Locum Consultant Geriatrician

NHS; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading UK healthcare provider is recruiting a Locum Consultant Geriatrician to enhance their Department for Medicine of the Elderly. The ideal candidate will have comprehensive clinical skills, teaching experience, and the ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team. Responsibilities include supervising medical trainees, developing patient services, and contributing to ongoing research. This role includes opportunities for professional development and is located in the picturesque East Midlands, offering a blend of urban and countryside living.

Benefits

Development opportunities

Employee assistance programme

Discounted gym membership

Qualifications

• Registered with GMC and licensed to practice.
• Completed supervised training in an appropriate SpR equivalent program.
• Experience teaching undergraduates and postgraduates.

Responsibilities

• Supervise junior colleagues and guide them through specialist training.
• Develop services for frail older patients.
• Participate in regular audits and research programs.

Skills

Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team

Strong clinical skills in Medicine for the Elderly

Teaching experience

Education

Full GMC Registration

MBBS/MBCH and MRCP

Postgraduate thesis

Job description

Go back University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Locum Consultant Geriatrician

The closing date is 06 January 2026

The University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust (UHDB) are looking to recruit a Locum Consultant Geriatrician to join our existing Department for Medicine of the Elderly (DME) team as we look to build on our recent expansion and successes - part time applications will be considered to enable us to get up to our required establishment.

The organisation was formed on 1st July 2018 to bring together our five Hospitals in Derby, Burton, Lichfield and Tamworth to provide the highest quality care to patients across southern Derbyshire and south east Staffordshire.

DME at UHDB has developed and expanded considerably over the past 5 years. At the Royal Derby Hospital site there are 16 Consultants and 4 Acute Inpatient Geriatric Wards and at Queen's Hospital, Burton we have 3 Consultants and 2 Acute Inpatient Geriatric Wards.

Main duties of the job

The Derby based Parkinson's Team was awarded a National Parkinson Foundation Centre of Excellence status by the NPF in 2011 and following four yearly reviews is accredited until 2026 and is one of only two such centres in the UK. Our nationally recognized multidisciplinary movement disorder clinic is led by Dr Skelly and we are seeking to develop the service at Burton and we have a dedicated Senior Clinical Fellow for Parkinson's Disease.

The Department's Academic Lead is Professor Adam Gordon, current President of the British Geriatrics Society. Professor Gordon's appointment has enhanced the varied research options within the Department and allowed us to establish a Geriatric Liaison service to provide in reach services throughout the Trust and specifically support to General Surgery and their emergency laparotomy patients in line with the NELA guidance. The Department is looking to expand these services over the next few years.

The Burton based team provide specialist clinics in falls, fracture prevention, syncope and orthogeriatrics.

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
• On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car scheme

Key Facts about our Trust:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day.
• We are the 4thbusiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.

We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.

Job responsibilities

The Department is active in teaching both medical students and at postgraduate level. There is also a developing research program, alongside regular audits and a developing set of KPIs. We are enthusiastic educators and enjoy supervising our junior colleagues and helping them to achieve their goals and guiding them successfully through their specialist training.

We are looking for a candidate who can build on the success of our services and help develop them further in the future as we strive to make care for the frail older patients better than ever.

Why UHDB? The Royal Derby Hospital is the regions newest purpose-built acute hospital and has the East Midlands only rooftop helipad. We are ranked in the top 20% of Acute Trusts in England for staff recommending us as a place to work and receive treatment. We know that staff satisfaction is inextricably linked to patient satisfaction and we recruit staff who subscribe to our values of compassion, attitude, respect and equality. By living our values we have a culture that puts patients at the heart of everything we do. The Trust is an Equal Opportunities employer and operates employee-friendly policies, including job share.

Derby and Burton offer the best of both worlds cosmopolitan city life on the doorstep of stunning countryside. UHDB will consider relocation expenses and enhanced Terms and Conditions on appointment, depending on previous experience.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Full GMC Registration with a licence to practice
• MBBS/MBCH and possess MRCP
• Postgraduate thesis
• Eligible for entry on GMC Specialist Register or due to receive, within 12 months, Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or CESR in Medicine for the Elderly at time of interview

Clinical Experience

• 5 year supervised training in an appropriate SpR equivalent training programme, together with a high standard of clinical skill and expertise in Medicine for the Elderly
• Comprehensive technical competence in Medicine for the Elderly
• Evidence of ability to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team and share clinical responsibilities

Teaching Experience

• Experience of and commitment to teaching undergraduates and postgraduates

Research Experience

• Publications in peer-reviewed journals

Management and Admin

• Experience of Audit Management

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.

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust