Locum Consultant in General Medicine

Job summary

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals Trust General Medicine department provides Inpatient, Outpatient and Same Day Emergency Care services for our medically unwell patients.

Ward A8 is the General Medicine inpatient ward consisting of 34 beds and is staffed with a multi-disciplinary team of consultants, nurses, therapists, pharmacists, and a discharge facilitator.

B19 is the Cohort Ward and provides care for our patients with infections. The staff on B19 are highly trained in Infection Prevention and Control and are part of an MDT consisting of consultants, nurses, therapists, pharmacists, and a discharge facilitator.

K25 and A10 provide care for patients with a lower acuity and focus on discharging patients in the most proactive and suitable way for their needs. The ward team work closely with our Integrated Discharge Team to develop robust discharge plans that ensure our patients needs are met upon leaving the Trust.

Main duties of the job

The post is based at Warrington Hospital and the post holder is expected to assist in the development of our innovative General Medicine inpatient services. The appointee will play a key role alongside the clinical director in the development of our clinical services and directly contribute to acute and general medicine care, discharge planning and the provision of outpatient clinics. There is an option to join the acute medical consultant on-call rota and we will provide support within the job plan for any speciality interests.

Admin and SPA time is allocated accordingly, and you would also be part of the GIM on-call rota.

About us

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff. We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.

Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system. Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.

Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.

A CQC-rated 'good' organisation with 'outstanding' features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.

We employ nearly 5,000 people from over 80 nationalities, striving to be a diverse, inclusive employer and recognised leader in equality. We support flexible working, welcoming flexible applications. Proud of our many accreditations, we are embedding an anti-racist approach in all we do.