Overview
This is a Trust Middle Grade in Stroke Medicine appointment for United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospital, based at Lincoln County Hospital. This is not a Deanery Training post.
Responsibilities
Participation in the medicine on-call registrar rota is expected (with additional remuneration). The post holder will be responsible for the admission, clerking and day-to-day care of patients on any of General Medicine wards, as required.
Study leave will be granted for approved courses by agreement with the supervising consultants and at the discretion of the Clinical Director/Head of Service. Although not a formal training post, the post holder will be expected to participate in the teaching programme, and will be encouraged to attend appropriate courses to further his/her career. There is an on-site, purpose built, Education Centre providing facilities for, and supporting, undergraduate and postgraduate education.
All medical staff are expected and encouraged to maintain good working relationships, which currently exist with all other staff in the hospital. The appointee will be encouraged to undertake a quality improvement projects in Stroke Medicine and participate in the monthly directorate clinical governance meeting.
Values and Participation
Thank you for your interest in the position of Trust Grade Specialty Registrar (ST3+) in Medicine, at United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospital.
We are always keen to welcome highly skilled, committed and compassionate individuals to our hospitals - people who put patients at the heart of everything they do and are ready to help us achieve our vision.
Our values guide everything we do. They are:
* Patient-centred - Putting patients at the heart of everything we do, listening and responding to their needs and wishes.
* Safety - Following ULHT and professional guidelines. Speaking up to make sure patients and staff are safe from harm.
* Excellence - Striving to be the best that we can be. Innovating and learning from others.
* Compassion - Caring for patients and their loved ones in ways we would want for our friends and family.
* Respect - Behaving and using language that demonstrates respect and courtesy to others. Zero tolerance to bullying, inequality, prejudice and discrimination.
If you believe in them too, then you are ready to join the ULTH team.
We’ve taken great pride in building working environments where staff always feel valued, cared for and part of a team. Without doubt this is a challenging yet very rewarding job that is at the centre of health and care in Lincolnshire - making a positive difference to our patients.
About the Hospital
Lincoln County Hospital is situated close to the centre of Lincoln. It is a large and modern complex, catering for the majority of major specialties and has 557 acute beds. There are 172 beds for acute general medical and elderly care, including coronary care and renal care, as well as a 51-bed medical emergency admission unit and an 18-bed surgical admissions unit. Additionally, there is a 19-bed Frailty Unit. The 10 side-room Respiratory Support Unit (4 negative pressure rooms) opened in summer 2021. A sizable, well-staffed Accident and Emergency Department is available. At the moment, the hospital has 108 general surgical beds, a 20-bed critical care unit (levels 2 and 3), a ten theatre operating suite, and three orthopaedic wards. There is an Ophthalmic Unit, an Adult Day Care Unit, an ENT department, and a newly constructed, fully equipped Clinical Oncology department.
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