Locum Consultant in Medicine for the Elderly

Locum Consultant in Medicine for the Elderly NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant Main area Elderly Care Medicine Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant Contract Fixed term: 8 months (parental leave cover) Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week (there is no on-call commitment with this role) Job ref 309-UCLH-7516-B

Site University College Hospital Town London Salary £109,725 - £145,478 per annum + London weighting Salary period Yearly Closing 28/05/:59

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Job overview • Consultant Geriatric Medicine

Duration: 8 months (with potential for extension)

Location: University College London Hospital (UCLH)

Start date: 01/06/2026

An exciting opportunity has arisen at University College London Hospital for a Locum Consultant to join the Complex Older People's Service, covering parental leave. There is the possibility of extension for the right candidate.

We are seeking a motivated, enthusiastic, and forward-thinking clinician with a strong interest in inpatient care, acute frailty, virtual wards, and outpatient services to join our well-established multidisciplinary team. The service currently comprises 11 consultants and a consultant nurse, supported by junior doctors, therapists, and specialist nursing colleagues.

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Main duties of the job About the Service

The Complex Older People's Service plays a pivotal role across the patient pathway, delivering:

• Acute frailty services at the front door, in close collaboration with the Emergency Department and Acute Medical Teams
• A range of specialist clinics supporting older people with complex medical needs
• Inpatient care across three consultant-led teams on a dedicated ward
• Virtual wards supporting and managing patients in the community

The Role

• The successful appointee will contribute to:
• Acute frailty services
• Virtual wards
• Specialist clinics
• Inpatient care

You will be committed to delivering high-quality, patient-centred care and to supporting the ongoing development of innovative service models.

As a major teaching hospital with close academic links to UCL, the role offers excellent opportunities for involvement in teaching, training, quality improvement, and research.

Future Developments

This is an exciting time to join the department. Over the coming year, we anticipate further expansion of:

• Virtual ward services
• Silver triage
• Specialist outpatient and clinic-based services

Working for our organisation University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Please note, due to anticipated high volumes of applications, this vacancy may close earlier than the listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application

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Person specification Professional Qualifications

• Eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment and hold a current licence to practise
• MRCP(UK) or equivalent
• On GMC Specialist Register for Geriatric Medicine, or at the time of interview within 6 months of expected date of CCT NB: Non UK trained doctors must be on the GMC register and Specialist Register in relevant specialty by date of appointment
• MD/PhD or equivalent
• Postgraduate qualification in management or leadership

Clinical Experience

• Evidence of substantial experience managing complex frail elderly patients.
• Experience working in and leading teams
• Experience in acute / Ortho-geriatric medicine

Clinical Skills

• An understanding of different models of integrated care and the respective roles of hospital and community
• Evidence of working successfully in multidisciplinary teams
• Excellent written and verbal interpersonal skills and communication skills
• A caring attitude towards patients and relatives
• Involvement in professional activities external to the workplace

Clinical Governance Management & IT

• Experience of and involvement in clinical audit.
• Demonstrable understanding of the basic understanding of the principles of clinical governance
• Experience of IT systems relevant to the post
• Clinical Management experience

Teaching and Research

• Evidence of training in teaching methods and participation in teaching at different levels
• Record of publishing peer reviewed publications

Personal Qualities

• Communication; ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English; ability to build rapport, listen, persuade/ negotiate.
• Accountability; ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority.
• Interpersonal Skills; ability to see patients as people, ability to empathise and work co-operatively with others.
• Initiative and leadership: ability to take lead in driving change

At UCLH, we have a real 'One Team' ethos, and our values - safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.

At UCLH we take equality of opportunity seriously and are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer, with a culture that creates a real sense of belonging and trust. It is our fundamental aim, to recruit, retain and promote a diverse mix of people who are representative of our local communities. Applications are encouraged from candidates of all backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives to support our world class research, innovation and creativity.

UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff and has a dedicated policy which allows staff to apply for flexible working right from the beginning of employment. For more information please go to:

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