Locum Consultant in General Internal Medicine

Job summary
Barts Health NHS Trust
Locum Consultant in General Internal Medicine
Fixed Term - 9 months
Whipps Cross Hospital

We are excited to welcome a dynamic Locum Consultant in General Medicine with good general medical experience and the ability to work closely with the MDT and specialty colleagues as necessary to ensure efficient patient journeys, and high-quality care to join our enthusiastic and dynamic group of Physicians at Whipps Cross Hospital.

If the right applicant has a concurrent specialty CCT, we could discuss the option of some potential clinic/procedural time depending on specialty and service cover, this would be subject to negotiation.

Main duties of the job
We are looking to expand our medical workforce within the medical teams to cover our general medical wards and a variable number of medical outliers in other zones as the need arises over winter with 2 consultants.

These would be relatively short stay patients so would need dynamic individuals with good general medical experience and ability to work closely with the MDT and specialty colleagues as necessary to ensure efficient patient journeys and high-quality care. The right applicant would need to provide good clinical supervision and support of a team of resident doctors, but not formal educational supervision.

As part of the transformation of Whipps Cross Hospital there is an ongoing review of the medical bed base within the hospital. The successful post holders will have an opportunity to contribute to the review of the clinical speciality that the general medical wards are currently aligned to with a view to substantive appointment in the future.

About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Job responsibilities
We are looking to expand our medical workforce within the medical teams to cover our general medical wards and a variable number of medical outliers in other zones as the need arises over winter with 2 consultants.

These would be relatively short stay patients so would need dynamic individuals with good general medical experience and ability to work closely with the MDT and specialty colleagues as necessary to ensure efficient patient journeys and high-quality care. The right applicant would need to provide good clinical supervision and support of a team of resident doctors, but not formal educational supervision.

As part of the transformation of Whipps Cross Hospital there is an ongoing review of the medical bed base within the hospital. The successful post holders will have an opportunity to contribute to the review of the clinical speciality that the general medical wards are currently aligned to with a view to substantive appointment in the future.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• MRCP or Equivalent Specialist qualification
• Full GMC Registration with license to practice

Desirable

• Evidence of participation in research (peer reviewed publications etc.)
• A higher degree (MD, PhD)

Clinical Experience
Essential

• Higher specialist training in Speciality Interest and G(I)Medicine or Acute Medicine
• Broad experience in Speciality and G(I)M/Acute Medicine
• Current ALS certificate

Desirable

• Ability to organise and deliver a teaching programme

Knowledge
Essential

• G(I)M and of the specialist skills required for this post
• Knowledge of multidisciplinary clinical audit and demonstrable commitment to improving quality of care to patients
• Understanding of modern medical curricula and commitment to life-long learning

Skills
Essential

• Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Experience of supervising medical staff
• Ability to teach medical students and junior medical and nursing staff.
• Ability to manage staff and resources effectively
• Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs nurses and other agencies

Desirable

• Ability to motivate busy clinicians to engage in teaching
• Ability to develop research projects and supervise trainees in their research

Personal Attributes
Essential

• Flexible and co-operative approach to colleagues
• Innovative approaches to problem solving
• Self-motivated with an enquiring, critical approach to work
• Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national level

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.

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.

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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.