Locum Consultant in General Medicine (NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant) - Geriatrics & General [...]

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust; Harlow; On-site; GBP 105,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust seeks a Locum Consultant in General Medicine to join their multidisciplinary team. This role focuses on holistic care for the elderly, offering opportunities for leadership in service development and patient-focused interventions. Applicants are required to have MRCP and should be eligible for specialist registration.

Benefits

Structured pay scheme

Minimum 27 days' annual leave

Access to NHS Pension scheme

Flexible working options

Onsite creche facilities

In-house training courses

Qualifications

• Training equivalent to UK CCT in geriatric medicine.
• Broad knowledge of Geriatric Medicine and Acute Medicine.
• Experience in guideline appraisals.

Responsibilities

• Lead the multidisciplinary team in delivering patient care.
• Develop services for the ageing population.
• Drive innovations within the service area.

Skills

Patient care

Team leadership

Holistic elderly care

Communication

Education

MRCP

Entry on GMC Specialist Register

Job description

Main area Geriatrics & General Medicine Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant Contract 12 months (Fixed term 12 months) Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week (Additional 1PA for Physician on call commitment) Job ref 292-7016214-MED-B

Employer The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Princess Alexandra Hospital Town Harlow Salary £105,504 - £139,882 per annum plus £149 London Fringe Salary period Yearly Closing 18/06/2025 23:59

Locum Consultant in General Medicine

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping.

Our values

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) promise to our patients, as identified by our three values which will contribute to improving our patients’ experiences, is:

Patient at heart – Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts.

Everyday excellence – Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both.

Creative collaboration – Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care.

Job overview

We would welcome applications from existing or newly trained Consultants who have an interest in holistic elderly care and encourage applicants who are dual trained in Geriatric & General Medicine. The position is to join our General Medicine service multidisciplinary team with close links to the Elderly Medicine Service. There are a number of benefits working as part of the Resilience team at The Princess Alexandra Hospital including:

• Opportunities to lead on the provision of exceptional quality of life for our senior population, and to demonstrate geriatric expertise across different specialties and in the community
• Encouragement and support to work as part of an established multidisciplinary team and will help develop new models of care
• Opportunity for consultants with a specialist interest and additional skills to promote and develop the service in order to improve diagnosis and management - Encouraging an interest in surgical liaison and perioperative medicine
• Development and opportunity to take a leading role in infection, prevention and control
• Adoption of clinical leadership role or development/training in clinical leadership
• Opportunities to visit a tertiary centre to develop special clinical interests

Main duties of the job

This post provides an exciting opportunity to join our growing General Medicine service with close links to the Elderly Medicine service. The General Medicine service will encompass a team of 3 Consultants, 1 Registrar and 4 juniors who will provide care to the following:

• One 31 bedded General Medical Ward
• One 17 bedded General Medical Ward
• Medical Outliers located on Surgical Wards

To lead and motivate the multidisciplinary team within his/her ward area in order to deliver effective patient-focused interventions and timely discharge planning.

To create and maintain excellent working relationships with their own team, management team and external agencies such as community providers and CCGs. This includes effective communication in line with the Trust values

To engage fully in development of services to meet the anticipated future challenges of the ageing population.

To lead on and drive forward innovations within service area.

To support consultant colleagues in the department in the delivery of their services where necessary.

Working for our organisation

Our Organisation

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping.

We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop’s Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.

Our Values

The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:

Patient at heart – Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts

Everyday excellence – Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both

Creative collaboration – Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care

The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more details about this vacancy, please see the attached Job description and person specification. This is available to download at anytime.

Person specification

Training

• Training and experience equivalent to that required for UK CCT (or within 6 months of CCT/CESR being issued) in geriatric medicine

Registration

• Entry on GMC Specialist Register in geriatric medicine or eligibility for specialist registration in geriatric Medicine within 6 months from the time of the interview

Qualifications

• MRCP
• Valid ALS or equivalent

Clinical experience

• Broad knowledge and experience of Geriatric Medicine and UK Acute Medicine and Ambulatory Care in UK Evidence of personal practice in all areas described by the RCP curriculum Experience of guideline appraisals

What we can offer you:

• Full induction and onboarding process in our organisation
• Free car parking for our staff
• Structured pay scheme, including additional living supplement to your basic salary
• Minimum 27 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata for part time staff)
• Access to our Alex Lounge, our staff only rest area with free tea and coffee
• Access to NHS Pension scheme
• Flexible working options available, in line with our flexible working policy
• Onsite creche facilities
• Annual appraisals with career pathways
• In-house training courses
• Discounted hospital restaurant
• Staff health and wellbeing health services and complimentary health provision
• Our Trust is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all its employees. We welcome applications from anyone who meets the specific criteria of the post regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender reassignment, marital status, pregnancy, religion or belief or sexual orientation. Reasonable adjustments to the interview process can also be made for any candidates with a disability
• All new colleagues joining PAHT will be subject to a probationary period of six months
• The closing date given is a guide only. There may be some occasions where we have to close a vacancy once sufficient applications have been received. It is therefore advisable that you submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment
• Our Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and vulnerable adults. Offers of employment are subject to pre-employment NHS screening checks
• Providing false or misleading information or unsatisfactory pre-employment checks may result in the offer of a post being withdrawn

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Natalie Howlings Job title Service Manager Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01279 444455 Additional information

Dr Chee Eng Lee - Clinical Lead in General Medicine [e-mail]

Natalie Howlings - Service Manager [e-mail]