Consultant Geriatrician (Locum or Substantive)

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

We are seeking enthusiastic and visionary 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 Basingstoke site, where exciting developments are underway.

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

We have recently launched a Frailty Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) unit at Winchester, which has quickly become a vital part of our integrated care pathway. It works closely with community partners and supports patients through our frailty virtual wards, ensuring continuity of care beyond the hospital setting.

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.

Person Specification

Research & Teaching skills

Essential

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Post graduate degree (MSc/PhD)

Clinical Skills & Ability

Essential

  • 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

  • Highly motivated approach

Clinical Experience & Knowledge

Essential

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

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

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 9 August 2026

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