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Job summary

Main area
Medical & Dental
Grade
ST3 to Consultant
Contract
Bank
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
Job ref
249-6196097
Employer
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Great Western Hospital
Town
Swindon
Salary
£55,329 - £126,281 Per Annum Pro Rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
Today at 23:59

Employer heading

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Bank Doctor - ST3 to Consultant Grade

ST3 to Consultant

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a unique organisation, serving as the sole integrated provider in the Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon, and Wiltshire system. Our scope extends beyond boundaries as we oversee adult community services in Swindon and provide acute care from the Great Western Hospital. 

Our 5,500 staff have 1.2m patient contacts a year, with 13,000 operations carried out in our Theatres, around 4,000 babies born, and our emergency attendances are now well over 100,000 per year. Those numbers only tell part of our story about what an exciting time it is to join Great Western Hospitals.

We are cultivating a culture that fosters our ambitions, prioritising equality, diversion, inclusion, wellbeing, and leadership. We aim to create an environment where every member of our team can truly thrive.

The Trust is a Disability Confident Employer; all applicants who have a disability can opt to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme, which means that, providing they meet the minimum essential criteria for the post, they will be offered an interview. We are also proudly accredited as a Veteran Aware organisation and have signed The Armed Forces Covenant.

If we receive a high volume of applications, we may close adverts prior to the published closing date. Therefore, we advise you to complete and submit your application as soon as possible.

Job overview

The Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is looking to recruit Bank Doctors to develop on our already established collaborative bank workforce. We are looking to recruit qualified Doctors across grades ranging from ST3 to Consultant grade.

The specialties we are looking to recruit to is as follows:

  • Diabetes
  • Emergency Department
  • Neurology
  • General Medicine
  • Acute Medicine
  • Dermatology
  • Paediatrics
  • Oncology
  • Geriatrics

Our key focus are above areas however we are open to applications from all grades and specialties.

By joining GWH as a bank Medic it will provide you with flexibility and opportunity to work around your lifestyle along with supporting the delivery of specialist care.

To apply to join us please download the Locums Nest App from the Google Play Store or App Store.

When registering on Locums Nest please select the Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and follow the next steps and upload the following:

  • CV
  • Right to Work
  • 2 Identify Documents (1x Photo & 1x Proof of Address)
  • 2x References (To cover the last 3 years)
  • DBS Certificate (dated in the last 3 years)
  • Proof of GMC Registration

For further information regarding registering with Locums Nest please contact our Temporary Staffing Team on 01793 605210 or via email to [email protected].

We look forward to hearing from you.

Main duties of the job

As this is bank work is on an “as and when basis and no guaranteed hours of work. Previous NHS experience is essential when applying to join our Bank.

Duties within the shifts which you are booked to fulfil are:

  • to liaise between nurses, other clinicians, patients, relatives in order to support safe care.
  • to attend and participate in board rounds, ward rounds and other related daily unit activities.
  • to provide appropriate workplace supervision to other staff as and when needed as requested.
  • to maintain high standards of professionalism, especially in relation to documentation
  • to arrive on time for the shift and be available for work from the arranged start time
  • to co-operate with the workforce deployment team in relation to administration of the shift
  • to comply with all local policies, including upholding the trust's star values and behaviours

Doctors joining the Trust Medical Bank will be expected to complete pre-employment checks inclusive of GMC registration, satisfactory references, health clearance, enhanced DBS check identity and right to work checks.

Working for our organisation

Our STAR values are at the heart of everything we do. You can expect to see them in the way we act and the way we treat each other. Our values make us who we are. We will expect your values and behaviours to reflect the STAR Values of the organisation:

Service          We will put our patients first

Teamwork   We will work together

Ambition     We will aspire to provide the best service

Respect        We will act with integrity

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more information regarding joining out Bank team, please contact our Temporary Staffing Team via [email protected]

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Hold a full GMC registration

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveDisability confident leaderInvestors in People: Goldhttps://www.gov.uk/government/publications/kickstart-scheme-employer-resources/kickstart-scheme-brand-guidelinesStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Step into healthArmed Forces Covenant

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Julie Lane
Job title
Temporary Resourcing Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01793 605445
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