Locum Consultant Geriatrician: Sponsorship Available

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

Job summary

These are exciting times for Medicine for Older People in Bucks. We are working towards strengthening our presence at the front door as well as our foothold in the community, particularly with regards to Frailty.

We are looking for a dynamic person with strong leadership and innovation skills to work in a team to develop Frailty services in Buckinghamshire.

We aim to have a small but robust acute footprint whilst maintaining and strengthening our larger community footprint. For us the front door is the patient’s front door and not the AED.

The on-call rota is 1:13 weekends for ECPOD (Sat-Sun). A lieu day is given after a weekend on call. There are 2 other medical consultants on site as part of the medical take. On Sunday Night 8pm-8am, ECPOD provides cover and advice to the medical take from home

The department is keen to accommodate special interests; we are happy to discuss and consider appropriate changes in the weekly job plan.

The post-holder will take part in the department’s regular teaching to medical students, resident doctors and other health professionals. They will supervise junior staff, as well as other members of the department’s clinical team, and community clinicians.

This is a forward looking post and will evolve. We are expecting the post-holder to take an active part in the development of the role and to help drive geriatric services forward into the next decade.

Main duties of the job

You will work in the community units as well as the acute site (Stoke Mandeville Hospital).

You will be expected to provide prospective cover for annual and study leave.

The department is keen to accommodate special interests, and we will be happy to discuss and consider appropriate changes in the weekly job plan.

As well as fulfilling their clinical responsibilities, the post holder will be expected to play a part in the department’s audit and teaching activities, providing beside and formal teaching to medical students, resident doctors and other health professionals, and supervision of junior staff, as well as other members of the department’s clinical team, and community clinicians.

Person Specification

Other

Essential

  • Full Driving Licence and regular access to a car

Qualifications

Essential

  • MRCP or Equivalent GMC registerable qualifications
  • CCT in Geriatric Medicine & General internal medicine (GIM) or within six months of achieving CCT at the time of interview

Desirable

  • On the specialist register for Geriatric Medicine/GIM

Experience

Essential

  • Good understanding of the NHS agenda and organisational awareness.
  • Computer skills. Ability to use ward processor spread sheet programme and web browser

Skills

Essential

  • Good clinical knowledge of medicine in geriatrics to unable the consultant to work independently
  • Teaching and training of Junior staff
  • Understanding the principals of clinical governance aspects Patient Safety and experience. A commitment to continuing education and engagement to the appraisal process.
  • Good personal and interpersonal skills. Self-awareness. Ability to judge conflicting demands by planning efficiently and prioritising.
  • Highly developed communication skills.
  • Ability to work effectively as part of a team (s).

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: 18 October 2026

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