Locally Employed Doctor Higher – Healthcare of Older People BHH

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post offers an excellent opportunity to develop clinical experience across the care of older people and General Internal Medicine, with a ward-based commitment across Wards 29 and 30 and participation in the GIM rota, including long days and night shifts. This provides a valuable combination of experience in the assessment and management of older patients with complex needs, alongside exposure to the broader acute medical take and inpatient care. The role also offers opportunities to develop skills in multidisciplinary working, service development, quality improvement, teaching and clinical leadership.

Following commencement in the post there will be a 3 month probation period. The programme is a 12 month fixed term contract to start with and with an option of extending this to a substantive post subject to Deanery allocations. The applicants will be required to commit to duration of the contract. There is a notice period of 3 months for the LED and the post holder will be based at Birmingham Heartlands Hospital.

The post offers an excellent opportunity to develop clinical experience in the care of older people with acute medical illness, alongside a broader grounding in General Internal Medicine. The post holder will provide ward based care across Wards 29 and 30 within Healthcare of Older People, working within a supportive multidisciplinary team with excellent consultant supervision. They will work alongside doctors in training and contribute to the General Internal Medicine on call rota, including long days and night shifts, with the current rota arrangements to be confirmed. In periods of service pressure or reduced staffing, the post holder may also be asked to support other areas within HCOP, providing valuable experience across the wider service. The post offers opportunities to develop skills in the assessment and management of complex acute medical presentations, multidisciplinary working, clinical decision making and care coordination, with scope for involvement in outpatient clinics, quality improvement, teaching and service development, supported by consultants and registrars.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Medical Degree
• Fully registered with the General Medical Council

Desirable

• Advanced Life Support

Experience

Essential

• Applicants must have a minimum of 2 years clinical experience or equivalent with relevant experience in a specialty area within the NHS

Desirable

• Previous experience working at Registrar level, MRCP

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Heartlands Hospital

Bordesley Green E

Birmingham

West Midlands

B9 5SS

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm