Job summary
- Main area
- General and Acute Medicine
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week
- Job ref
- 177-MDEMER-5377239B
- Employer
- James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- James Paget University Hospital
- Town
- Gorleston
- Salary
- £52,530 - £82,400 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/05/2024 08:00
Employer heading
Specialty Doctor in Cardiology and General Medicine
NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor
Patent and staff experience is important to us and these are the behaviours we live by:
- Putting patients first
- Aiming to get it right
- Recognising that everybody counts
- Doing everything openly and honestly
Job overview
The James Paget University Hospital is seeking to appoint a full time Specialty Doctor in Cardiology/General Medicine. This is a replacement appointment and provides an excellent opportunity for suitably qualified applicants to actively contribute to the further development of this service within this highly regarded Trust.
Main duties of the job
The appointee will be expected to undertake audit and quality improvement projects, as well as to attend clinical governance meetings, mortality and m morbidity meetings, regional and national educational meetings. Research activity is encouraged. The appointee will actively participate in the local educational programme of teaching undergraduates as well as postgraduates.
Working for our organisation
The Trust provides comprehensive acute care for the population of Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft and the South Waveney area and for many visitors to the area. This acute care provided from the James Paget University Hospital site at Gorleston is supported by other community services at the Newberry Centre, Kirkley Rise North Lowestoft and outreach clinics.
The Trust serves a population of approximately 230,000. We are a University Hospital with a medical school, training the next generation of health professionals and developing research.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The selected candidate will have an opportunity to train in the full range of non-invasive cardiology. Training in invasive angiography will not be available, though shadowing of the interventional consultants on their Norwich days can be arranged on an ad hoc basis.
Please see attached job description for further information.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Full GMC Registration with Licence to Practise
- MRCP or equivalent
- MBBS or equivalent
Experience & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- At least 2 years’ experience in General Medicine at Specialty Trainee level or equivalent.
- Appropriate knowledge base and ability to apply sound clinical judgement to problems. Demonstrates awareness of the basics of managing General Medical conditions.
- Capacity to work effectively with others. Able to work in multi-professional teams and supervise junior medical staff.
- Ability to prioritise clinical needs with awareness of own limitations and the ability to know when to consult senior advice.
Key Skills
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates clarity in written/spoken communication and capacity to adapt language as appropriate to the situation. Able to build rapport, listen, persuade and negotiate.
- Professional Integrity – Capacity to take responsibility for own actions. Demonstrates respect for all.
- Ability to communicate clearly with colleagues, laboratory staff and other staff and agencies
Other
Essential criteria
- Commitment to personal and professional development
- Professional integrity: Capacity to take responsibility for own actions. Demonstrates respect for all.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Beth Turrell
- Job title
- Medical Workforce Officer
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01493 453117
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