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Main area
Locum General Medicine consultant (Specialist Physician in Acute Medicine) line of work.
Grade
Consultant
Contract
0 months (Bank)
Hours
Flexible working - 37.5 hours per week (Bank)
Job ref
343-6191502-AL-CJ-Y
Employer
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Epsom and St. Helier Hospital
Town
Carshalton
Salary
£100 - £125 bank
Salary period
Hourly
Closing
30/04/2024 23:59

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Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust logo

Locum consultant Specialist Physician in Acute Medicine

Consultant


"At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect.  We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork.  This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work.  When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values" 


 

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At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect.  We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork.  This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work.  When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values

Job overview

Role- Line of work locum consultant (Specialist Physician in Acute Medicine)

start date - ASAP 

End date - April.

The StaffBank for Epsom and St Helier NHS Trust are seeking enthusiastic Locum Consultant to join our pool of Staff Bank workers, there are many full time roles available but as they are ever-changing - the exact roles available will be provided once your Hiring & Recruitment is complete. We can give you an idea of the type of roles available at the time of contact, but we cannot guarantee set roles as your hiring time may vary. Depending on previous relevant experience & previous NHS experience, higher banding/rates can be discussed. This is an excellent job opportunity for a consultant to gain more experience and skills working within General Medicine. This role is to work within the St. Helier site for Epsom and St. Helier NHS trust. 

Main duties of the job

We are looking to recruit new specialist physician into our Acute Medicine Service to join a dynamic and enthusiastic team of acute physicians working across the Epsom and St Helier sites.

 

We run a consultant led service on the AMU with strong speciality in-reach support and have a newly renovated, dedicated Same Day Emergency Care Unit (SDEC) that runs in collaboration with Emergency Medicine and provides same day medical assessment care to lower acuity patients, strengthening and improving admission avoidance.

 

Successful candidates will also have the opportunity for speciality work as we recognise the importance of bringing specialty excellence into the AMU service and as such wish to build up on this further and attract candidates looking to maintain a specialty skill base.

 

We feel that it is important for our team to achieve a balance between work and personal life and welcome applications on a full or part time basis.

Successful applicants will join a team of AMU consultants developing and providing exciting new services within acute medicine within a trust recently identified as one of the trusts in London to receive £500 million for a new acute hospital facility in Sutton (expected 2025). This is an exciting time to join Epsom and St Helier Hospital and play a part in shaping and developing acute medicine services for the future.

 

Working for our organisation

"At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values." 

 OUR MISSION: 'TO PUT THE PATIENT FIRST BY DELIVERING GREAT CARE TO EVERY PATIENT, EVERY DAY' 

 There's never been a better time to join the Epsom and St Helier team. Our hospitals are facing a bright and busy future, and our staff have a proven track record in providing high quality, compassionate care for our patients. 

Benefits

  • Weekly pay
  • Onsite team for support
  • Priority over agency
  • Free annual training
  • Competitive pay
  • NHS Pension scheme.
  • NHS email
  • Eligible to a Blue light card.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

"At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values." 

 OUR MISSION: 'TO PUT THE PATIENT FIRST BY DELIVERING GREAT CARE TO EVERY PATIENT, EVERY DAY' 

 There's never been a better time to join the Epsom and St Helier team. Our hospitals are facing a bright and busy future, and our staff have a proven track record in providing high quality, compassionate care for our patients. 

Benefits

  • Weekly pay
  • Onsite team for support
  • Priority over agency
  • Free annual training
  • Competitive pay
  • NHS Pension scheme.
  • NHS email
  • Eligible to a Blue light car

1.1  Main Responsibilities and Duties

  1. To show dynamism, enthusiasm and flexibility in participating in the reshaping of acute medical services at Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust and to work closely with the Clinical Lead and Clinical Director of
  2. To help provide a first class clinical service to all Trust
  3. To provide high quality leadership and support to medical staff, allied health care professionals, and Trust management and support staff in both the Acute Medicine Service, and associated medical speciality areas.
  4. To support and sustain teaching and research where possible in relevant clinical
  5. To work within the framework of applicable Trust policies, procedures, and clinical governance
  6. To work within contractual requirements, and in support of applicable Trust clinical development frameworks, business plans, and development
  7. To consistently treat all patients and colleagues with respect and professionalism and to adhere to the principles of the trust regarding equality and

Person specification

Requirement

Essential criteria
  • Minimum 6 months NHS experience

Requirment

Essential criteria
  • Professional registration

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardTrust IDNo smoking policyLondon Living Wage is a voluntary commitment made by employers, who can become accredited with the Living Wage FoundationDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - BronzeCare quality commission - GoodDisability confident employerNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality MarkHappy to Talk Flexible WorkingNational Preceptorship Quality Mark

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Chloe Jackson
Job title
Senior Recruitment Consultant
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
02082964085
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