Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity for skilled and competent Consultant to join Watford General Hospital. The fixed term post has the potential to become substantive in future.

The post holder will work as a ward consultant on general medicine wards. This will be Castle in the first instance with some flexibility depending on demand. The post holder will also provide Virtual Hospital (VH) consultant work. This will be based in the VH hub and be primarily on the general medicine pathway. They will also Provide medical cover in MAU for ambulatory day patients as needed. The successful candidate will also be Joining the medical team Physician of the Day (POD) rota, frequency to be determined.

The successful candidate will be expected to work 09:00am – 5:00pm Monday to Friday on their allocated ward. There may also be the occasional weekend cover involved with the role.

Main duties of the job

Ward consultant work on general medicine wards

Monitoring patients on VH and doing remote reviews, face to face review of VH patients in MAU and reviewing potential VH patients in ED, ACU, MAU, AAU or PMOK to assess for suitability.

Responsible for ensuring adequate clinical notes are made in accordance with good medical practice.

To work closely with appropriate nursing, professional, technical, and administrative and support staff.

Physicians are required to perform duties over and above their contracted hours in occasional emergencies and in unforeseen circumstances, at the request of the Clinical Director of the service.

Working for our organisation

With a new hospital planned for Watford and work underway to update theatres at St Albans City Hospital, this is an exciting time to join us.

We are building on the success of our award-winning virtual hospital and re-imagining models of care, working ever more closely with partners and making the most of advances in digital healthcare.

Staff wellbeing and development are a priority at our Trust, as is the role of innovation in improving clinical care, outcomes and patient experience.

Our vision is Excellent patient care, together and our values are to be empowered, compassionate, professional and inclusive. They capture an important balance across what we must all do as individuals and to support others.

At West Herts we offer a variety of flexible working options as we recognise the importance of a good work life balance and the ability to work flexibly.

www.westhertshospitals.nhs.uk/flexibleworking

We kindly invite you to consider submitting an application.

If you have a disability or long-term health condition and should you require support or guidance please contact [email protected]

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If you do not hear back within 3 weeks of your application, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.