Locum Consultant in Acute Medicine

Site Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital Town Margate Salary £105,504 - £139,882 Pro rata, per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 09/03/:59

Job overview

This is an exciting time to join East Kent Hospitals, with ongoing significant investment in medical and nursing staff and hospital infrastructure. We are benefitting from an extensive new build in the emergency department and are working with our system partners to develop integrated patient pathways. We are seeking clinicians who can help shape the future of Acute and Same Day Emergency Care pathways contributing to our emerging clinical strategy.

We offer:

• Flexible SPA included in job planning
• Possible annualised job planning
• Time for internal and external teaching
• Supporting your clinical interests
• Standard study leave budget of £1000 per year
• Dedicated office space

Main duties of the job

Our acute medical services are supported by a co-located Urgent Treatment Centre, NHS 111 walk-in and a Same Day Emergency Care Unit. These are highly motivated and focused departments, which pride themselves on delivering the highest standards of safe patient care. Clinical governance is central to all that we do; ensuring that patient care, safety and quality are the highest priority.

The QEQM Hospital Acute Medical unit comprises two short-stay Acute Medical Units (A & B), adjacent to the Same Day Emergency Care Unit. Our newly built 'Rapid Assessment & Majors' area within the ED footprint serves as an ED - Acute care interface for medical patients, overseen by the ED in-reach Acute physician and Geriatric / Frailty Team. There will be a contribution to the on-call weekday Rota of approximately 1:10 weekday (Category A = 5%) and moving forward a weekend commitment of around 1 in 18 with zero days off in lieu of working a weekend.

Working for our organisation

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with three acute hospitals and community sites serving a local population of around 700,000. We also provide specialist services for Kent and Medway. We're on an exciting journey of transformation.

With a new Medical School at the centre of our community, a focus on research, clinical leadership and making our trust a rewarding and friendly place to work, there's never been a better time to join us.

We also offer up to 32 days' annual leave and active support for study, quality improvement and patient safety work as part of our 'We care' improvement journey, and medical education and research.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please review the Supporting Documents section to access the full Job Description and Person Specification. If you have further queries please do not hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details at the top the page.

Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

Please note that the set Interview Date has been added as guidance and may be subject to change.

Person specification Qualifications and training

• Full GMC Registration
• MRCP or an equivalent postgraduate qualification
• Entry on the GMC specialist register via relevant CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview), or relevant CESR or European Community Rights, or Consultant experience in Acute/General medicine
• Leadership or teaching experience
• Distinctions, scholarships, prizes, publications
• Other degrees, e.g., BSc, MSc, MD

Skills and experience

• Broad level of teaching experience and competence in Acute Medicine
• Minimum of English Level 2 (GCSE grade C or equivalent), IELTS, or graduate of a UK Medical school
• Excellent communication skills with patients, colleagues, managers and other staff
• Ability to take independent responsibility for patients
• RCP Specialist Certification in Acute Medicine
• U.K clinical experience
• Added skillset in point of care ultrasound, ECHO (FICE)

Clinical governance

• Evidence of participation in Audit, QIP, and Mortality meetings

Other requirements

• Upholds and models the Trust value
• Ability to work an on-call commitment and travel across sites.
• Managerial skills or Digital I.T experience to enable innovative clinical pathways (virtual wards)

We have a relocation policy for eligible candidates, parking available at Trust sites but we encourage other options, like car sharing or public transport.

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 on how this can be managed alongside department expectations and requirements.

The ability to converse easily and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for all customer facing roles.

Most positions require a Disclosure and Barring check and will be exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Posts working regularly or unsupervised with children or vulnerable adults require an enhanced check.

Applicants for eligible roles requiring Tier 2 sponsorship must meet UK Visas and Immigration eligibility criteria.

We operate a no-smoking policy on all our sites and grounds.

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