Locum Consultant in Acute Medicine
Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journal’s Trust of the Year in 2020.
The Care Quality Commission rated King’s Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.
For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.
Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.
We would love you to join us.
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Job overview
The new appointment will be expected to work with the Head of Service for Acute Medicine and the Clinical Chair for Emergency Medicine and Acute Medicine to improve patient management in the Emergency Admission Unit (EAU), Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) and the Short Stay Unit (SSU).
The Acute Physician’s timetable and job plan will include leading the multi-disciplinary board rounds and ward rounds, daytime on calls, covering the Same Day Emergency Care and Short Stay Unit, direct input into the Emergency Department and specialist interests if relevant.
During their non-clinical sessions, the Acute Physicians will be expected to be active and contribute implementation and lead the service improvements.
Although this post is advertised as a substantive appointment we would consider offering a fixed term Locum Consultant position if applicable.
Main duties of the job- Leading post take ward rounds
- Consultant ward rounds on EAU/SSU
- Give advice to GP’s
- Consultant cover in SDEC
- Provide weekend consultant cover
- Participate with General Internal Medicine (GIM) rota
- Contribution to service improvements
- Closely cooperate with ED and all specialities
- Support trainees / clinical development fellows
- Active participation in audit and clinical governance
Working for our organisation
Thank you for your interest in this role.
Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journal’s Trust of the Year in 2020.
The Care Quality Commission rated King’s Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.
For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.
Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.
We would love you to join us.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The over-riding purpose is to support the provision of the highest quality patient care through personal actions and continuous improvement.
To see the full detailed job description and main responsibilities of the job please refer the job description attached.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- Full Registration with the GMC (with a licence to practice)
- MRCP or equivalent
- For substantive Consultant only: Entry on the GMC Specialist Register in Acute or General Medicine via CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview) or CESR or European Community Rights
- Postgraduate thesis
- Completed fellowship programme
- Higher degree
Clinical experience
Essential criteria- Experience requisite to meeting all aspects of the job plan
- Five years supervised training in an appropriate SpR equivalent training programme
- Experience at locum consultant level
Teaching
Desirable criteria- Demonstrable ability as a teacher with evidence of training for the role
Research
Desirable criteria- Publications in peer-reviewed journals
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We reserve the right to close a vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications have been received. Priority for vacancies at the Trust will be given to existing employees of Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust whose roles are currently at risk of redundancy due to organisational change.
Only applications received on or before the closing date will be considered for short listing. This is to ensure that the Trust meets its commitment to Equality of Opportunity.
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Please note if you are successful in obtaining this position and the post involves regulated activity you will be required to undertake a Disclosure & Barring Service check. The Trust will pay for the check initially and the money will then be invoiced to you once you've commenced employment.The current price of a check is £26.40 for a standard check and £54.40 for an enhanced. If you are asked to complete a DBS check and have a previous identity that you do not wish to be disclosed to your employer and/or on your DBS certificate, you should call or email the dedicated sensitive applications team before submitting your application.
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