Consultant Geriatrician with certificate of sponsorship to the UK

Visa Note

This employer offers a Certificate of Sponsorship to eligible international candidates. However, applicants must verify their eligibility for UK work permits with the employer directly, even if sponsorship is offered. Visa requirements and processes can change, so it is essential to confirm the most up-to-date information before applying.

Job Summary

We are seeking enthusiastic and visionary Consultants in Geriatric Medicine to help shape and grow our evolving older person services. This is a pivotal moment to join Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, as we expand our front-door services and begin laying the foundations for a community-based model of care over the next 2-5 years–reflecting our commitment to delivering care closer to home.

Our Trust operates older person services across three sites: Winchester, Basingstoke, and Andover. We are currently looking for consultants who are particularly interested in working at the Basingstoke site, where exciting developments are underway.

At Basingstoke, we provide care for older adults across 55 dedicated inpatient beds, located within three specialist wards: F1, F2, and F3. These wards are central to our mission of delivering safe, compassionate, and high-quality care for our ageing population.

We have recently launched a Frailty Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) unit at Basingstoke, which has quickly become a vital part of our integrated care pathway. It works closely with community partners and supports patients through our frailty virtual wards, ensuring continuity of care beyond the hospital setting.

About the Employer

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of hospital services for North and Mid Hampshire and the surrounding areas. Our hospitals in Basingstoke and Winchester offer a comprehensive range of acute services and serve as tertiary referral centres for colorectal, liver, peritoneal carcinomatosis, haemophilia, and pseudomyxoma surgery.

We deliver services across three main sites–Basingstoke, Winchester, and Andover–serving a population of approximately 600,000. This includes Basingstoke & North Hampshire Hospital (BNHH), Royal Hampshire County Hospital (RHCH) in Winchester, Andover War Memorial Hospital (AWMH), plus several community hospitals.

Our model of care is designed to provide a unified hospital service across multiple localities, ensuring patients receive high-quality care as close to home as possible. BNHH and RHCH are located just 23 miles apart, ideally positioned along the M3 corridor, with excellent transport links to London and the South Coast.

Job Responsibilities

The successful candidate will lead a team of Resident doctors and multidisciplinary staff in delivering high-quality care to inpatients, outpatients, and emergency admissions. You will work collaboratively within a dynamic multidisciplinary team, playing a key role in achieving both national and local clinical and quality targets, in partnership with commissioners and clinical colleagues.

We welcome applications from those seeking full-time or part-time roles, and we actively support flexible working arrangements wherever possible. The post can include participation in a 1:16 on-call rota, which comprises evening post-take ward rounds on the unselected medical take, weekend on-call duties as both first and second on-call, and overnight telephone advice with return to site if clinically required.

Participation in the on-call rota is remunerated with additional Programmed Activities (PAs) per week. Applicants should hold a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in General Internal Medicine or Geriatric Medicine, or be within six months of achieving this at the time of application.

Person Specification

Professional Qualification

Essential: MBBS or equivalent; Licence to practice and full registration with GMC; MRCP (Paces); Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register, or within 6 months of completion of CCT at time of interview; Advanced Life Support; Eligible to work in the UK.

Desirable: Post graduate degree (MSc/PhD).

Research & Teaching Skills

Essential: Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems; Awareness of current acute medical initiatives and developments; Recent relevant clinical teaching experience within medical and allied disciplines.

Desirable: Participation in research; Publications in relevant peer reviewed journals; Formal training in clinical supervision of junior doctors; Other Educational formal qualification; Experience in organising educational activities; Formal training in Educational supervision of junior doctors.

Clinical Skills & Ability

Essential: Evidence of achievement of GMC competency standards of Good Medical Practice including delivery of good acute clinical care and maintaining good medical practice; Good working relationships with colleagues including evidence of good team-working and an understanding of the importance of multidisciplinary working in delivery of patient care; Good relationships and communication with children, parents, adults and staff; Good teaching and training; Professional behaviour and probity; Ability to work adaptably and manage different clinical areas as part of the on call team under consultant supervision.

Desirable: Highly motivated approach.

Clinical Experience & Knowledge

Essential: At least 6 months prior UK experience at middle grade / registrar level in one or more medical specialties; Knowledge and experience of NHS; Evidence of safe, sound clinical practices.

Desirable: Previous Medicine experience at Consultant level; Demonstrate participation in audit and research; Demonstrate an understanding of the principles of service improvement.

Other Specific Requirements

Essential: Ability to understand local and national political agendas and respond accordingly; Ability to perform effectively and maturely in management roles for the benefit of the service; Ability to plan strategically and to demonstrate sound judgement; Ability to lead, motivate and develop the multidisciplinary team; Ability to organise work of self and team in an efficient and effective way; Evidence of experience and active engagement in clinical audit; Ability to work in a team, ability to work flexibly with colleagues, sometimes at short notice, ability to manage staff and resources; Ability to remain calm under pressure, evidence of self-motivation; Commitment to Continuing Medical Education; Enquiring, critical approach to work; Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Desirable: Experience managing and leading specialist working parties; Formal training in management and administration; Experience in managing staff rotas.

Additional Information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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. 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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Salary and Benefits

The salary for this position is £109,725 to £145,478 a year per annum pro rata. This position is part of the Hospital medical and dental staff pay scheme and is band 8a/8b/8c on the NHS pay scale.

Contract and Working Pattern

This is a permanent position with opportunities for both full-time and part-time working patterns. We actively support flexible working arrangements wherever possible.

How to Apply

To apply for this position, please follow the instructions below. Applications must be submitted through the NHS Jobs website.

International Applicants Checklist:

• Verify your eligibility for UK work permits with the employer
• Prepare your CV with clearly listed training and employment dates
• Gather required documents including proof of qualifications and professional registration
• Obtain any necessary criminal record certificates from countries you have resided in for 12+ months in the past 10 years
• Prepare a cover letter highlighting your relevant experience and interest in this position

For questions about the job, contact: Alison McGinnes (Clinical Lead) at alison.mcginnes@hhft.nhs.uk or 07783410569.

Application Deadline

The closing date for applications is 04 March 2026. We encourage early applications as this position may be filled before the closing date.

Contact Information

For questions about the job, contact: Alison McGinnes (Clinical Lead), Email: alison.mcginnes@hhft.nhs.uk, Phone: 07783410569.

Employer: Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address: Basingstoke, Aldermaston Road, Basingstoke, RG24 9NA

Website: https://www.hampshirehospitals.nhs.uk/

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