NHS Locum Consultant General Medicine with Specialist Interest

NHS; King's Lynn; On-site; GBP 105,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job description

NHS Locum Consultant General Medicine with Specialist Interest

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHSFT

The appointee will be a key member of the General Medicine Consultant team, ensuring the continued delivery of high-quality care to patients within the trust and to contribute to the further development of the service.

Main duties of the job

The appointed consultant would be expected to contribute to the ongoing service improvement programme developing:

• Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT)
• Implementing evidence-based new ways of working when necessary

Job responsibilities

Clinical

• To provide rapid assessment of general medical patients.
• To stabilise and manage patients admitted with medical emergencies.
• To carry out post-take ward rounds during the week.
• To maintain effective communication and handover to the on-call team.
• To develop emergency services, liaising with other departments including Acute, Accident & Emergency, Psychiatry, Rehabilitation and Community Care, and developing speciality teams and fast-track services.
• To take part in the weekend General Medical on-call rota with colleagues, currently 1 in 18, as first on-call 8:30 till 20:30 and a second on call covers the wards from 9:00 till 14:30 at weekends.

Organisational

• Teaching and training of junior staff, medical students and other healthcare professionals.
• To act as clinical/educational supervisor to locally employed doctors and doctors in training programmes of a variety of grades and experience as appropriate.
• To actively participate in both departmental and Trust matters concerning Clinical Governance and audit.
• To provide leadership and support for the effective development of the service.
• To have responsibility for ensuring active participation in Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
• To further develop clinical protocols, guidelines, and concise care bundles.
• To carry out responsibilities with due regard to the Trust's Equal Opportunities Policy.
• To be aware of the responsibility of all employees to maintain a safe and healthy environment for patients, visitors and staff and attend all relevant health and safety training.
• To ensure that all duties are carried out to the highest possible standard.
• To carry out annual performance reviews with each member of their staff.
• To agree annual personal development plans with their staff and support them with any training or development requirements to fulfil their role.
• To attend all relevant management training in health and safety, risk assessment etc.
• To participate in personal objective setting and review, including the creation of a personal development plan and the Trust's appraisal process.

Additional Duties

This job description is not intended to be exhaustive but provides an indication of the range and complexity of the work to be undertaken.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification.
• MRCP Part 1 and Part 2 or equivalent experience.

Experience

• Full Registration and a licence to practise with the General Medical Council.
• Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT in General Internal Medicine or Stroke.
• Entry on GMC Specialist Register; eligible for entry on Register or within six months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR) at time of interview.

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.

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHSFT

£105,504 to £139,882 a year Per annum pro rata