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Main area
Acute Medicine
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
Contract
12 months (Fixed Term)
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week (participation in on call rota required.)
Job ref
362-A-24-6928952
Employer
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
Town
Stockport
Salary
£105,504 - £139,882 per annum pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
05/02/2025 23:59

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Locum Consultant Physician in Acute Medicine

NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

There are lots of good reasons to choose to come and work at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. A dynamic integrated Trust with integrity and vision. Exactly the same qualities you’ll see in yourself. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust aims to be the organisation of choice for patients and an employer of choice for staff. In order to continually improve all aspects of our patient experience, we rely upon having a highly skilled, motivated, diverse, productive and patient focused workforce.

Stockport Foundation Trust is one of four ‘specialist’ hospital sites in Greater Manchester. Being a ‘specialist’ hospital will enhance our general surgery, anaesthetics, critical care and emergency medicine for the benefit of people in Stockport, High Peak, Cheshire and across Greater Manchester.

Our values ‘We Care, We Respect, We Listen’ are at the heart of everything we do, and come from our promise:  ‘Making a difference every day.’ They drive the behaviour and actions for everyone in our organisation.

In your application for this post, please describe how your experience and skills align with 'Our values-based behaviours' ( see additional documentation) and provide examples.

Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment

As well as recognising previous NHS service, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is a member of the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. If you are currently employed by Greater Manchester Local Authority, Combined Authority, GMFRS, TfGM as well as other public service organisations, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust will recognise your previous service for sickness and maternity/paternity/adoption entitlement and also for annual leave purposes (providing there has been no break in service).  If you currently work for one of the above organisations and successfully apply for a post with Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, please ensure the Recruitment team are aware so that this service is reflected in your contract of employment.

Our Values:

We Care

About each other

Our patients and their families

The communities we serve

The environment

We support them and deliver on their promises

We Respect

Each other

Our patients and their families

Our partners

We are kind and helpful, and we expect the same in return

We Listen to

Each other

Our patients and their families

Our partners

We act and learn from what we hear


 

Job overview

We are looking to recruit a proactive, forward thinking and dynamic individual to join our fantastic Acute Medical team on a 12 month fixed term basis to cover maternity leave.

The acute medicine team is located in a purpose built Acute Medical Unit, adjacent to the Medical Same Day Emergency Care Unit and Emergency Department, and in close proximity to the Surgical Assessment Unit and ITU areas.

The role involves working alongside a multi-disciplinary team covering key service areas To achieve this the team work flexibly within the acute medical bed base: Acute Medical Unit (AMU), Acute Frailty Unit (AFU, alongside the frailty team), Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) and the Emergency Department (ED).

If you are enthusiastic about Acute Medicine and delivering quality care, then you should join our team.

If you desire a flexible job plan which offer a favourable work-life balance in the face of changes in clinical activities & demands, then you should join our team. 

Main duties of the job

The main duties of this post are the assessment, early decision-making and close co-ordination of the clinical care of patients in the acute medicine bed base, and the provision of leadership to the acute medical take. To achieve this the team work flexibly within the acute medical bed base: Acute Medical Unit (AMU), Acute Frailty Unit (AFU, alongside the frailty team), Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) and the Emergency Department (ED).

 

Working for our organisation

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust was established on 1st April 2004.  We have over 17,000 Members.  The Trust provides hospital and outpatient care in acute and community care for children and adults across Stockport, the High Peak area of Derbyshire and community services to the population of Tameside and Glossop.  The catchment population of our hospital services is about 350,000.  The catchment of our community services is about 550,000.

 

Since becoming a Foundation Trust in 2004 we have used our financial freedoms to improve facilities for patients. The Trust has built a £25million Cardiology and Surgical Unit and the £10million first phase of our Southern Sector Development. We have also built a new Paediatric Emergency Department and completed a new extended Neonatal Unit. The Trust has also invested in additional car parking facilities at a cost of £2million.  We are currently building a purpose built Urgent Care Centre due for completion in 2016.

 

The Trust employs nearly 5,800 staff.  Our major hospital is Stepping Hill Hospital located on the A6 south of Stockport town centre.  The Trust also provides hospital services at the Devonshire Centre and The Meadows in Stockport, the Corbar Maternity Unit based 18 miles away in Buxton and The Lakes and Shire Hill Hospital in Tameside and Glossop.

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Clinical duties are performed according to an agreed job plan which describes weekly working in a rotational arrangement with other acute physicians in terms of DCC and SPA activity. The job plan makes explicit allowance for clinical administration within the working week in the form of 1 PA based on a 10PA job plan or above. The rota for the team is done within the team to allow for cross cover and continuity of care. This post involves premium working hours including evening and weekend working. The post is offered on a full-time basis. Office accommodation and medical secretarial/clerical service will be provided.

 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Primary Medical Qualification MBChB or equivalent
  • CCT in General Internal Medicine or Geriatric Medicine by the time of taking up appointment or able to complete The Portfolio Pathway within 24 months of appointment.
Desirable criteria
  • MD or PhD
  • CCT in both Geriatric and General medicine

Training

Essential criteria
  • 4-5 years training at registrar level in GIM/Acute Medicine

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Daily independent ward rounds on acutely ill patients
  • Ability to make decisions at consultant level and takes full and independent responsibility for the care of patients.
  • Comprehensive patient management

Teaching

Essential criteria
  • Previous experience in participating in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Clare Stooke
Job title
Directorate Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Additional information

Arrangements to visit the hospital may be made by contacting:

 

Dr Osahon Gbinigie or Dr Amina Rezgui

Clinical Directors for Acute Medicine

Acute medicine department (AMU)

Stepping Hill Hospital

 

Email: [email protected] (PA)

Tel: 0161 419 4036/4626

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