Consultant - General Medicine | Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust; Slough; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Consultant in General Medicine to manage a general medical ward. The position offers flexible working, clinical supervision of resident doctors, and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams. Applicants should possess good general medical experience and the ability to cross-cover essential services during colleague leave. Competitive salary and annual leave benefits are included.

Benefits

Clinical skills training

Flexible working arrangements

Annual leave of 30 days

Qualifications

• Good general medical experience.
• Ability to work closely with the MDT and specialty colleagues.
• Provide clinical supervision of resident doctors.

Responsibilities

• Manage the 27 bedded general medical ward.
• Cross-cover essential services during colleague leave.
• Agree on a formal job plan with Chief of Medicine.

Job description

We are excited to welcome a dynamic Consultant in General Medicine with good general medical experience and the ability to work closely with the MDT and specialty colleagues as necessary to ensure efficient patient journeys, and high-quality care to join our enthusiastic and dynamic group of Physicians at Frimley Health Foundation NHS Trust.

If the right applicant has a concurrent specialty CCT, we could discuss the option of some potential clinic/procedural time depending on specialty, this would be subject to negotiation.

We are looking to expand our medical workforce within the medical teams to run a stable 27 bedded general medical ward and a variable number of medical outliers in other zones as the need arises over winter (may be up to 35-40 patients) with 2 consultants. These would be relatively short stay patients so would need dynamic individuals with good general medical experience and ability to work closely with the MDT and specialty colleagues as necessary to ensure efficient patient journeys and high-quality care.

The right applicant would need to provide good clinical supervision and support of a team of resident doctors, but not formal educational supervision.

About Us

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

Responsibilities

The post-holder will be managerially accountable to the Chief of Service, and professionally accountable to the Chief Medical Officer. The successful candidate will be expected to agree a formal job plan with the Chief of Medicine indicating the number of programmed activities, within 1 month of taking up post.

The post-holder will be expected to cross-cover essential services when his/her consultant colleagues are on leave.

The successful candidate will be expected to agree a formal job plan with the Chief of Medicine indicating the number of fixed sessions, within 1 month of taking up post.

Terms and Conditions

Any consultant who is unable, for personal reasons, to work full-time will be eligible to be considered for this post. If such a person is appointed, modification of the job plan will be discussed on a personal basis in consultation with consultant colleagues.

The appointment is subject to a satisfactory medical report from the Trust’s Occupational Health department.

You will be paid in accordance with the Terms and Conditions for Consultant Medical Staff and assimilated to the salary scale taking account of all relevant Consultant service.

Annual Leave must be applied for at least six weeks in advance and approved by the Clinical Unit Lead, with cross cover consideration from the other Consultant covering this unit. The annual entitlement is thirty days per year.

All medical staff under contract to Frimley Health NHS Trust will be expected to comply with local policies and procedures, copies of which are available on the Trust’s Intranet site, from the Human Resources Department or from the Clinical Unit General Manager and will be expected to attend Mandatory training sessions.