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Job summary

Main area
Acute Medicine
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Local Appointment nodal point 4 (MT04)
Contract
Fixed term: 4 months
Hours
Full time - 40 hours per week
Job ref
190-STH-24-162
Employer
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
NGH
Town
Sheffield
Salary
£55,329 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
07/07/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

LAS ST3+ in Acute Medicine

NHS Medical & Dental: Local Appointment nodal point 4 (MT04)

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.

Job overview

The Department of Acute Medicine is looking to appoint two Locum Appointed Service (LAS) doctors working at the level of equivalent of ST3+ registrar. Full MRCP and up-to date ALS certification is essential.  The post does not award a National Training Number.  As this post is not recognised as a ‘training post’, full registration with the GMC with a licence to practise is required, and if the appointee does not hold right of residence in the UK sponsorship will be required. The posts are not recognised “training posts” and do not award a National Training Number. Duties are equivalent to ST3+ level.

Post 1:    7th August 2024 – 3rd December 2024
Post 2:     4th September 2024 – 1st April 2025

Main duties of the job

The Acute Medicine Department works within the Acute and Emergency Medicine Directorate, along side the Emergency Medicine and Pharmacy Departments.

 

The Acute Medicine Department covers the Acute Medicine Unit (a 56-bedded unit) and the Same Day Emergency Care Unit (SDEC) located nearby AMU and the Emergency Department, involving over 25,000 admissions per year. The AMU team assess and manage an evolving acute take (becoming more undifferentiated), typically providing care to patients within the first 48-hours of their attendance, aiming to turnaround and discharge patients safely or triage and admit to an appropriate inpatient team for further treatment.

Working for our organisation

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Sheffield, as well as specialist care for patients from further afield, including cancer, spinal cord injuries, renal and cardiothoracic services. In addition to community health services, the Trust comprises five of Yorkshire’s best known teaching hospitals.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached JD and PS for more information.

The successful candidate must be registered with the GMC with a valid licence to practice. For further information please visit the GMC website and click on the Registration and Licensing link. Non-UK/EEA applicants should ensure they are aware of the recent changes to the Immigration rules. For further information on how this may affect your application visit the UK Government website. 

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust promotes Equality of opportunity and Diversity within the workplace.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Registered with the GMC with a licence to practise by the date of application
  • Advanced Life Support Certificate from Resuscitation Council UK or equivalent by intended start date.
  • Full MRCP

Clinical Experience

Essential criteria
  • 2 years of General Medicine experience post foundation training programme (or equivalent where applicable)

Continuous Professional Development

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of participation in CME/CPD in the last 12 months

Personal attributes

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrates behaviour consistent with PROUD values
  • The applicant must demonstrate skills in listening, reading, writing and speaking the English language that enables effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues as set out in the GMC’ good medical practice (2013)

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
Dr Claire Gardner
Job title
Consultant in Acute Medicine
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01142713043
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