Employer: East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital
Town: Margate
Salary: £61,825 basic per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 19/03/2025 08:00
Trust Doctor in Cardiology (ST3)
Job overview
We are currently looking for ST3 Trust doctors in Medicine at Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital, Margate 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. 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
Qualifications and training
* Full GMC Registration
* Minimum 3 years’ experience in General Medicine, post internship.
* Minimum of English Level 2 (GCSE grade C or equivalent), IELTS
* Leadership or Teaching experience
* Distinctions, scholarships, prizes, publications.
* Other degrees, e.g., BSc, MSc, MD
Skills and experience
* Wide and extensive experience in all aspects of General Medicine
* The ability to converse at ease and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post
* Special interest within or outside of Acute & General Medicine
Clinical governance
* Evidence of participation in Audit, QIP, Mortality meetings
Personal/professional attributes
* Welcoming and polite
* Respect people and their dignity
* Attentive and helpful
* Vigilant about safety
We’ll close this job advert once we’ve received sufficient applications which may be before the closing date so please apply as soon as possible. We only accept online applications. If you have any difficulty with this please contact our Resourcing Team on 01227 866450 who are happy to help.
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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