Doctors - Locum Consultant Acute Physician

  • Department Acute Medicine
  • Salary 84,559 - 114,003
  • Closing Date 25/05/2022
  • Location Shrewsbury
  • Grade Locum Consultant
  • Job ref 223-MLC080A-C
  • Pension NHS Pension
  • Holidays Generous Holiday Allowance
  • NHS discount Eligible for NHS Discounts
  • Contract Locum
  • Hours 40
  • Contact Dr Aruna Maharaj
  • Telephone 01743 261000 ext 2598

Job Overview

We are looking for full time enthusiastic Locum Acute Physicians or Locum Speciality Physicians with GIM accreditation to work in our dynamic current team of 10 Acute Physicians. Full time and part time applications for these posts are welcomed. It is a very exciting time to join this department as the Trust has recently agreed an extensive business case to support a significant expansion of staffing and services of the team.

Candidates who have completed their MRCP or PLAB and are in the process of applying for GMC Registration are welcome to apply for these posts providing they have the suitable experience for the role.

We would be delighted to consider applicants who trained in other specialities and are interested in hybrid posts between Acute Medicine and other medical specialities (such as Nephrology/Respiratory Medicine and Endocrine to name a few).

Main Duties of the job

These are 10 PA posts with clinical 7.5 DCCs and 2.5 SPAs including 1 which is for engagement in corporate activity. 1 PA of the clinical DCCs is available to support candidate’s areas of special interest. Additional speciality sessions are negotiable in discussion with the Director of Unscheduled Care. There is a further 1.5PAs available to join the Consultant Physician out of hour’s medical on-call rota.

Working for our Organisation

The current service is present over two sites (Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals) and includes Acute Medical units and Same Day Medical Emergency Care units (on both sites) and a short stay ward (on the Shrewsbury site). As a rapidly expanding service, we are open to discussions around candidate desires on their individual job plans and would be very keen to chat with applications who are interested in helping develop a service that we can all be proud of.

Shropshire is a beautiful county ideally located between the north and the south, making travelling around the UK extremely easy. As well as being only a short distance from major cities and busy transport links including Birmingham airport, our county also borders with beautiful north Wales which is abundant in outdoor activities, brilliant beaches, and thrilling scenery. 

Both hospitals are based in Shropshire, a short 20 minutes’ drive apart. Shrewsbury has recently been named in the ‘Sunday Times Best Places to Live Guide’ as one of the top places to live in the country. It is a wonderful bustling place, with affordable housing, fantastic schools and great out-of-work activities for everyone. 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

7.5 PAS on average per week (clinical activity, clinically related activity – one) Clinical DCC encompasses – AMU/Short stay ward rounds, Post take of new patient in the SDEC/ED or AMU area. One DCC is allocated for clinical admin work.

Of this an average morning AMU ward round/Short stay ward round may have approximately 10-12 patients per ward round. In an acute medical take the average intake of patient per hospital site ranges from 40 to 60 patients per 24hr with approximately 10-12 patient requiring post take reviews per four hour shift and approximately 20 to 30 patients (new & follow up) will be expected to be managed per day when the new SDEC opens. These patient numbers managed with the support of an appropriate junior workforce.

Supporting Professional Activities

2.5 PA on average per week (includes CPD, audit, Teaching and research). Please note that 1.0 SPA will be corporate in nature and what this constitutes will be agreed at the time of appointment. The successful candidate is expected to participate in audit, quality improvement services, governance activities, team management and development of acute medical services.

Special Interest

1PA of a 10PA job plan is available for speciality interest or alternative sub-speciality work.

Out of Hours Activity

There is the opportunity to take part in an on call rota (1 in 13 PRH, 1 in 14 RSH). This consists of supporting consultant reviews in the week from 5pm to 9pm with overnight on call over the phone and a post take ward round the next day of patients not in the acute footprint. For weekends, this will require on site input on Saturday and Sunday mornings, as well as an on call from home for emergencies at other times. This activity constitutes 1.5 PAs.

 

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The well-being of our staff is of the upmost importance to us.  If you are offered a role at our Trust, and fall into the increased and higher risk categories as set out by Public Health England (PHE) and NHSI/E, your line manager will complete an risk assessment with you.  This will be completed in conjunction with the latest guidance from Public Health England in relation to Covid-19.

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If successful, by completing the NHS Jobs application form you authorise the Trust to obtain any previous NHS service details including all electronically held sickness information, via the Inter Authority Transfer process on the national ESR.

If the role requires a qualification/professional registration, you will need to provide proof during the recruitment process. By submitting your application you are giving the Trust permission to check the qualification certificates provided back to the source provider. Please note that a sample of all applicant’s qualifications will be checked with the educational institution or provider.

In the event of a high response to this advertisement, this post will be closed. Early applications are advised.
 
Unfortunately we do not accept CVs or keep them on file. If you are unable to apply online please contact the person named in the advertisement for the post you are interested in.
 
We are committed to offering an interview to all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the above position and will support reasonable adjustments wherever possible.  In addition, whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from candidates who are male, from black and minority ethnic backgrounds or who have a disability, as these are currently under-represented in our workforce.
 
We are committed to equal opportunities in employment. The policies and practices of the Trust aim to promote an environment that is free from all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the diversity of all people. At the heart of our policy, we seek to treat people fairly, flexibly and with dignity and respect.

Thank you for your interest in The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, we look forward to receiving your application for employment.

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