Consultant Acute Care Scunthorpe, England
Job description
An excellent opportunity exists for dynamic team players to join Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLaG) as Consultant Physicians with an interest in Acute Medicine. Posts are available at both Diana Princess of Wales Hospital, Grimsby and Scunthorpe General Hospital.
The successful candidates will form one of an expanded team of twenty-two consultants in the department providing services at Diana Princess of Wales Hospital, Grimsby and Scunthorpe General Hospital. The posts have been developed on the background of service redesign, 7 day access and growing needs to support education and training. The appointees shall join 16 General Physicians in medicine, each with a special interest.
All you need is:
Good experience in acute/general medicine at least at registrar’s level;
Motivation and enthusiasm;
CCT or equivalent in acute medicine or medical specialty (or a date within 6 months of the interview date).
The successful applicant will have the opportunity to be appointed as Honorary Senior Lecturer at Hull York Medical School (HYMS). This honorary appointment is in recognition of contribution to teaching and research and holders of honorary titles may request access to HYMS and University premises and facilities, systems, and library services.
Recruitment incentives may be available for the right candidate, please get in touch for further information.
Job Description approved by the Royal College.
AAC date : 5th July 2023
NLaG is developing and investing in its acute care model. Integrated Acute Assessment Units (IAAU), including Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC), have been in place since 2020. Significant building improvements are underway; two purpose built Emergency Departments are under construction, with a full refurbishment progress of IAAU facilities to follow. Information systems on the unit have been recently modernised to improve patient care and further initiatives are progressing to deliver a full Electronic Patient Record. On site, state of the art diagnostics are available 24/7, with new MRI and CT facilities recently opened. This really is an exciting time to join us.
These additional 6 posts are to support the expansion of the Acute Medicine Department.
The aim is to provide a high quality, safe and compassionate service.
If you have the necessary qualifications and attributes, come and shape the future of front line medical care at our hospital.
There is an excellent modern Development and Education Centre with extensive facilities. The opening of the Hull York Medical School has brought an increase in the number students being taught within the Department. The successful candidate will be expected to take part in the teaching of medical students.
We’re a large organisation with three hospitals located in Scunthorpe, Grimsby and Goole. We also provide community services in North Lincolnshire. Our 6,500 members of staff care for and support a population of more than 400,000 people.
We encourage all our staff to innovate and adopt ‘best practice’ so we can deliver excellent care to our patients. We ask staff to live our values; kindness, courage and respect.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. You could be one of them.
To learn more about Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, and discover the unique benefits on offer to employees, view our latest videos, plus more, please visit our recruitment website at https://joinnlag.co.uk/
Should we receive a high volume of applications for this vacancy, the advert may be closed earlier than stated. To view a full job description and person specification please see attachments on this advert.
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Northern Lincolnshire is an attractive place to live and work, with superb value housing in award winning market towns and villages as well as larger centres. Excellent local grammar schools compete favourably with independent schools in national league tables. Humberside airport, Hull ferry terminals and good transport links provide convenient national and international access.
The area has to be visited to appreciate the benefits of living and working here.
We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.
We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of people’s age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
