Consultant Geriatrician

These are substantive appointments for colleagues to work alongside the seventeen existing geriatricians based at Musgrove Park Hospital, Somerset NHS Foundation Trust. Whatever your subspecialty interest, we would like to hear from you - with good evidence for new developments in all aspects of geriatric medicine, it's likely that we can develop a role that plays to your strengths as well as meeting your needs., To organise, manage and be responsible for the diagnosis and treatment of patients in Musgrove Park Hospital in conjunction with Dr James Gagg, Associate Medical Director (Medicine).

Except in emergencies, or where otherwise agreed with your manager, you are responsible for fulfilling the duties and responsibilities and undertaking the Programmed Activities set out in your Job Plan, as reviewed from time to time.

You will be required to participate in an on-call rota to provide emergency cover and to provide enhanced medical / geriatric medicine support to the hospital. When not on an on-call rota, we may in exceptional circumstances ask you to return to site for emergencies if we are able to contact you. You are not, however, required to be available for such eventualities. Where emergency recalls of this kind become frequent, we will review the need to introduce an on-call rota.

You are responsible for the associated duties set out in the Terms and Conditions of Service.

As an organisation, Somerset NHS Foundation Trust offers employees a wide range of benefits including flexible working, NHS pension scheme, generous annual leave allowance and a commitment to career development.

You will be eligible for our Blue Light Card and a wide range of NHS exclusive shopping & leisure discounts.

We are proud of our skilled, diverse workforce and as an inclusive employer we welcome applications from all backgrounds.

Working in Somerset enables you to enjoy the idyllic countryside, areas of outstanding beauty and stunning coastlines whilst still only being a stone's throw away from bustling city centres like Bristol, Bath and Exeter and only two hours away from London.

There are excellent educational facilities in the area and, when compared to other regions, house prices are reasonable.

Somerset offers the countryside and the cosmopolitan - there is truly something for everyone!