Consultant Geriatrician

Job summary
*Substantive Contract with full time and part-time hours available
*Flexible working to support you with a better work-life balance
*Relocation Support

You're invited to apply for a Consultant Geriatrician role within our forward thinking Care of Older People (COOP) team. This is a fantastic opportunity for you to join a vibrant, supportive department of 17 consultants who are passionate about delivering high quality care and driving innovation for our older population.

You'll step into a multidisciplinary environment where your ideas, clinical interests, and ambitions are genuinely valued. Whether you're preparing for your CCT or you already bring extensive consultant experience, we'll shape the role around your strengths, your goals, and the way you want to work. Flexible arrangements, including job sharing, are available to support your work-life balance.

As Somerset's older population continues to grow, you'll have the chance to make a real, lasting difference to the communities we serve. If you're motivated by high impact clinical work and enjoy being part of a collaborative, progressive team, we'd be delighted to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

• Provide specialist geriatric care in inpatient and outpatient settings
• Contribute to acute/frailty take and 7-day working
• Lead on clinical governance, quality improvement, and teaching
• Mentor junior doctors and multidisciplinary teams
• Develop sub-specialty interests (e.g., frailty, dementia, movement disorders, surgical liaison, stroke)

About us
Why Join Us?

• Rated Outstanding for Caring by CQC
• Highest GMC training score in the South West
• Strong links with Bristol & Peninsula medical schools
• Beautiful Somerset location with excellent quality of life
• Award-winning teaching and mentorship programmes

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!

Job responsibilities
We welcome highly skilled motivated geriatricians to join our existing friendly team of geriatricians.

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust is the first mainland NHS trust to provide community, mental health, and acute services. We are proud to have the highest GMC training score in the South West and are investing in new state-of-the-art facilities, including a Surgical and Critical Care Centre opening in Autumn 2025.

For full details of the role, please refer to the attached job description. We warmly welcome informal visits to our hospital, where you can meet the team and learn more about the post and working environment.

Interested?
We'd love to meet you! Arrange an informal chat or visit:
Contact: clare.rolls@somersetft.nhs.uk
Visit: Experience Taunton and see our department in action!

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Full GMC registration with licence to practise
• Entry on GMC Specialist Register (or within 6 months of CCT)
• Broad experience managing complex older patients
• Strong communication, leadership, and MDT collaboration skills
• Experience in teaching and supervision

Desirable

• Interest in frailty, dementia, falls, or community geriatrics
• Evidence of service development or clinical leadership
• Experience in research, audit, or simulation-based teaching

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.

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).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).