Junior Specialist Doctor - Higher in Gastro & General Medicine

Job responsibilities

The JSD Higher GM post will allow you to consolidate your experience in a supportive GM environment, giving you wide ranging clinical exposure and training in a progressive Trust that has won numerous national and local awards. We would be keen to work with successful applicants and help you continue to build your General Medicine Career. We envisage that the JSD Higher the post holder would need to have full MRCP.

The successful candidate will have at least 3/4 years experience post qualification, full GMC Registration with a license to practice and up to date ALS certification. Recent acute hospital experience at ST 2/3 level, or equivalent (within the last 12 months) of at least 6 months duration is essential. Previous General Medicine experience would be essential and knowledge of the workings of the NHS is preferable.

The Trust is building the 670 bed Midland Metropolitan University Hospital. This new state of the art acute hospital in Grove Lane, Smethwick will bring together all acute services onto one site.

The single-site Acute Hospital will benefit from co-located specialist services which will support the new Emergency Department with dedicated imaging facility and Assessment Units. It will provide state-of-the-art treatment and care for patients from Sandwell and across the region and will become the civic heart of the area and a point of pride for the community.

The Trust is a key partner with the local commissioning group and the local authorities in the Right Care Right Here programme which seeks to deliver a redevelopment of local health services. The programme includes one of the largest investments in the UK with new facilities in both the acute and community sectors. Included within this is the new Midland Metropolitan University Hospital.

The Trust has a very good reputation for undergraduate and postgraduate teaching with strong links to the University of Birmingham and Health Education West Midlands. The Trust is home to a number of University departments and we are now looking to develop research capacity in a number of specialties in the Trust including Emergency Medicine so there is likely to be opportunities to become involved in research activities. There is a clinical skills laboratory on the Acute Medical Unit which is the first in the UK.

Birmingham is a vibrant, multi-cultural city and it is a very exciting place to live and work. It has a population of 1.1 million, the youngest in Europe. Its residents speak over 140 languages and blend different cultures and nationalities with history that is rich in industrial heritage.

The area boasts affordable housing with popular residential districts such as Harborne and Sutton Coldfield an easy commute to either of the main hospital sites. There are a number of very good schools and colleges locally (including a number of independent and grammar schools such as the King Edwards Schools). Birmingham is a very green city with more than 8,000 acres of green space including impressive parks around the city. Due to our central location and good motorway connections we are in easy reach of a number of beautiful rural locations including the Peak District, Cannock Chase, the Lickey Hills and the Cotswolds.

Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to equality of opportunity and is a no smoking organisation

Closing Date 01/12/2023

Interview Date 15/12/2023

Qualifications:

Essential

• .Primary medical qualification (MBBS/MBBCH) or equivalent.
• .MRCP
• .ALS

Desirable

• .Record of high academic achievement (honours, prizes etc).
• .Teaching Experience

Clinical Experience:

Essential

• .Recent Clinical training and experience post qualification at time of commencement of JSD (Higher) post

Desirable

• .Experience in the admission of acute medical emergencies and recent experience with acute unselected medical intake
• .Endoscopy experience
• .Outpatient gastroenterology clinic experience

Professional and Multi-disciplinary team working:

Essential

• .Ability to work well with colleagues and within a team

Management and Administrative Experience:

Essential

• .Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively

Clinical Effectiveness

Essential

• .Experience of conducting clinical audit
• .Ability to use the evidence base and clinical audit to support decision-making

Desirable

• .Quality Improvement activity in Gastroenterology

Personal Attributes

Essential

• .Energy and enthusiasm and the ability to work under pressure
• .An enquiring and critical approach to work
• .Caring attitude to patients
• .Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses, other staff and agencies.
• .Commitment to Continuing Medical Education and Professional Development

Other Requirements

Essential

• .Full GMC Registration and licence to practice
• .Appropriate Immigration Status (where appropriate)
• .An understanding of the current NHS environment, particularly in relation to reforms, initiatives and issues.

Personal Circumstances

Essential

• .Residence within a reasonable distance of the Trust's Hospitals
• .Ability to undertake clinical commitments at any of the Trust's sites.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).