# Locum Consultant in Acute Medicine

**Company**: Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust
**Location**: Dartford
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: contract
**Salary**: £113,565 to £150,569 a year
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust is delighted to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious, dynamic individual to join our committed, expanding team as a Locum Consultant Physician in Acute Medicine. The role is fixed-term for 12 months, full-time, 10PA's, with a salary ranging from £113,565 to £150,569 per annum.

The Acute Medical Unit (AMU) has 7 consultants, most of whom work less than full-time in Acute Medicine and have other specialty interests, including renal medicine, endocrine, and intensive care. The appointed candidate will be part of the General Internal Medicine (GIM) on-call rota and will have the opportunity to contribute to the development of the Acute Assessment Unit.

Key responsibilities include:

- Leading ward rounds in the AMU

- Supporting the ward and resident doctors in managing acutely unwell patients and facilitating safe discharges

- Participating in the SDEC service, reviewing patients and taking part in board rounds

- Contributing to the GIM on-call rota

The ideal candidate will have:

- oMRCP (UK) or equivalent

- oMBBS or equivalent

- GMC full registration

- CCT or equivalent, or will obtain within 6 months of interview

- Experience in leading ward rounds, teaching resident doctors, and clinical audit

Benefits of working with Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust include:

- Excellent Postgraduate Centre with regular educational sessions and meetings

- Commitment to equality and diversity

- Opportunities for career development and physical and mental wellbeing support

## Skills

### Required
- Acute Medicine
- General Internal Medicine
- Clinical Governance
- Ward Rounds
- Teaching
- Clinical Audit

### Nice to have
- CCT in Acute Medicine
- M.Sc
- M.D.
- PhD
- MBA
- POCUS accreditation
- Setting up new Services
- Experience of clinical research

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