Job summary
- Main area
- General Medicine
- Grade
- Trust Doctor (ST3)
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed Term for 12 months)
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Compressed hours
- Term time hours
- Job ref
- 344-7130MEDKCH
- Employer
- East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Kent and Canterbury Hospital
- Town
- Canterbury
- Salary
- £65,048 basic per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Trust Doctor in General Medicine (ST3) (Stroke)
Trust Doctor (ST3)
Job overview
We are currently looking for an ST3 Trust doctor in General Medicine at the Kent and Canterbury Hospital in Canterbury, covering the Acute Medicine Hot Registrar on-call rota. This post will be for 12 months in the first instance.
We are a friendly, motivated and supportive department seeing approximately 70,000 patients each year. We achieve the 98% access target and are proud that we provide a high quality, patient focused service to the local population.
Main duties of the job
The role is a Trust Doctor in Acute and Stroke Medicine. The post involves duties on a full shift basis of 40 hours.
The Trust Doctor in acute medicine takes part in the on-call rota, 1:4 with prospective cover and has the clinical responsibility with day to day provision of routine and emergency medical care to a level appropriate to the grade for all patients across the site in the Urgent Care Centre, inpatient wards and outpatient settings as required.
Working for our organisation
We positively promote flexible working practices. To ensure that our workforce reflects the population we serve, we welcome applications from all sections of the community.
The Trust is committed to supporting flexible working to fulfil our pledge as part of The Trust’s People Strategy to help staff to achieve a healthy work/life balance. Please speak with your Recruiting Manager for further information and opportunities.
Kent is a beautiful county with superb beaches and many opportunities for sport, easy links to the continent by ferry or tunnel, pretty villages inland and both sites are close to the historic City of Canterbury. Easy rail and road links to London add to the pleasure of Kentish life. There are excellent private and grammar schools in the area with a range of affordable housing.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The appointee will be responsible for communication and liaison with other medical and service departments within the hospital and with general practitioners and other agencies, such as district nursing and Social Services.
The appointee will be expected to cover for absence of colleagues (including on call cover) at short notice, e.g. sickness. Cover outside the Rota requiring extra hours of work will be paid as additional work at nationally agreed rates and will be coordinated to be compliant with the relevant legislation.It is expected that the post holder will play an active part in the training of junior medical staff. He/she will also be expected to supervise, educate and assist medical students.
The post holder should take an active part in clinical audit, journal club and departmental teaching sessions. Regular appraisals will occur and the post holder will be expected to take part in CPD.
The Trust is committed to supporting flexible working to fulfil our pledge as part of The Trust’s People Strategy to help staff to achieve a healthy work/life balance. Please speak with your Recruiting Manager for further information and opportunities.
Person specification
Qualification
Essential criteria
- GMC Registration
- Basic Medical Qualification MBBS or MB CHB or MRCP ALS
- One of the following qualifications; PLAB, IELTS (academic module) or GCSE English Language at Grade B or above
Experience
Essential criteria
- A minimum of 24 months experience in Stroke/Speciality medicine/A+E at SHO level
- Ability to use the evidence base and clinical audit to support decision-making
- An ability to organise and prioritise work
- Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses, other staff and agencies
Desirable criteria
- Related Registrar experience in Stroke
- NHS Experience
- Relevant research/publication
- Audit projects every 6 – 12 months
Clinical governance
Essential criteria
- Audit participation
Applicant requirements
You 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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- David Hargroves
- Job title
- Consultant Stroke and HCOOP
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Please contact The Medical Workforce Team on 01227 868617.
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