Job summary
- Main area
- General Medicine
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (Provide weekend working on a rota)
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week (1:4 weekends)
- Job ref
- 205-6946594-B
- Employer
- University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Stoke Hospital
- Town
- Hartshill, Stoke on Trent
- Salary
- £105,504 - £139,882 Per annum
- Closing
- 02/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Locum Consultant in General Medicine
NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
Job overview
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.
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main 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 Trust’s Performance and Annual Appraisal process and revalidation
Person specification
Qualfications
Essential criteria
- • Full GMC registration
- MRCP (UK) or an equivalent Qualification
- An enthusiasm, as well as interest, to be involved in medical education
Desirable criteria
- A higher degree
- Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via: CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview), or CESR
Clinical Experience & Training
Essential criteria
- 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
Desirable criteria
- Critical care experience
Professional & Multidisciplinary Team Working
Essential criteria
- 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
Desirable criteria
- Further skills in information technology
Academic Achievements, Research, Publications
Essential criteria
- 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
Desirable criteria
- To have published in peer reviewed journals
- Research experience
Management and Administrative Experience:
Essential criteria
- 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.
Desirable criteria
- Good leadership skills
- Use of Information and Technology
- Evidence of ability to teach and experience of teaching
- Higher teaching qualification
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- 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.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Dr Ananth Nayak
- Job title
- Clinical Director/Cons Diab & Endo
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01782 679997
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