Locum Consultant Geriatrician

Job description

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

Job overview

We are seeking enthusiastic and visionary locum consultants in geriatric medicine to help shape and grow our evolving older person services. This is a pivotal moment to join Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, as we expand our front-door services and begin laying the foundations for a community-based model of care over the next 2-5 years-reflecting our commitment to delivering care closer to home.

Our Trust operates older person services across three sites: Winchester, Basingstoke, and Andover. We are currently looking for consultants who are particularly interested in working at the Winchester site, where exciting developments are underway.

At Winchester, we provide care for older adults across 55 dedicated inpatient beds, located within three specialist wards. These wards are central to our mission of delivering safe, compassionate, and high-quality care for our ageing population.

Beyond our acute inpatient wards at Winchester and Basingstoke, we also operate a dedicated rehabilitation unit in Andover. Looking ahead, we are committed to strengthening our liaison services to provide more comprehensive and coordinated care across the Trust.

Main duties of the job

We are seeking applicants with broad experience in Medicine, who demonstrate exceptional team-working skills and the leadership qualities needed to drive service development across the Trust.

A commitment to education and lifelong learning is central to our values. We are proud to offer a rich and supportive educational environment for trainees, fostering growth, curiosity, and clinical excellence.

We particularly welcome candidates with a passion for teaching, and we actively support applications for honorary teaching positions at our affiliated medical school in Southampton.

Working for our organisation

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of hospital services for North and Mid Hampshire and the surrounding areas. Our hospitals in Basingstoke and Winchester offer a comprehensive range of acute services and serve as tertiary referral centres for colorectal, liver, peritoneal carcinomatosis, haemophilia, and pseudomyxoma surgery.

We deliver services across three main sites-Basingstoke, Winchester, and Andover-serving a population of approximately 600,000. This includes:

Basingstoke & North Hampshire Hospital (BNHH)
Royal Hampshire County Hospital (RHCH) in Winchester
Andover War Memorial Hospital (AWMH)
Plus several community hospitals

Our model of care is designed to provide a unified hospital service across multiple localities, ensuring patients receive high-quality care as close to home as possible.

BNHH and RHCH are located just 23 miles apart, ideally positioned along the M3 corridor, with excellent transport links to London and the South Coast.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The successful candidate will lead a team of resident doctors and multidisciplinary staff in delivering high-quality care to inpatients, outpatients, and emergency admissions. You will work collaboratively within a dynamic multidisciplinary team, playing a key role in achieving both national and local clinical and quality targets, in partnership with commissioners and clinical colleagues.

We welcome applications from those seeking full-time or part-time roles, and we actively support flexible working arrangements wherever possible.

Additional On-Call Commitment optional

The post can include participation in an on-call rota, which comprises:

• Evening post-take ward rounds on the unselected medical take
• Weekend on-call duties as both first and second on-call, covering the unselected take and medical inpatients
  • Currently structured as one long day and one short day per weekend
• Overnight telephone advice, with return to site if clinically required

Participation in the on-call rota is remunerated with additional Programmed Activities (PAs) per week.

Eligibility Criteria

Applicants should hold a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in General Internal Medicine or Geriatric Medicine, or be within six months of achieving this at the time of application. Please ensure that all training and employment dates are clearly listed on your CV or application form.

All applicants will be contacted via email following the shortlisting process. Full details are available in the attached Job Description.

