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Barts Health NHS Trust
Locum Consultant in General Internal Medicine
Fixed Term – 9 months
Whipps Cross Hospital
We are excited to welcome a dynamic Locum Consultant in General Medicine with good general medical experience and the ability to work closely with the MDT and specialty colleagues as necessary to ensure efficient patient journeys, and high-quality care to join our enthusiastic and dynamic group of Physicians at Whipps Cross Hospital.
If the right applicant has a concurrent specialty CCT, we could discuss the option of some potential clinic/procedural time depending on specialty and service cover, this would be subject to negotiation.
Main duties of the job
We are looking to expand our medical workforce within the medical teams to cover our general medical wards and a variable number of medical outliers in other zones as the need arises over winter with 2 consultants.
These would be relatively short stay patients so would need dynamic individuals with good general medical experience and ability to work closely with the MDT and specialty colleagues as necessary to ensure efficient patient journeys and high-quality care. The right applicant would need to provide good clinical supervision and support of a team of resident doctors, but not formal educational supervision.
As part of the transformation of Whipps Cross Hospital there is an ongoing review of the medical bed base within the hospital. The successful post holders will have an opportunity to contribute to the review of the clinical speciality that the general medical wards are currently aligned to with a view to substantive appointment in the future.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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.
Person specification
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Experience of supervising medical staff
- Ability to teach medical students and junior medical and nursing staff.
- Ability to manage staff and resources effectively
- Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs nurses and other agencies
Desirable
- Ability to motivate busy clinicians to engage in teaching
- Ability to develop research projects and supervise trainees in their research
Knowledge
Essential
- G(I)M and of the specialist skills required for this post
- Knowledge of multidisciplinary clinical audit and demonstrable commitment to improving quality of care to patients
- Understanding of modern medical curricula and commitment to life-long learning
Qualifications
Essential
- MRCP or Equivalent Specialist qualification
- Full GMC Registration with license to practice
Desirable
- Evidence of participation in research (peer reviewed publications etc.)
- A higher degree (MD,PhD)
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Higher specialist training in Speciality Interest and G(I)Medicine or Acute Medicine
- Broad experience in Speciality and G(I)M/Acute Medicine
- Current ALS certificate
Desirable
- Ability to organise and deliver a teaching programme
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Flexible and co-operative approach to colleagues
- Innovative approaches to problem solving
- Self-motivated with an enquiring, critical approach to work
- Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national level
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This advert is for Locum Consultant in General Internal Medicine with Barts Health NHS Trust in Whipps Cross Hospital. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor General Internal Medicine role. The advertised salary is £113,565 - £150,569 per annum pro rata. The contract type is 9 months (Fixed Term). The application deadline is 02 Sep 2026.
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