Bank Medical Locum Doctor FY2 - ST3+

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking caring and professional Doctors to join their Bank team across various specialties. This role offers flexibility with shifts available on an 'as and when' basis, allowing you to contribute to essential healthcare services while managing your own schedule. You will be part of a diverse team dedicated to delivering world-class care, with opportunities to work in specialties such as Obstetrics, Orthopaedics, and Paediatrics. If you have at least 6 months of NHS experience and are passionate about making a difference in patient care, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• Eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment.
• Evidence of achievement of Foundation competencies in line with GMC standards.

Responsibilities

• Liaise between nurses, clinicians, patients, and relatives for safe care.
• Attend board rounds and provide supervision to other staff.

Skills

Written and spoken English

Clinical knowledge and judgement

Technical competence

Effective communication

Education

MBBS or equivalent medical qualification

Foundation competencies

Job description

Our current vacancies

If you want to be part of the Royal Free London team, search our current vacancies below to find the job for you.

Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality.

We are looking to recruit caring, professional, suitably qualified Doctors to work across all grades and specialties on a bank basis.

Please note, you must have at least 6 months experience as a Doctor in an NHS setting in order to proceed with joining our Bank.

Here at the Royal Free we are keen to grow our existing team of Bank Doctors and are looking for Doctors on an ‘as and when’ basis, across the following specialties:

• Obstetrics & Gynaecology
• Orthopaedics
• Paediatrics
• General Surgery

Main duties of the job

We are looking to recruit suitably qualified doctors to work across all grades and specialties with evening, weekend and on-call shifts available. Specialties include Anaesthetics, Accident and Emergency, General Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Orthopaedics, Paediatrics and General Surgery.

As this is Bank work, it is on an ‘as and when’ basis with no guaranteed hours.

Full Registration with the GMC is required, as well as achieving the appropriate level of competencies to carry out the role.

Duties within the shifts which you are booked to fulfil are:

• To liaise between nurses, other clinicians, patients, relatives in order to support safe care
• To attend and participate in board rounds, ward rounds and other related daily unit activities
• To provide appropriate workplace supervision to other staff as needed
• To maintain high standards of professionalism, especially in relation to documentation
• To arrive on time for the shift and be available for work from the arranged start time
• To co-operate with the workforce deployment team in relation to administration of the shift
• Attend local induction as appropriate when working in new areas
• To comply with all local policies, including upholding the trust’s values and behaviours

Person specification

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
• Eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment
• Evidence of achievement of Foundation competencies by time of appointment in line with GMC standards/Good Medical Practice
• Eligibility to work in the UK

Skills

• Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English
• Capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge & judgement
• Demonstrates appropriate technical competence with potential for developing strong/complex clinical/diagnostic skills
• Capacity to communicate effectively & sensitively with others

Getting vaccinated, and getting a booster, remains the best defence against COVID-19. We encourage and support staff to get COVID-19 vaccine and a booster dose as and when they are eligible.