Locum Consultant in Acute Medicine

Dgeworld; Greater London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Locum Consultant in Acute Medicine to enhance patient management in critical care settings. This role involves leading board rounds, providing consultant cover, and actively participating in service improvements. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Acute or General Medicine, along with GMC registration and MRCP. Join a supportive environment that values continuous improvement and professional development, where your contributions will directly impact patient care and team success. If you're passionate about making a difference in healthcare, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• GMC registration and MRCP required for this role.
• Experience in Acute or General Medicine is essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead multi-disciplinary board rounds and ward rounds.
• Provide consultant cover in SDEC and support clinical governance.
• Contribute to service improvements and support trainees.

Skills

Patient Management

Clinical Governance

Teaching

Research

Education

Full Registration with the GMC

MRCP or equivalent

Entry on the GMC Specialist Register

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Job Summary
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

About Us
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.

Job Description

Job responsibilities
The over-riding purpose is to support the provision of the highest quality patient care through personal actions and continuous improvement.

Person Specification

Qualifications
Essential

• 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

Desirable

• Postgraduate thesis
• Completed fellowship programme
• Higher degree

Clinical experience
Essential

• Experience requisite to meeting all aspects of the job plan

Desirable

• Five years supervised training in an appropriate SpR equivalent training programme
• Experience at locum consultant level

Teaching
Desirable

• Demonstrable ability as a teacher with evidence of training for the role

Research
Desirable

• Publications in peer-reviewed journals

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.

Employer details
Employer name
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
King's Mill Hospital
Mansfield Road
Sutton-In-Ashfield
NG17 4JL
Employer's website
https://www.sfh-tr.nhs.uk/