Job vacancy: Locum Consultant in Geriatric Medicine, Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust, Gateshead

Job summary

Main area: Geriatric Medicine
Grade: NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Contract: Locum: 12 months
Hours: Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref: 297-7368348

Employer: Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Town: Gateshead
Salary: £109,725 - £145,478 per annum, pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 22/08/2025 23:59
Interview date: 08/09/2025

Locum Consultant in Geriatric Medicine

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

In the event of excessive applications being received this vacancy may close earlier than the stated closing date, you are encouraged to submit your application as soon as possible

IMPORTANT NOTE ON COMPLETION OF REFERENCE SECTION OF APPLICATION FORM

All references from current and previous employers will be sought and MUST cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Where possible this should be from two separate employers. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.

PLEASE NOTE it is a requirement of this Trust that all successful applicants pay for their DBS certificate if a check is required for the post. This will be done through deduction from your monthly pay over a maximum of three months. It is also a requirement that all successful applicants register or are registered with the DBS update service where a DBS is required.

All new entrants to the NHS will be appointed on the minimum of the pay scale in line with Terms & Conditions.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The appointment will be for 10 programmed activities, 8.5 PAs of Direct Clinical care (DCC) and 1.5 PAs of Supporting Professional Activities (SPA) for revalidation preparation, CPD, teaching, educational supervision and clinical governance. Job plans are subject to annual review as part of the annual appraisal and revalidation process and the amount of allocated SPA time may be adjusted in the future in accordance with the appointees’ teaching, research and managerial duties.

The proposed job plans are included below, however we are open to reviewing this on the basis of part-time working requests.

The appointed Consultant will be expected to work with managers and professional colleagues in the efficient running of services and will share with consultant colleagues the medical contribution to management. They will be expected to observe the Trusts agreed policies and procedures, and to follow the approved standing orders, financial instructions and standards of conduct. Where they manage employees of the Trust they will be expected to follow both national employment law and local personnel policies and procedures. They will be expected to make sure that there are adequate arrangements for hospital staff involved in the care of patients to be able to contact them when on call.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

GMC Registration
MRCP or Equivalent
GMC Speciality Register in Geriatric Medicine or within 6 months of CCT

Skills and Requirements

Essential criteria

Ability to communicate effectively
Evidence of partaking in multi-disciplinary team work
Leadership skills
Meets requirements of GMC Good Medical Practice
Evidence of clinical audit participation
Understanding of Clinical Governance

Experience

Essential criteria

Specialised training within Geriatric Medicine
Wider experience of General Medicine

Applicants who have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date are to assume that their application has been unsuccessful.

Applications from job seekers who require Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications where the post is eligible. 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).

Candidates who require sponsorship are strongly advised to visit the UK Border Agency website and familiarise themselves with what is required. There is a facility on this site to access the points based calculator and work through an example which should assist candidates in their understanding of the process.

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

Consultant Locum - GM (PDF, 473.6KB)

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name: Peter Brock
Job title: Consultant Geriatrician/Clinical Lead
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 0191 482 0000

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Locum Consultant in Geriatric Medicine

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

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