Locum Consultant in General Internal Medicine

Job description

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

Job overview

Barts Health NHS Trust

Locum Consultant in General Internal Medicine

Fixed Term - 9 months

Whipps Cross Hospital

We are excited to welcome a dynamic Locum 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 Whipps Cross Hospital.

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

Main duties of the job

We are looking to expand our medical workforce within the medical teams to cover our general medical wards and a variable number of medical outliers in other zones as the need arises over winter 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.

As part of the transformation of Whipps Cross Hospital there is an ongoing review of the medical bed base within the hospital. The successful post holders will have an opportunity to contribute to the review of the clinical speciality that the general medical wards are currently aligned to with a view to substantive appointment in the future.

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We are looking to expand our medical workforce within the medical teams to cover our general medical wards and a variable number of medical outliers in other zones as the need arises over winter 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.

As part of the transformation of Whipps Cross Hospital there is an ongoing review of the medical bed base within the hospital. The successful post holders will have an opportunity to contribute to the review of the clinical speciality that the general medical wards are currently aligned to with a view to substantive appointment in the future.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• MRCP or Equivalent Specialist qualification
• Full GMC Registration with license to practice

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of participation in research (peer reviewed publications etc.)
• A higher degree (MD,PhD)

Clinical Experience

Essential criteria

• Higher specialist training in Speciality Interest and G(I)Medicine or Acute Medicine
• Broad experience in Speciality and G(I)M/Acute Medicine
• Current ALS certificate

Desirable criteria

• Ability to organise and deliver a teaching programme

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• G(I)M and of the specialist skills required for this post
• Knowledge of multidisciplinary clinical audit and demonstrable commitment to improving quality of care to patients
• Understanding of modern medical curricula and commitment to life-long learning

Skills

Essential criteria

• Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Experience of supervising medical staff
• Ability to teach medical students and junior medical and nursing staff.
• Ability to manage staff and resources effectively
• Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs nurses and other agencies

Desirable criteria

• Ability to motivate busy clinicians to engage in teaching
• Ability to develop research projects and supervise trainees in their research

Personal Attributes

Essential criteria

• Flexible and co-operative approach to colleagues
• Innovative approaches to problem solving
• Self-motivated with an enquiring, critical approach to work
• Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national level

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.

As an Equal Opportunities Employer we actively support applications from individuals' who apply under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme and will process your application as appropriate.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications has been received and we regret that we are unable to provide notification if your application is unsuccessful.

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Barts Health is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and to child protection. The Trust aims to ensure as far as is possible that anyone, paid or unpaid, who seeks to work in our organisation and who gains access to children, is safe to do so. As such, you may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Check as part of the recruitment process if appointed to a post with direct access to children or vulnerable adults.

Barts Health promotes active travel as part of its goal to reach Net Zero. Each site is accessible by public transport and the Trust has a cycle to work scheme and some sites have Brompton Hire Pods.

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