Person specification

Research & Teaching skills

Essential criteria

• Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
• Awareness of current acute medical initiatives and developments
• Recent relevant clinical teaching experience within medical and allied disciplines

Desirable criteria

• Participation in research
• Publications in relevant peer reviewed journals
• Formal training in clinical supervision of junior doctors
• Other Educational formal qualification
• Experience in organising educational activities
• Formal training in Educational supervision of junior doctors

Professional Qualification

Essential criteria

• MBBS or equivalent
• Licence to practice and full registration with GMC
• MRCP (Paces)
• Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register, or within 6 months of completion of CCT at time of interview
• Advanced Life Support
• Eligible to work in the UK

Desirable criteria

• Post graduate degree (MSc/PhD)

Clinical Skills & Ability

Essential criteria

• Evidence of achievement of GMC competency standards of Good Medical Practice including: delivery of good acute clinical care and maintaining good medical practice
• good working relationships with colleagues including evidence of good team-working and an understanding of the importance of multidisciplinary working in delivery of patient
• good relationships and communication with children, parents, adults and staff
• good teaching and training
• professional behaviour and probity
• Ability to work adaptably and manage different clinical areas as part of the on call team under consultant supervision

Desirable criteria

• Highly motivated approach

Clinical Experience & Knowledge

Essential criteria

• At least 6 months prior UK experience at middle grade / registrar level in one or more a medical specialties
• Knowledge and experience of NHS
• Evidence of safe, sound clinical practices

Desirable criteria

• Previous Medicine experience at Consultant level
• Demonstrate participation in audit and research
• Demonstrate an understanding of the principles of service improvement

Other Specific Requirements

Essential criteria

• Ability to understand local and national political agendas and respond accordingly
• Ability to perform effectively and maturely in management roles for the benefit of the service.
• Ability to plan strategically and to demonstrate sound judgement
• Ability to lead, motivate and develop the multidisciplinary team
• Ability to organise work of self and team in an efficient and effective way
• Evidence of experience and active engagement in clinical audit
• Ability to work in a team, ability to work flexibly with colleagues, sometimes at short notice, ability to manage staff and resources
• Ability to remain calm under pressure, evidence of self-motivation
• Commitment to Continuing Medical Education
• Enquiring, critical approach to work
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Commitment to Continuing Medical Education
• Evidence of self-motivation

Desirable criteria

• Experience managing and leading specialist working parties
• Formal training in management and administration
• Experience in managing staff rotas

Using AI in Your Application

We support the use of technology to help manage time and improve efficiency, but it is your responsibility to ensure your application is personalised and accurately reflects your own skills, experience and values.

AI tools can be useful when drafting an application, but they should only be used to assist you. The content submitted must be your own work and an authentic representation of your knowledge, abilities and experiences.

Applications that rely heavily on AI-generated content may be rejected. For example, we may receive multiple applications containing identical or generic wording that does not reflect the individual applicant.

The use of AI during assessments, including interviews, is not permitted unless this has been agreed in advance as a reasonable adjustment. For virtual interviews, you may be asked to provide a 360-degree view of the room and confirm that no additional devices are being used. If AI use is suspected during an interview, we may pause the interview, ask questions regarding its use, or adapt our assessment approach.

Working in healthcare requires integrity, honesty and accountability. We expect all applications and assessments to be a genuine reflection of your own experience, knowledge and values.
Our Commitment to Inclusion

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion in both the delivery of our services and the recruitment and management of our staff.

We welcome applications from everyone who has the skills, experience and values required for the role, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity.
Happy to Talk Flexible Working

We are committed to supporting flexible ways of working and will consider all requests for flexible and part-time working wherever service needs allow.
Important Information About Your Application
Recruitment Process

Applications are submitted through our recruitment system, Trac. Following submission, all correspondence relating to your application will be sent from apps.trac.jobs. Please regularly check your inbox, including your junk or spam folders.

Shortlisted candidates will normally be contacted at least five working days before their interview date.
Vacancy Closing Dates

This vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient applications are received. We therefore encourage you to submit your application as early as possible.
English Language Requirement

In line with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, all applicants must be able to communicate effectively in spoken and written English. This will be assessed during the recruitment process.
Pre-Employment Checks and Probation
Keeping Patients Safe

At Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, patient safety is our highest priority. We recommend that staff are vaccinated against COVID-19 and understand that we continue to care for patients who are COVID-19 positive within our services.
Probationary Period

All new employees will be required to complete a six-month probationary period as part of their employment with the Trust.

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