This six-month locum consultant post sits in the Acute Medicine Service at Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust. The work is clinical across both of the trust's acute medicine services, alternating weekly between sites, including the AMU and same day emergency care unit. Ten programmed sessions include one day of supporting professional activities for hybrid working, plus a 1 in 14 general internal medicine on-call rota. Applicants need GMC registration and Specialist Register entry, or to be within six months of CCT.
What the job involves
- Provide clinical work across both Acute Medicine sites, alternating weeks between them
- Take part in the GIM on-call rota, a 1 in 14 commitment
- Work the basic 10 programmed sessions: 8 DCC (including 1.6 DCC patient admin) and 2 SPA
- Take part in reshaping acute medical services and work closely with the Clinical Lead and Clinical Director of Medicine
- Provide a first-class clinical service to all Trust patients
- Lead and support medical staff, allied health professionals, and management and support staff in Acute Medicine and related specialties
- Support and sustain teaching and research in relevant clinical areas
- Work within Trust policies, procedures and the clinical governance framework
- Work within contractual requirements and support Trust clinical development frameworks, business plans and strategies
- Treat patients and colleagues with respect and professionalism, following Trust equality and diversity principles
What's required
Qualifications
- A medical qualification or a qualification registered with the GMC
- Entry on the Specialist Register or within six months of obtaining CCT
- Appropriate higher medical qualification, such as MRCP or MRCS, or equivalent
Registration & licences
Experience
- Clinical experience in line with the person specification
- Management and administrative experience in line with the person specification
- Teaching experience in line with the person specification
- Research experience in line with the person specification
- Personal attributes in line with the person specification
Nice to have
- MD or equivalent higher degree, or evidence of relevant research
- Training in Acute Care Common Stem
- Training within an Acute Medical Unit
- Clinical experience in line with the person specification
- Management and administrative experience in line with the person specification
- Teaching experience in line with the person specification
- Research experience in line with the person specification
- Personal attributes in line with the person specification
What's offered
- Active Trust support to achieve CESR, where relevant
- Regular grand rounds and educational opportunities
- Hybrid working, with SPA on one day
- Openness to innovative ideas in healthcare and education