Employer: East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: William Harvey Hospital
Town: Ashford
Salary: £61,825 basic per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 26/02/2025 08:00
Trust Doctor in General Medicine (ST3)
Job Overview
We are currently looking for ST3 Trust doctors in Medicine at the William Harvey Hospital, Ashford covering the General Medicine on-call rota. There are various sub-specialities available such as HCOOP, Gastroenterology, Respiratory, and Stroke. These posts 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 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, 1:10 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 on the Clinical Decision Unit. This post will give the candidate the opportunity to acquire experience in Respiratory medicine or TIA management or rotate to ITU.
Working for Our Organisation
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. All positions within the Trust working regularly or unsupervised with children or vulnerable adults will require an enhanced DBS disclosure. All other posts will require standard checks. The Trust is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.
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.
We are actively encouraging equal opportunities. The Trust operates a complete smoking ban on all sites and grounds.
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.
Person Specification
Experience
* Clinical training and experience at a level consistent with senior specialty trainees ST3
* Proficiency in managing a comprehensive range of medical conditions
* Capability to lead a multi-professional team and assume full and independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients
* Proven ability to manage priorities effectively
* Demonstrated leadership skills within multi-disciplinary teams
* Evidence of training in management/leadership skills
* Experience in audit and management practices
* Intermediate to advanced IT skills
* Flexible approach to work organisation
Qualifications and Training
* GMC Registration
* Acute and General medicine training equivalent to completion of ST3
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.
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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Employer Certification / Accreditation Badges
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.
Name: Tracy Lambell
Job title: Operations Manager - Acute Medicine
Email address: tracy.lambell@nhs.net
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