Job summary
- Main area
- Medicine
- Grade
- Trust Grade doctor
- Contract
- 36 months (Fixed Term)
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week (with full medical on-call shifts)
- Job ref
- 318-25-DOCMED
- Employer
- Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Gloucester Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- Gloucester
- Salary
- £49,909 Per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 28/04/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Trust Doctor (ST 1/2 level) in Medicine
Trust Grade doctor
Join us at an exciting time for Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust! We have an ambitious plan for our journey to Outstanding and are looking for aspirational, committed individuals to join us, making a real difference to both staff and patients.
As a former winner of England for excellence award: Tourism destination of the year, the beautiful city of Gloucester and the scenic regency spa town of Cheltenham are fantastic places to work and live.
As a hospital Trust we are currently involved in over 100 clinical trials and studies, whilst also providing acute elective and specialist services to a population of over 620,000.
By joining Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust new colleagues can look forward to a warm welcome and a future full of opportunities and support.
Job overview
We require Trust Grade Junior Doctors to work in the Medicine Department at Gloucestershire Royal & Cheltenham General Hospital. These are training posts and are initially for 2 years with the possibility of a third year extension should all competencies be met to then integrate onto the IMT3 rota.
These posts offer excellent experience within the medical division at St1/2 level in different sub-specialties with 4 months/6 monthly rotations in General Medicine including: Cardiology, Renal Medicine, Diabetes & Endocrinology, Respiratory Medicine, Neurology, Gastroenterology, Care of the Elderly and Stroke.
PLEASE NOTE THIS ADVERT MAY CLOSE EARLY IF WE HAVE SUFFICIENT APPLICANTS
Main duties of the job
These posts are very suitable for junior doctors who have completed foundation training and are considering or have already been taking a career break (e.g., to go travelling) before joining a formal specialist training programme.
In order to provide sufficient cover for leave and general medicine out of hours worked by the junior doctors in the department in substantive training posts the post-holder at various times may have to work on different wards within the medicine department.
You will be given a protected 1 day per month to pursue another interest to help with career progression, e.g., spending time in another department outside medicine, formal training in QI, etc.
Working for our organisation
We are a large organisation providing acute services from Gloucestershire Royal Hospital in Gloucester and Cheltenham General Hospital to a population of 652,475* in Gloucestershire as well as caring for patients from surrounding counties and beyond.
Our workforce is almost 8,000 strong and our caring and dedicated staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred, high quality emergency, elective and specialist care across a range of clinical areas.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision of providing Best Care for Everyone and our success depends on the commitment and dedication of our staff, many of whom are world leaders in healthcare, teaching and research. You could make a real difference to our patients’ lives by joining our team
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We require Trust Grade Junior Doctors to work in the Medicine Department at Gloucestershire Royal & Cheltenham General Hospital. These are training posts and are initially for 2 years with the possibility of a third year extension should all competencies be met to then integrate onto the IMT3 rota.
These posts offer excellent experience within the medical division at St1/2 level in different sub-specialties with 4 months/6 monthly rotations in General Medicine including: Cardiology, Renal Medicine, Diabetes & Endocrinology, Respiratory Medicine, Neurology, Gastroenterology, Care of the Elderly and Stroke.
These posts are very suitable for junior doctors who have completed foundation training and are considering or have already been taking a career break (e.g., to go travelling) before joining a formal specialist training programme.
In order to provide sufficient cover for leave and general medicine out of hours worked by the junior doctors in the department in substantive training posts the post-holder at various times may have to work on different wards within the medicine department.
You will be given a protected 1 day a week to pursue another interest to help with career progression, e.g., spending time in another department outside medicine, formal training in QI, etc.
Out of Hours Work & Weekend Work
There would be an expectation to undertake out of hours and weekend work.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Full General Medical Council registration
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification.
- Evidence of achievement of Foundation competencies by time of appointment in line with GMC standards in Good Medical Practice including: good clinical care, maintaining good medical practice , good relationships and communication with patients, good working relationships with colleagues, good teaching and training, professional behaviour and probity, delivery of good acute clinical care
Desirable criteria
- MRCP part 1
- Previous experience of working in a relevant medical specialty
- Previous experience working within the NHS (including clinical attachments)
Experience
Essential criteria
- Out of hours / on call experience relevant to the job
- Relevant specialty clinical knowledge: capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge relevant to the job.
- Clinical judgement: experience in making clinical decisions and managing risk. Knows when to seek help, able to prioritise clinical need
Essential audit and evidence based practise
Essential criteria
- Clinical governance: Capacity to be alert to dangers or problems. Demonstrates awareness of good decision making. Aware of own limitations. Track record of engaging in clinical governance: reporting errors, learning from errors.
- Audit: evidence of active participation in audit.
- Teaching: evidence of interest and experience in teaching.
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
- Dr Andiran Anduvan
- Job title
- Acute Clinical lead Consultant in Acute Medicine
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 422 2222
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