Locum Consultant in General Medicine (Medicine Escalation)

Job description

• Provision of cover to your base ward, attendance at daily board rounds and weekly case conferences, as required, on your base ward.
• Provide cover for an agreed complement of wards for a specialist opinion on patients.
• Take on-going responsibility for patients under his/her care.
• Participate in the development of the protocols and guidelines.
• Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with colleagues in other specialities and participate in regular clinical meetings and other postgraduate activities.
• Provide ward based teaching to junior doctors.
• Develop and maintain good communications with General Practitioners and appropriate external agencies.
• Demonstrate a firm involvement in Clinical Governance, Risk Management and Clinical Audit. This will include the development and maintenance of appropriate systems and practices to ensure continued safe clinical practice.
• Ensure own practice is up-to-date. This will involve taking responsibility for own Clinical Professional Development and participating in the Trust's Performance and Annual Appraisal process and revalidation

• Full GMC registration
• Entry on the General Medical Council (GMC) Specialist Register
• Certificate of completion of Training (CCT) (The proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview.
• Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR)
• European Community Rights
• MRCP (or equivalent) MRCP or equivalent

• A higher degree

• Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining (UK) CCST in Geriatric Medicine and GIM.
• Ability to offer expert clinical opinion in a range of problems within the specialty
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the care of patients
• Experience and an interest in the care of patients with hip fractures

• Critical care experience

• Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively
• Ability to plan strategically and to exercise sound judgments when faced with conflicting pressures.
• Ability to motivate and develop the multi-disciplinary team, balancing departmental and personal objectives
• Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
• An awareness of current specialty specific developments, initiatives and issues.
• Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively
• Ability to plan strategically and to exercise sound judgments when faced with conflicting pressures

• Energy and enthusiasm and the ability to work under pressure
• An enquiring and critical approach to work.
• Caring attitude to patients.
• Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other staff and agencies.
• Commitment to Continuing Medical Education and Professional Development

1. All correspondence will be sent to you via the email address you applied from. Please ensure you check your emails regularly.
2. References - please ensure you provide email addresses for all referees for the last three years of employment.
3. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from everyone regardless of ethnicity, disability, gender, age, faith or sexual orientation. Appointment will be based on merit alone.
4. Flexible working will be considered in line with Trust policies
5. New recruits are required to pay for their Disclosure and Barring Service check (and admin fee) prior to starting if the role requires a DBS check.
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