Trust Registrar in Acute Medicine
Join us at an exciting time for Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust! We have an ambitious plan for our journey to Outstanding and are looking for aspirational, committed individuals to join us, making a real difference to both staff and patients.
As a former winner of England for excellence award: Tourism destination of the year, the beautiful city of Gloucester and the scenic regency spa town of Cheltenham are fantastic places to work and live.
As a hospital Trust we are currently involved in over 100 clinical trials and studies, whilst also providing acute elective and specialist services to a population of over 620,000.
By joining Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust new colleagues can look forward to a warm welcome and a future full of opportunities and support.
Job overview
We wish to appoint new Trust Grade Registrar (ST3+) colleague to join our expanding Acute Medicine service at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GHNHSFT).
PLEASE NOTE THIS ADVERT MAY CLOSE EARLY IF WE HAVE SUFFICIENT APPLICANTS
Main duties of the job
The post is based on our Acute Medical Units and offers excellent experience in all aspects of acute medicine including Same Day Emergency Care. We see a wide range of conditions offering great exposure to Cardiology, Renal Medicine, Diabetes & Endocrinology, Respiratory Medicine, Neurology, Gastroenterology, Care of the Elderly and Stroke, with excellent in-reach from the afore mentioned specialties.
Working for our organisation
We are a large organisation providing acute services from Gloucestershire Royal Hospital in Gloucester and Cheltenham General Hospital to a population of 652,475* in Gloucestershire as well as caring for patients from surrounding counties and beyond.
Our workforce is almost 8,000 strong and our caring and dedicated staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred, high-quality emergency, elective and specialist care across a range of clinical areas.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision of providing Best Care for Everyone and our success depends on the commitment and dedication of our staff, many of whom are world leaders in healthcare, teaching and research.You could make a real difference to our patients’ lives by joining our team.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We wish to appoint new Trust Grade Registrar (ST3+) colleague to join our expanding Acute Medicine service at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GHNHSFT).
The post is based on our Acute Medical Units and offers excellent experience in all aspects of acute medicine including Same Day Emergency Care. We see a wide range of conditions offering great exposure to Cardiology, Renal Medicine, Diabetes & Endocrinology, Respiratory Medicine, Neurology, Gastroenterology, Care of the Elderly and Stroke, with excellent in-reach from the afore mentioned specialties.
The post will also include full on calls on the medical SpR rota
Please note this advert may close early if there are sufficient applicants
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- Full General Medical Council registration.
- MRCP (or equivalent)
- ALS or Equivalent
- Higher degree
- Teaching qualification Management/Leadership qualification
- Point of care ultrasound
- Peer reviewed publications
Experience
Essential criteria- Proven procedural competence in line with IMT3 curriculum
- Experience in independently managing medical admissions - i.e. running the acute unselected take
- Ability to work closely with colleagues in Acute Medicine and Emergency Medicine and other specialities
- Experience of MDT working including complex discharge planning
- Independent in the following procedures: Lumbar Puncture, Seldinger Chest Drains and Ascitic Drains.
- Experience of working in Same Day Emergency Care
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
Essential Management & Administrative skills:
Essential criteria- Familiar with clinical governance
- A willingness to accept responsibility and provide leadership.
- Experience of clinical governance. Eg, Quality improvement, Audit, Morbidity and Mortality review.
- Experience of service development
- Awareness of current relevant developments within the wider NHS
The health and wellbeing of our staff and patients remains the priority of the Trust. Vaccination remains the best chance we have of conquering COVID and the Trust encourages everyone to take up this offer.
Please note, this vacancy may close as soon as sufficient applications have been received, so please apply as soon as possible if you are interested. The Recruitment Team are unable to accept any applications after the position has closed on NHS Jobs.
Committed to safeguarding our community
If applicable for the post, all successful candidates will be required to pay for their own Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. The cost will be £29 (standard checks) or £46 (enhanced checks), and will be recovered through two instalments from the candidate's salary.Please contact [email protected] for further information.
The Trust is a safeguarding employer committed to the safeguarding and promotion of welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The Trust is committed to safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults, and any appointment will be subject to satisfactory clearance.As part of the organisation's commitment to Safer Recruitment, candidates may request copies of relevant policies and procedures by contacting the Recruitment Team at [email protected]
Committed to supporting service personnel
As part of our commitment to support Service Personnel, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, in collaboration with the Career Transition Partnership, offer a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for all qualifying Service and Ex-Service Personnel.To qualify for a guaranteed interview, candidates must meet the essential criteria for the post and be either a current member of the Armed Forces, or be within the two year period of resettlement. If this applies to you please email the job reference number and your AR number to the Recruitment Team at [email protected]
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