About this role
Job summary
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Department of Ageing and Health
Directorate of Acute and General Medicine
Substantive Consultant in Geriatric and General Medicine
3 WTE posts (or more candidates if LTFT)
Proposed start date: From July 2026 (negotiable)
Main duties of the job
Guy's & St Thomas' and the Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trustis one of the largest hospital trusts in the country. The hospitals have a long history, dating back almost 900 years, and have been at the forefront of medical progress and innovation since they were founded. Both hospitals have built on these traditions and continue to have a reputation for excellence and innovation. We are part of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre (AHSC), a pioneering collaboration between one of the world's leading research-led universities and three of London's most successful NHS Foundation Trusts.
About us
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust (GSTT) is one of the largest and most successful hospital trusts in the country, including two of London's oldest and best known teaching hospitals. The hospitals have a long history, dating back almost 900 years, and have been at the forefront of medical progress and innovation since they were founded. Our hospitals have built on these traditions and continue to have a strong national and international reputation for clinical excellence, teaching, research and innovation.
We are part of King's Health Partners (KHP), a pioneering Academic Health Sciences Centre (AHSC) collaboration between one of the world's leading research-led universities and three of London's most successful NHS Foundation Trusts. See www.kingshealthpartners.org
We provide a full range of world class hospital services for our local communities, as well as a large number of specialist tertiary services for patients from further afield, including cancer, cardiovascular, cardiothoracic, infectious diseases, renal, women's and children's services. We have one of the largest Critical Care Units in the UK and one of the busiest Emergency Departments in London.
Our reputation for safe, high quality care is among the best in the UK and we strive to put patients at the heart of everything we do. We pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience, and are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS.
Job description Job responsibilities
The Department of Ageing and Health is seeking to recruit 3 new consultants to join a dynamic, enthusiastic and forward-thinking team of highly motivated and dedicated geriatricians.
These posts have been established to support a growing need for geriatricians within several key areas of the work at the trust and region:
- In the acute medical pathway (including the front door frailty and acute medical services on the emergency floor and our specialist wards for older people).
- In the community working with our primary care colleagues in delivering locality based geriatric medicine (including work developing our Integrated Neighbourhood Team services, within rehabilitation units, care homes and providing the GSTT@home service).
- In our established specialist liaison services (POPS, GOLD, Renal CGA, COPS, Bone Health and FLS).
This is an exciting time to join the department. The acute medical pathway is undergoing radical change to ensure a consultant led service is delivered 7 days a week during extended day hours and 365 days a year. The department of Ageing and Health contributes to this by providing a front door service 7 days a week within our Acute Older Persons Unit (AOPU) which is co-located with the emergency floor. Geriatricians also participate in the acute GIM emergency floor rota and lead firms on general medicine wards and in the older persons unit.
Similarly, there have been exciting new developments in the range of community services. The acute trust is merged with therapies, community services and palliative care to form the Integrated Care Strategic Business Unit, aligning financial support and management to clinical priorities. This has allowed further development of the GSTT@home team, delivering acute medical care to those that do not require hospital admission. Furthermore, the department is committed to supporting local care home residents and provides bespoke support to care homes across Lambeth and Southwark. Aligned with national and regional strategies, our trust is focused on moving from analogue to digital, sickness to prevention and hospital to community. There is opportunity for the postholder to undertake INT locality geriatrician development work, and to be the forefront of driving this innovative and exciting work.
The post includes opportunities to work across these services and the job plans may include sessions in any of the above, depending on applicant preference and day-to-day negotiated service requirements.
The wide-reaching footprint of Ageing and Health also includes the GOLD service for oncology patients and the POPS service providing CGA based approach to emergency and elective surgical patients and a comprehensive range of outpatient services. Both services are award-winning and nationally recognized.
All posts include working alongside multidisciplinary teams to develop and deliver patient centred services. In all roles, the successful candidates will be expected to be intellectually flexible and able to look beyond existing structures, ways of working and traditional care boundaries to produce more effective and innovative service delivery. The post-holder will need to adapt quickly to new situations and provide high level clinical care to complex patients both at home, in a variety of community settings and within Guys and St Thomas Hospitals. All consultants in the department are expected to share out-of-hours rotas. The post-holder will be expected to take an active role in the teaching programmes of the department.
As an organisation, we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This includes asking certain groups of staff to work more flexibly so that we can offer services to patients in the evenings and at weekends. We regard this flexibility as essential if we are to continue to provide first class patient care in the future. As a result, any offer of employment to a consultant post will be subject to you agreeing to work a new more flexible pattern of working in the future if required and in accordance with the provisions of the new Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust consultant contract.
For an informal discussion and more information, please contact Dr Fionna Martin or Dr Grace Walker (Service Leads Dept. Ageing and Health) email: [email protected] or [email protected]
Please apply online.
Closing date: 18th May (midnight)
Interview date: Anticipated for June 2026
Start Date: July 2026 (Negotiable)
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training Essential
Full GMC Registration with entry on the Specialist register or withing 6 months of CCST Experience in working in the NHS
Desirable
Experience as an NHS consultant (locum/acting up or substantive)
Clinical Experience Essential
Comprehensive clinical experience in General Medicine Comprehensive clinical experience in Geriatric Medicine in varied settings
Desirable
Previous experience in front door and community services or surgical liaison services for older adults
Knowledge and Skills Essential
Ability to work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team Able to change and adapt, respond to changing circumstances and to cope with setbacks or pressure Ability to communicate with clarity (written and spoken) Accountability: Lead and make decisions Interpersonal Skills
Desirable
Evidence of initiative and leadership skills Previous community experience
Teaching Essential
Experience of delivery of undergraduate teaching and postgraduate training
Desirable
Wide-ranging teaching or training background Development of teaching and assessment programmes
Audit, Quality Improvement and Research Essential
Suitable track record in audit and quality improvement
Desirable
Ability to carry out audit and/or quality improvement work Ability to conduct & evaluate own projects successfully Evidence of original research and/or an MD or PhD
Other Essential
Evidence of understanding of and adherence to the principles of Good Medical Practice set out by the General Medical Council Evidence of contribution to effective clinical audit and clinical risk management. Evidence of understanding of the role of clinical management
Desirable
Appraisal training Evidence of contributing to quality improvement programmes for older adults Experience in clinical guideline development Staff management / experience of performance
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.
UK Registration
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Employer details Employer name Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Address St Thomas
Westminster Bridge Road
London
SE1 7EH
Employer's website https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx (Opens in a new tab)