Job summary
This is a full time (40 hours + on call commitment) Trust Locum Registrar post in Elderly Care Medicine at Pilgrim Hospital, Boston. The successful applicant would commence as soon as possible for a fixed term of twelve months.
The Post holder is expected to work a standard 40 hour week, including base ward work, SPA (4 hours a week) and additional on-call work as part of the General Medicine Rota as a medical registrar.
Any applicant who is unable for personal reasons to work full time will be eligible to be considered for the post. If such a person is appointed, modification of the content will be discussed on a personal basis with the Trust.
Main duties of the job
(b) Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm. Participation in the medicine on-call registrar rota would be expected (with additional remuneration).
(c) The post holder is responsible for the admission, clerking and day-to-day care of patients on the HCOP and General Medicine wards, as required. They will be expected to provide senior clinical support to the resident doctors.
(b) Study leave will be granted for approved courses by agreement with the supervising consultants and at the discretion of the Clinical Lead. There is an active postgraduate programme with weekly lectures, radiology and medical meetings. Although not a formal training post, the post holder will be expected to participate in the teaching programme, and will be encouraged to attend appropriate courses to develop in their career. The appointee will be encouraged to undertake a quality improvement projects in HCOP and participate in the monthly Audit findings meeting.
About us
The United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (ULTH) is one of the largest trusts in the country and we have recently been awarded Teaching Hospital Status.
Through four main hospitals and four additional hospitals where we provide some services, we provide a comprehensive range of hospital-based medical, surgical, paediatric, obstetric and gynaecological services to the 700,000 people of Lincolnshire.
We provide a wide range of healthcare services delivered by 7,800 highly trained staff and volunteers. Our services cost over £400m each year to provide and we invest around £18m each year in improving our clinical services by replacing and upgrading our medical equipment, modernising our estate and facilities and improving our information and technology infrastructure. In an average year, we treat more than 180,000 A&E patients, nearly half a million outpatients and almost 100,000 inpatients.
For more information on what it's like to live and work in Lincolnshire please see the link below.
https://www.beinlincolnshire.com/
We offer the following unique only to Lincolnshire
Direct links to the new £21 million Lincoln Medical School via Lincoln University
The facility includes:-
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- 2 x 120 capacity lecture theatres
- Seminar space
- Caf and social learning space
- Library, Science Library and Project Library
- Anatomy Suite and Clinical Skills Suite
- The entire building is designed to meet BREEAM (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method)
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description for full details of this vacancy within Care of the Elderly at Pilgrim Hospital.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description for full details of this vacancy within Care of the Elderly at Pilgrim Hospital.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC registration with license to practice
- MRCP (UK) or equivalent.
- Current ALS provider status
Clinical experience
Essential
- Clinical training and experience equivalent to that of an ST3+ doctor.
- Interest in a career in Geriatric Medicine.
- Ability to take responsibility for clinical care of patients and lead Residents.
- Demonstrates clinical competence.
- Ability to perform medical procedures expected at completion of IMT2, e.g. pleural tap, chest drain, ascitic drain, lumbar puncture, etc
Desirable
- Previous experience in Acute or General Internal Medicine at ST3 or equivalent level.
Management and administrative experience
Essential
- Ability to work in a team.
- Experience in quality improvement/audit
- Ability to work with other professionals in both acute and community services
Desirable
- Experience of leading audit/quality improvement projects
- Leadership course
Teaching experience
Essential
- Experience of teaching and training medical students, residents and other professional staff
Desirable
- Any teaching qualification
Personal attributes
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Creates good working relationships with colleagues, the multi-disciplinary team and GPs
- Demonstrates initiative and drive
- Commitment to United Lincolnshire hospitals NHS Trust
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC registration with license to practice
- MRCP (UK) or equivalent.
- Current ALS provider status
Clinical experience
Essential
- Clinical training and experience equivalent to that of an ST3+ doctor.
- Interest in a career in Geriatric Medicine.
- Ability to take responsibility for clinical care of patients and lead Residents.
- Demonstrates clinical competence.
- Ability to perform medical procedures expected at completion of IMT2, e.g. pleural tap, chest drain, ascitic drain, lumbar puncture, etc
Desirable
- Previous experience in Acute or General Internal Medicine at ST3 or equivalent level.
Management and administrative experience
Essential
- Ability to work in a team.
- Experience in quality improvement/audit
- Ability to work with other professionals in both acute and community services
Desirable
- Experience of leading audit/quality improvement projects
- Leadership course
Teaching experience
Essential
- Experience of teaching and training medical students, residents and other professional staff
Desirable
- Any teaching qualification
Personal attributes
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Creates good working relationships with colleagues, the multi-disciplinary team and GPs
- Demonstrates initiative and drive
- Commitment to United Lincolnshire hospitals NHS Trust
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
