Job requirements
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Essential
6 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Certificate
Good communication skills.
- Certificate
Entered on the GMC Register, CCT in General Internal Medicine or equivalent or within 6 months of achieving this
- Certificate
Hold membership of the Royal College of Physicians (MRCP) or an equivalent qualification
- Role requirements
Significant staff management experience
- Commitment to teaching
Maintain professional relationships
- Comprehenive clinical experience of General (Internal) Medicine
Membership of MRCP or equivalent
Desirable
1 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Certificate
Higher Degree
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity to join the team in the newly founded Directorate of General Internal Medicine providing inpatient care for acute general medical admissions on the Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital site. The job will predominantly be to provide Consultant level inpatient ward cover of the General Internal Medicine wards though there may be opportunity for subspecialist interest OPD activity.
Main duties of the job
The Consultant in General Internal Medicine will provide general medical care on one of the GIM wards at the Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital site. The ward will have 22-25 beds and cross cover may be required to support colleagues annual leave. The ward cover will be supported across the directorate by 2 Specialty Doctors, a Senior Clinical Fellow and Junior Clinical Fellows
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will work 10 programmed activities for East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust including weekend cover 1 in 7. It is anticipated that the appointee will join the overnight on call rota after appointment. Please see the attached indicative job plan for further details. An on call supplement is payable (band A) for the 1:21 on-call rota.
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This advert is for Consultant General Internal Medicine with East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust in Blackburn, England. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor General Internal Medicine role. The advertised salary is £105,504 - £139,882 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 21 Jan 2025.
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