Consultant Physician - Medicine for the Elderly | Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

We are very pleased to offer the substantive appointment of a Consultant Physician, with a special interest in Medicine, at the Elderly at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

This position will be based at Barnet General Hospital. If appointed you will join a committed team of consultants, in our well-developed and respected service. We also pride ourselves on our supportive and forward-thinking culture.

If appointed you would alternate between the various services we offer, be it running a large acute geriatrics ward, or providing ‘front door services’ - in the well-developed Adult Assessment Unit (AAU).

When working in the AAU, you would become part of a team involved in running the fast turnaround bed base in the unit, and also in providing an adjoining same day/same week hot clinic.

If successful you may also partake in the provision of a frailty in-reach service, supporting patients in the emergency department (ED).

You would also play a role in running the virtual ward service, a very exciting and expanding development for patients at our hospital.

You would be on the acute integrated medical on-call rota, supporting weekend and out of hours provision.

This is an exciting time to join the Barnet Hospital team. We have a strong focus on updating and improving our model of care – (to meet the needs of an aging population) & we have a well-developed suite of quality improvement programmes underway, to drive improvement of outcomes and patient experience.

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top
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This advert closes on Tuesday 23 Sep 2025