprovements are driven by a determination to deliver care we're proud of and our patients are happy with. We're no longer in special measures; we've opened two new theatresat our Elective Surgical Hub in King George Hospital (KGH); and, in recognition of our progress, we've been shortlisted for Trust of the Yearat the Health Service Journal Awards.
We operate from two main sites - KGH in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 330,000 people visiting them last year. We're campaigning to secure the £35m we need totransform the A&E at Queen'sand get rid of corridor care.
Our patients are benefitting from ourWomen's Health Hubin Ilford; an Ageing Well Centrein Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospitaland at St George's Health and Wellbeing Hub.
These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week and are providing an extra 94,000 scans a year.
The majority of our 8,000 staff - who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexiblyand more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We're proud to be a London Living Wageemployer.
We're looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record that will be transformative for our staff and beneficial for our patients.
- Home to one of London's most advanced movement disorder units, offering DBS and complex Parkinson's therapies.
- Investing in integrated frailty care, with our new Ageing Well Centre providing hospital, community, primary and voluntary services under one roof.
- Proud of our diverse 8,000-strong workforce, our PRIDE values, and our status as a top-performing Trust for improvement.
You'll join a collaborative team of 30+ geriatricians and a wider neuroscience department committed to innovation and high-quality patient care.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Were looking for a consultant who:
- Holds (or is within 6 months of) a CCT in Geriatric Medicine (GIM considered).
- Has an interest and/or experience in movement disorders.
- Values multi-disciplinary teamwork and cross-specialty collaboration.
- Brings curiosity, compassion, and a commitment to improving care.
What we offer
- The chance to combine Geriatric Medicine and subspecialist movement disorder practice.
- Access to advanced therapies including DBS, pump therapies, and botulinum toxin clinics.
- Opportunities for teaching, research, and service innovation.
- Supportive colleagues and flexible working arrangements.
- A Trust with a clear improvement strategy, investment in digital systems, and a culture where every voice counts.
If you want to be part of both frailty transformation and a leading movement disorders service, this post offers the best of both worlds.
For further information please contact
Dr Simon Green simon.green5@nhs.net, Consultant Geriatrician, AMD Integrated Care for Frailty and Clinical Group Director
Dr Anjum Misbahuddin anjum.misbahuddin@nhs.net, Clinical Lead Neurology, Consultant Neurologist
Job description
Job responsibilities
Were looking for a consultant who:
- Holds (or is within 6 months of) a CCT in Geriatric Medicine (GIM considered).
- Has an interest and/or experience in movement disorders.
- Values multi-disciplinary teamwork and cross-specialty collaboration.
- Brings curiosity, compassion, and a commitment to improving care.
What we offer
- The chance to combine Geriatric Medicine and subspecialist movement disorder practice.
- Access to advanced therapies including DBS, pump therapies, and botulinum toxin clinics.
- Opportunities for teaching, research, and service innovation.
- Supportive colleagues and flexible working arrangements.
- A Trust with a clear improvement strategy, investment in digital systems, and a culture where every voice counts.
If you want to be part of both frailty transformation and a leading movement disorders service, this post offers the best of both worlds.
For further information please contact
Dr Simon Green simon.green5@nhs.net, Consultant Geriatrician, AMD Integrated Care for Frailty and Clinical Group Director
Dr Anjum Misbahuddin anjum.misbahuddin@nhs.net, Clinical Lead Neurology, Consultant Neurologist
Person Specification
Qualifications and Experience
Essential
- MRCP or Equivalent Specialist qualification
- Entry on the GMC Specialist Register (or eligibility for entry within 6 months of date of Advisory Appointments Committee) for either Geriatric Medicine or G(I)Medicine by CCT
- Higher specialist training in Geriatrics and G(I)Medicine
- Experience in Movement Disorder Services
- Broad experience in Geriatrics and G(I)M
Desirable
- Ability to organize and deliver a teaching programme
- Appropriate higher degree (e.g. MD, PhD or equivalent)
- Evidence of participation in research (peer reviewed publications etc.)
- Experience in service development
- Current ALS certificate
Person Specification
Qualifications and Experience
Essential
- MRCP or Equivalent Specialist qualification
- Entry on the GMC Specialist Register (or eligibility for entry within 6 months of date of Advisory Appointments Committee) for either Geriatric Medicine or G(I)Medicine by CCT
- Higher specialist training in Geriatrics and G(I)Medicine
- Experience in Movement Disorder Services
- Broad experience in Geriatrics and G(I)M
Desirable
- Ability to organize and deliver a teaching programme
- Appropriate higher degree (e.g. MD, PhD or equivalent)
- Evidence of participation in research (peer reviewed publications etc.)
- Experience in service development
- Current ALS certificate
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
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Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
