Locum Consultant in General Medicine (Medicine Escalation) in Stafford

Locum Consultant in General Medicine (Medicine Escalation)

Main area General Medicine Grade Locum Consultant Contract Fixed term: 5 months (Monday to Sunday 9am-5pm) Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week (Monday to Sunday 9am-5pm) Job ref 205-8419222

Site Royal Stoke/ Stafford County Hospital Town Stoke-on-Trent/ Stafford Salary £113,565 - £150,569 £113,565 - £150,569 dependent on experience Salary period Yearly Closing 20/11/2026 23:59

Job overview

Each ward has a daily board round followed by a morning consultant ward round and the consultant is currently allocated further time on wards for the afternoons to meet relatives, MDTs or review newly admitted patients in the afternoon as required.

You will be expected to work with local managers and professional colleagues in the efficient running of services and will share with consultant colleagues in the medical contribution to management.

Subject to the conditions of the Terms and Conditions of Service you are expected to observe the Trust’s agreed policies and procedures, drawn up in consultation with the profession on clinical matters and to follow the standing orders and financial instructions of the Trust.

You will be expected to make sure that there are adequate arrangements for hospital staff involved in the care of your patients to be able to contact you when necessary.

All medical and dental staff employed by the Trust are expected to comply with the UHNM Trust’s Health and Safety Policies.

Main duties of the job

These jobs are based at Royal Stoke and County Hospitals on Medicine Escalation wards .

The appointed person will be actively involved in helping to provide clinical leadership and support to the ward.

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country.

Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research.

We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent.

We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected.

In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver.

Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

• Detailed job description and main responsibilities
• Provision of cover to your base ward, attendance at daily board rounds and weekly case conferences, as required, on your base ward.
• Provide cover for an agreed complement of wards for a specialist opinion on patients.
• Take on-going responsibility for patients under his/her care.
• Participate in the development of the protocols and guidelines.
• Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with colleagues in other specialities and participate in regular clinical meetings and other postgraduate activities.
• Provide ward based teaching to junior doctors.
• Develop and maintain good communications with General Practitioners and appropriate external agencies.
• Demonstrate a firm involvement in Clinical Governance, Risk Management and Clinical Audit.

This will include the development and maintenance of appropriate systems and practices to ensure continued safe clinical practice.

• Ensure own practice is up-to-date.

This will involve taking responsibility for own Clinical Professional Development and participating in the Trust’s Performance and Annual Appraisal process and revalidation

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration
• Entry on the General Medical Council (GMC) Specialist Register
• Certificate of completion of Training (CCT) (The proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview.
• Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR)
• European Community Rights
• MRCP (or equivalent) MRCP or equivalent
• Clinical Experience
• Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining (UK) CCST in Geriatric Medicine and GIM.
• Ability to offer expert clinical opinion in a range of problems within the specialty
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the care of patients
• Experience and an interest in the care of patients with hip fractures

Skills

• Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively
• Ability to plan strategically and to exercise sound judgments when faced with conflicting pressures.
• Ability to motivate and develop the multi-disciplinary team, balancing departmental and personal objectives
• Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
• An awareness of current specialty specific developments, initiatives and issues.
• Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively
• Ability to plan strategically and to exercise sound judgments when faced with conflicting pressures
• Personal Characteristics
• Energy and enthusiasm and the ability to work under pressure
• An enquiring and critical approach to work.
• Caring attitude to patients.
• Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other staff and agencies.
• Commitment to Continuing Medical Education and Professional Development
• Important information about your application
• All correspondence will be sent to you via the email address you applied from. Please ensure you check your emails regularly.
• References - please ensure you provide email addresses for all referees for the last three years of employment.
• We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from everyone regardless of ethnicity, disability, gender, age, faith or sexual orientation.

Appointment will be based on merit alone.

• Flexible working will be considered in line with Trust policies
• New recruits are required to pay for their Disclosure and Barring Service check (and admin fee) prior to starting if the role requires a DBS check.
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If you obtained your qualifications overseas, you will be required to provide an official government translation through ECCTIS (formerly known as NARIC).

Please note, this is in addition to any professional registration requirements and not a replacement for your qualifications.

If you are currently in the UK on a visa, you must have at least six months remaining on your visa at the time of your start date to ensure sufficient time for the operational and training process associated with the role.

The requirement of at least six months remaining on your visa does not apply to a Skilled Worker Visa, as a new Skilled Worker Visa would be required for a new role.

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Visa eligibility notice

The UK Home Office has imposed an emergency brake on specific visa routes.

• Skilled Worker visas cannot currently be issued to Afghan nationals.
• Study visas cannot currently be issued to nationals of Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar or Sudan.

As a result, we are unable to progress applications requiring sponsorship under these routes.

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However, we reserve the right to reject applications where AI has been used in a misleading manner, for example, by implying experience or understanding that the applicant does not possess or where its use is excessive or unfair.

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