Trust Doctor in Acute & General Medicine

Job overview

This post is available to employees of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and resident doctors employed by the Lead Employer Trust within North East and North Cumbria.

We have opportunities for Trust Doctors within our Acute Medicine Department at Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital (NSECH) and our General Medicine Ward at Wansbeck General Hospital (WGH). Our posts offer an exciting opportunity to further develop your skills and gain clinical experience, together with self-development time tailored to your specific needs. There will  be access to a Study Leave budget and the ability to attend additional training  courses both internal and external.

It is envisaged you will gain a portfolio of competences and experiences that will enhance your future career, financial assistance will be given to allow you to obtain  an extension to your E-portfolio access if required.

You will have a designated Clinical Supervisor during your appointment and you will be able to arrange to attend the Trust's local Internal Medicine teaching programme.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.

Main duties of the job

The type of work to expect and learning opportunities

• Working on busy Acute Medicine inpatient units (AMU) and our Medical Ambulatory Care (MAC) unit (which delivers same-day emergency care/ SDEC ) & our General Medicine inpatient Ward at WGH run by Gastroenterology & Respiratory Consultant teams.
• Our team of Acute Medicine Consultant Physicians come from a diverse range of clinical backgrounds, including Clinical Infection, Elderly Medicine and Critical Care
• This will include contribution to our "Hospital at Night" team.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for a comprehensive review of duties and responsibilities.

With so many Trust Doctor posts available around the country, why should you come and work in Northumbria?

Rated as 'outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission.

Special Recognition Award in the Health Service Journal's National Patient Safety Award for long-term commitment to quality of care - the first Trust to achieve this.

Named a top hospital for the ninth year running in CHKS Top Hospitals programme 2019. 'Overall Best Trust' and awarded five other accolades at the Patient Experience Network national awards.

What our patients think: We are widely recognised as having one of the best patient experience programmes in the NHS. In order for your application to be successfully processed we will require references from your current and previous employer(s) which must cover a minimum period of three years.

Please ensure that the reference section of your application is completed appropriately giving the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current and previous line manager(s). If this section is not fully completed your application may not be processed.