Main area Geriatric Medicine Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant Contract Fixed term: 12 months (Pending Substantive recruitment) Hours 10 sessions per week (Full time - 10PA per week with contribution to acute medicine on-call rota) Job ref 361-M&D-7924077
Site Lister Hospital Town Stevenage Salary £109,725 - £145,478 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 19/05/2026 23:59
Here at East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust
Mission
Providing high-quality, compassionate care for our communities
Vision
To be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service
Values
* Include – We value the diversity and experience of our community colleagues and partners, creating relationships and climates that provide an opportunity to share, collaborate and grow together.
* Respect – We create a safe environment where we are curious of the lived experience of others, seek out best practice and are open to listening and hearing new ideas.
* Improve – We are committed to consistently delivering excellent services and continuously looking to improve through a creative workforce that feels empowered to act in service of our shared purpose.
Job Overview
EastandNorthHertfordshirehaveafantasticopportunityavailablefora Locum ConsultantinElderly Care.
This is a fixed term appointment pending Substantive Recruitment, based predominantly at the Lister Hospital in Stevenage. The posts comprise of 10 programmed activities (PAs) including a non-call commitment of 1.25 PA, but part time and job share applicants are welcome to apply. The Job Plan also includes 2 Supporting Programmed Activities per week.
The department is looking to innovate further with development of its outpatient offering to adapt to the changing needs of the population. This is evidenced by the increasing integration with community clinics and services, enabling greater choice and flexibility for our patients.
Main Duties
* Maintenance of high-quality patient centric care
* Shared responsibility for the day-to-day management of the
* Teaching and training within the multidisciplinary service
* Active involvement in multidisciplinary team meetings and
Detailed Job Description
For full details consult the attached job description which outlines duties, responsibilities and reporting relationships.
Qualifications and Training
* Full GMC registration with a Licence to Practice.
* RCP or equivalent.
* Evidence of being up to date and fit to practice safely, and aware of own training needs.
* Royal College Fellowship.
Previous Experience
* Broad range of experience in Elderly and general medicine. In particular: Experience of complex care and discharge planning; Fully competent in broad range of medical issues in older and general medical patients.
* Experience of supervising undergraduates, doctors in training and other colleagues.
* Ability to offer and be accountable for full and independent expert diagnostic opinion.
* Can evidence leading on patient safety issues and achieving a change in practice.
* Interest/experience in provision of whole hospital comprehensive geriatric assessment.
Skills
* Able to evidence engagement with clinical governance and the identification of errors and the learning from errors.
* Evidence engagement with appraisal and revalidation.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion for all job applicants, staff, patients and the wider community. We want to create a workforce which represents the communities we serve. We are on a journey to become a more inclusive organisation and we welcome applications from everyone regardless of their background. In particular we encourage applications from candidates with disabilities, and candidates from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds who are currently under-represented in various parts of our workforce.
We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to support flexible working for our staff wherever possible and all our employees are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and achieved our status in 2019.
We are also proud to support our UK armed forces by supporting Reservists, Cadet Instructors, Veterans and military spouses/partners into employment and offering supportive policies that value their contribution to the community and to our Trust.
We are committed to being a carer-friendly environment, addressing the complex needs of families with caring responsibilities. In partnership with Carers in Hertfordshire, all our working carers have access to support from recruitment. We are also a member of Carers UK.
Employer Certification
Applicants 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.
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