Locum Consultant in General Medicine

The General Medicine department has expanded its footprint to cover 3 inpatient units and medical outliers with a Consultant establishment of 5.3 WTE. This has created a dynamic working environment that allows for holistic physician input throughout our patient journey.

The successful candidate will deliver high-quality, patient-centred clinical care; work inclusively across professional boundaries; contribute to education, research, quality improvement and service redesign; and help shape a safe, learning and improvement-focused culture.

Main duties and responsibilities:

• Provide teaching and mentorship to medical students, resident doctors, nurses and allied health professionals.
• Participate in postgraduate education and training programmes.
• Support or lead research within the department.
• Contribute to clinical audits, publications and presentations at professional conferences.
• Participate in departmental meetings and service planning.
• Participate in clinical governance and risk management.
• Contribute to workforce planning and service redesign initiatives.
• Take on leadership roles as appropriate within the department or Trust.
• Demonstrate compassionate, inclusive and accountable leadership in day-to-day practice.
• Listen to and involve patients, colleagues and multidisciplinary partners when improving care.
• Promote psychological safety, openness, learning and respectful challenge.
• Reflect on personal impact, seek feedback and support the development of others.

The post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.