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Locum Consultant in General Medicine
The closing date is 05 August 2025
This job is based at Royal Stoke Hospital and will be expected to rotate between 2 x general medical wards .
The appointed person will be actively involved in helping to provide clinical leadership and support to the ward.
Main duties of the job
Each ward has a daily board round followed by a morning consultant ward round and the consultant is currently allocated further time on wards for the afternoons to meet relatives, MDTs or review newly admitted patients in the afternoon as required.
You will be expected to work with local managers and professional colleagues in the efficient running of services and will share with consultant colleagues in the medical contribution to management.
Subject to the conditions of the Terms and Conditions of Service you are expected to observe the Trust's agreed policies and procedures, drawn up in consultation with the profession on clinical matters and to follow the standing orders and financial instructions of the Trust.
You will be expected to make sure that there are adequate arrangements for hospital staff involved in the care of your patients to be able to contact you when necessary.
All medical and dental staff employed by the Trust are expected to comply with the UHNM Trust's Health and Safety Policies.
About us
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.
UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.
At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.
Job responsibilities
* 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. In addition, to contribute to General Medicine admissions by participating in the on-call consultant rota for Medicine (as per job plan).
* 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.
* Take an appropriate share of responsibility for the professional supervision and development of junior doctors within the speciality, to include appraisal.
* Provide ward based teaching to junior doctors, medical students and physician associates.
* 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 Trusts Performance and Annual Appraisal process and revalidation
Person Specification
Qualfications
* o Full GMC registration
* MRCP (UK) or an equivalent Qualification
* An enthusiasm, as well as interest, to be involved in medical education
* Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via: CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview), or CESR
Clinical Experience & Training
* Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining (UK) CCT in General Medicine
* 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.
* A minimum of 12 years medical work (either continuous or aggregate) since obtaining a primary medical qualification, of which a minimum of 6 years should have been in a medical specialty in the Specialty Doctor and/or closed SAS grades
Professional & Multidisciplinary Team Working
* Ability to work effectively with colleagues and within a team
* Attendance at MDT meetings
* Track record of engaging in clinical governance - reporting errors, learning from errors
* Further skills in information technology
Academic Achievements, Research, Publications
* Ability to apply research outcomes
* Ability to use the evidence base and clinical audit to support decision-making.
* Ability to understand and apply re-search methodology
* Evidence of training in research methodology
* To have published in peer reviewed journals
* Research experience
Management and Administrative Experience:
* Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively
* Documented previous contribution to substantial departmental development
* 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.
* Good leadership skills
* Use of Information and Technology
* Evidence of ability to teach and experience of teaching
* Higher teaching qualification
Personal Attributes
* 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.
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.
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