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Job Summary
This is a substantive appointment, based predominantly at the Lister Hospital in Stevenage. The posts comprise of 10 programmed activities (PAs) including an on-call commitment of 1.25PA, but part time andjob share applicants are welcome to apply. The Job Plan also includes 2 Supporting Programmed Activities per week.
Job Summary
This is a substantive appointment, based predominantly at the Lister Hospital in Stevenage. The posts comprise of 10 programmed activities (PAs) including an on-call commitment of 1.25PA, but part time andjob 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.This is a career enhancing opportunity to work in a large district general hospital covering the full range of acute services including an active renal unit, orthopaedics, gastroenterology, respiratory medicine, cardiology, oncology, rheumatology, urology, plastic surgery, obstetrics & gynaecology, paediatrics, and elderly care medicine.
Main duties of the job
* Maintenance of high-quality patient centered careo Shared responsibility for the day-to-day management of theservice and participation in strategic planningo Teaching and training within the multidisciplinary serviceo Active involvement in multidisciplinary team meetings anddirectorate clinical governance activityo Active participation in continuing medical education
The successful candidate will be responsible for 15 inpatient beds ona general elderly care ward (9A) as well as general geriatrics/subspecialty outpatient clinics. The role comes with an oncall commitment for the unselected general medical take currently compensated as 1.25PA subject to future consultations.
About Us
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We Run The Following Hospitals:
* The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
* New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
* Hertford County, Hertford
* Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Details
Date posted
30 June 2025
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Consultant
Salary
£105,504 to £139,882 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
361-R2R-2414-A
Job locations
Lister Hospital
Coreys Mill Lane
Stevenage
SG1 4AB
Job Description
Job responsibilities
In the paragraphs above you have read an overview about the role we would like to offer and general information about main duties of the post holder. Please see attached job description which describes in full details the duties, responsibilities and reporting relationships of the advertising role.
Job Description
Job responsibilities
In the paragraphs above you have read an overview about the role we would like to offer and general information about main duties of the post holder. Please see attached job description which describes in full details the duties, responsibilities and reporting relationships of the advertising role.
Person Specification
Previous Experience
Essential
* 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.
* Interest/experience in provision of whole hospital comprehensive geriatric assessment
* 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
Skills
Essential
* Able to evidence engagement with clinical governance and the identification of errors and the learning from errors.
* Evidence engagement with appraisal and revalidation
Essential
Qualifications / Training
* Entry on GMC Specialist Register or, be within 6 months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) at time of interview or, provide GMC confirmed eligibility for entry on the Specialist Register
* MRCP or qualification of an equivalent level
* Postgraduate degree (or equivalent)
Person Specification
Previous Experience
Essential
* Entry on GMC Specialist Register or, be within 6 months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) at time of interview or, provide GMC confirmed eligibility for entry on the Specialist Register
* MRCP or qualification of an equivalent level
* Postgraduate degree (or equivalent)
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust
Address
Lister Hospital
Coreys Mill Lane
Stevenage
SG1 4AB
Employer's website
https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust
Address
Lister Hospital
Coreys Mill Lane
Stevenage
SG1 4AB
Employer's website
https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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Seniority level
* Seniority level
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Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
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* Job function
Consulting
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