Locum Consultant in General Medicine (with SI)

Job overview

We are excited to invite applications to join our trust as a Locum Consultant in General Medicine, with specialist interest.  The job will include joining a small team of general medical consultants to look after patients on a 20-cubicled ward as well as medical outliers.

Successful candidates will join a growing team looking to transform the way we care for general medical patients.

We are committed to multi-professional development and there are myriad opportunities to develop the department within your area of interest. Areas particularly encouraged are same day emergency and enhanced level and remote care, ultrasound Imaging and echocardiography, education, research and development and quality improvement. We support part-time and flexible working patterns and are embedding self-rostering to maximize autonomy and well-being.

The Royal Surrey Hospital,  is one of the few hospitals in the country to be rated ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Main duties of the job

The general physician(s) will be responsible for providing consultant cover for the medical patients on Guildford Ward and outlying patients on two specialist wards and the emergency department. The key duties and responsibilities of the post will be:

• Clinical and administrative responsibility for patients on Guildford Ward.
• Early and appropriate clinical decision making for emergency admissions.
• Supervision of medical admissions through the Guildford ward and on the medical take.
• Promoting flow through from the Emergency Department.
• Recruitment, supervision and training of junior medical staff and allied health professionals working in the units.
• Ensuring that resuscitation and end of life care issues are appropriately and sensitively managed.
• Development of clinical pathwaysDelivery of clinical audits and quality improvement relevant to the needs of the department.
• Recruitment and active involvement with clinical trials in both units.
• Participate on the GIM on call rota.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the role, job plan and person specification.