Locum Consultant Geriatrician

Job summary

We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for a Locum Consultant Geriatrician to join our innovative and expanding Care of Older People (COOP) team at Yeovil District Hospital. This is a fixed time post within a dynamic, forward-thinking department that values individuality and supports professional growth. You will provide specialist inpatient and outpatient care for older patients, contribute to acute and frailty services including Front Door Frailty, and help shape services such as Ortho-Geriatrics, Osteoporosis, Parkinson's and Movement Disorders, Dementia and Delirium. We actively encourage you to develop your sub-specialty interests and offer job-sharing and flexible working arrangements to suit your lifestyle. Alongside clinical work, you will engage in clinical governance, audit, quality improvement and teaching, and play a key role in mentoring and supervising junior doctors and multidisciplinary teams, with additional SPA time for educational supervision. Our team is friendly, inclusive and forward-thinking, supported by SpRs, physician associates and specialist nurses. If you are passionate about improving care for older people, committed to teamwork and innovation, and keen to develop your career in a welcoming and progressive setting, we would love to hear from you.

Benefits:

Flexible working arrangements.

Relocation support (T&Cs apply).

Opportunities for sub-specialty development.

Additional SPA time for educational supervision.

Main duties of the job

Provide specialist Geriatric medical care in inpatient and outpatient settings.

Contribute to 7-day working and the acute/frailty take.

Deliver comprehensive care across services such as Front Door Frailty, Ortho-Geriatrics, Parkinson's clinics, and Dementia/Delirium services.

Engage in clinical governance, quality improvement, audit, and teaching.

Supervise and mentor junior doctors and multidisciplinary teams.

Participate in job planning, appraisal, mandatory training, and service development.

About us

At Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, we're committed to supporting our employees with a range of benefits designed to enhance your professional and personal life. We offer:

• Flexible working options to help you balance work and life
• NHS pension scheme for long-term financial security
• Generous annual leave allowance to recharge and relax
• A strong focus on career development to help you grow and achieve your potential

Additionally, you'll gain access to our Blue Light Card, unlocking exclusive discounts on shopping, dining, and leisure activities, as well as NHS-specific perks to support you both inside and outside of work.

We are proud to foster a diverse, skilled, and inclusive workforce, and we encourage applications from all backgrounds.

Why Somerset? Somerset offers the perfect blend of idyllic countryside, outstanding areas of natural beauty, and breathtaking coastlines, with vibrant cities like Bristol, Bath, and Exeter just a short drive away - and only two hours to London.

The region is home to excellent educational facilities, and with affordable housing compared to other parts of the country, it's a great place to build both your career and your future.

Somerset truly has it all - the peaceful countryside and cosmopolitan city life, with something for everyone to enjoy.