Consultant Geriatrician and General Physician

Closing date: 15 March 2026

Consultant Geriatrician and General Physician

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts, delivering a full range of local and specialist services across five sites in Southeast London. With around 1.5 million patient contacts each year and more than 15,000 staff, King's is internationally recognised for expertise in liver disease and transplantation, neurosciences, cardiac care, haemato oncology, fetal medicine, stroke, major trauma and emergency medicine. Guided by the Trust wide strategy Strong Roots, Global Reach and our BOLD vision-Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, and Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do- we are person centred, digitally enabled and focused on sustainability through our Green Plan and net zero ambitions. Our values are to be Kind, Respectful and Team.

Main duties of the job

• Provide senior clinical leadership in assessing and managing older adults with complex needs.
• Support timely, safe and person centred care across acute and community pathways.
• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to guide clinical decisions and care plans.
• Contribute to teaching, supervision and development of junior and non medical staff.
• Lead or support quality improvement and service development initiatives.
• Model compassionate, professional practice that promotes dignity and respect.
• Use strong communication and clinical judgement to enhance safety and patient experience.

About us

Our teams provide services out of five hospitals across South East London and Kent, namely King's College Hospital, the Princess Royal University Hospital, Orpington Hospital, Queen Mary's Hospital Sidcup, and Beckenham Beacon. We employ nearly 14,000 staff, who together treat over 1.5 million patients every year. We provide a full range of local and specialist services, and our teams are nationally and internationally recognised for our work in liver disease and transplantation, neurosciences, cardiac, haemato oncology, fetal medicine, stroke, major trauma, and emergency medicine.

Job responsibilities

• Provide senior clinical leadership in assessing and managing older adults with complex, multi factorial needs.
• Deliver and promote timely, safe and person centred care across acute, ambulatory and community pathways.
• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to guide clinical decisions, prioritisation and care planning.
• Contribute to teaching, supervision and development of junior doctors and wider team members.
• Lead or support quality improvement, audit and service development initiatives.
• Model compassionate, inclusive and professional practice that upholds dignity and respect.
• Apply strong communication, teamwork and clinical judgement to enhance safety and patient experience.
• Support effective coordination of care and continuity across services to improve outcomes for older people.

The Trust is recognised internationally for its work in liver disease and transplantation, neurosciences, cardiac, haemato oncology, fetal medicine, stroke, major trauma, and Emergency Department.

Kings is a key partner in one of London's foremost Academic Health Science Centres, King's Health Partners (KHP). KHP is one of only six Department of Health designated AHSCs in England. It brings together a world leading research led university Kings College London and three successful NHS Foundation Trusts: Kings College Hospital, Guys and St Thomas, and South London and Maudsley.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of our dedicated workforce and join one of the largest and most successful Foundation Trusts in the UK with an international reputation for innovation and the desire to make a difference.

You must be fully registered with the GMC and hold a Licence to Practice and be on the Specialist Register, or within six months of attaining your CCT or equivalent to be eligible for interview.

The postholder will have regular contact with vulnerable adults and/or children (0 18 years), therefore 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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Person Specification Qualifications

• Full MRCP
• Other higher degree or diploma (e.g., MD)

Registration

• Full Registration with GMC
• Name on GMC Specialist Register on date of taking up appointment

Training and Experience

• Wide experience in all aspects of geriatric & general internal medicine, culminating in award of Certificate of Completion of Training by GMC, or award of Certificate of Eligibility for Specialty Registration (CESR) by GMC.

Administration

• Experience in day to day organisation of geriatric and/or general medical services in a busy Teaching Hospital
• Familiarity with information technology and general computer skills
• Familiar with current structure of UK National Health Service and conversant with recent initiatives and changes

Management and Leadership

• Able to demonstrate leadership capability within multi disciplinary teams
• Management course and/or qualification

Audit and Quality Improvement

• Thorough understanding of principles of medical audit
• Must have undertaken and completed audit projects
• Audit Publications

Research and Publications

• Experience of clinical research
• Publication of relevant review articles or case reports
• Relevant research experience in one or more aspects of geriatric and/or general medicine

Teaching

• Experience of undergraduate and post graduate teaching and exam preparation
• Teaching skills course/qualification

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.

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
£109,725 to £145,478 a year per annum excl. London Zone Allowance.