Job summary
Scunthorpe General Hospital and Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital Grimsby are both well-equipped district general hospitals with A&E, Maternity and Obstetrics, Acute Medicine and Acute Surgery (including Orthopaedics) and Adult and Neonatal Intensive care on both sites. There are well equipped support facilities including a digital radiology PACS system throughout the Trust including MRI and 24hr CT at both sites. Isotope studies are performed at Grimsby including Hologic DEXA scanner. Basic EMG and nerve conduction studies are done within the Trust as are lung function studies, cardiac catheterisation and pacemaker implants.
Goole District Hospital is a smaller hospital with outpatient facilities, midwife led maternity unit, a minor injuries unit and in-patient wards for non-acute medicine. It is also a site which performs day case and in-patient surgical procedures for orthopaedic general surgery, Gynaecology and Ophthalmology for a large geographic area. The hospital has X-ray facilities linked to the Trust PACS system. There is an Acquired Brain Injury Unit which is run by the ABI charity.#
The Trust provides Community Services in North Lincolnshire. There are 5 Locality teams comprising District Nurses, Therapists, Social Workers and support staff who work with GPs, mental health, voluntary services and the hospital to provide care for adults in the community.
There are posts available at each site.
Main duties of the job
a. To be based in the Emergency Medicine Department
To assess and treat patients who attend the Accident and Emergency Department.
To refer appropriate patients to in-patient specialties.
To order appropriate investigations and treat accordingly under the supervision of middle grade doctors and consultants
b. Documentation
It is essential to appropriately document history taking, examination, investigations requested with results and a plan of action to discharge after treatment or admit. (document time of action for every step.)
c. Supervision/Training
The middle-grade doctors in the department work a full-shift rota, and the Consultants work an on-call rota.
Trust Grade doctors are expected to attend departmental teaching and audit and to participate actively.
Although this post is not recognised for training, Trust Grade doctors are expected to apply for study leave and attend appropriate courses
Consultants and Specialty Doctors or Registrars are available on the shop floor to provide supervision/opinion for patient management
Doctors should not leave the hospital without permission from the Consultant or his Deputy.
A duty rota will be published for the department by the Rota Co-ordinator and published on to the intranet.
Sickness - contact Consultant/Secretary and the Rota Co-ordinator early in the morning to give time to arrange cover.
Over weekend, contact must be made as early as possible (preferably Friday morning).
About us
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust is part of one of the largest acute and community Group arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Group has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Group and our community.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Unforeseen Duties
In exceptional circumstances, eg colleagues sickness, the post holder may be required to undertake duties more frequently than anticipated, but in such circumstances every effort will be made to contract locums. If it is necessary to cover colleagues duties, internal locum rates will be paid. It has been agreed between the professions and the department that while juniors accept that they will perform such duties, the Secretary of State stresses that additional commitments arising under this subsection are exceptional and, in particular, that juniors should not be required to undertake work of this kind for prolonged periods or on a regular basis.
b. Discharge Summaries
The postholder will be trained in the techniques of composing discharge summaries which should be completed and sent promptly to the General Practitioners. Specific arrangements for these summaries vary with each Consultant.
c. Policies/Protocols
Postholders are expected to acquaint themselves with relevant policies which may be changed from time to time.
d. Cardiac Arrest
All doctors are expected to familiarise themselves with the cardiac arrest protocol, which can be obtained from the medical secretaries.
e. Audit
You may be required to attend the departmental audit sessions and become involved in this process.
f. Hours Monitoring and the New Deal
All junior doctors will be required to monitor their hours of work and rest during a set period at least once during a six month period of employment. Although this post is not recognised for training, you may be requested to complete monitoring so an overview of the rota can be obtained.
g. Educational Objectives
To build upon undergraduate education
To gain experience and familiarity in dealing with a wide variety of medical conditions
To develop the skills of history taking, physical examination, appropriate investigation and rational prescribing
To master several basic medical techniques
To improve communication skills with patients, relatives and colleagues
To develop skills in managing time and conflicting priorities.
As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.
Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.
We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.
Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues.
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 peoples age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
In line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Recruitment & Workforce team will use and hold your personal data for the intended purpose and in line with the Recruitment & Workforce Privacy Statement.
We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children/vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers.
Please be aware that all newemployees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.
Should we receive a high volume of applications the advert may be closed earlier than stated. To view a full job description and person specification please see attachments on this advert
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/
Job description
Job responsibilities
Unforeseen Duties
In exceptional circumstances, eg colleagues sickness, the post holder may be required to undertake duties more frequently than anticipated, but in such circumstances every effort will be made to contract locums. If it is necessary to cover colleagues duties, internal locum rates will be paid. It has been agreed between the professions and the department that while juniors accept that they will perform such duties, the Secretary of State stresses that additional commitments arising under this subsection are exceptional and, in particular, that juniors should not be required to undertake work of this kind for prolonged periods or on a regular basis.
b. Discharge Summaries
The postholder will be trained in the techniques of composing discharge summaries which should be completed and sent promptly to the General Practitioners. Specific arrangements for these summaries vary with each Consultant.
c. Policies/Protocols
Postholders are expected to acquaint themselves with relevant policies which may be changed from time to time.
d. Cardiac Arrest
All doctors are expected to familiarise themselves with the cardiac arrest protocol, which can be obtained from the medical secretaries.
e. Audit
You may be required to attend the departmental audit sessions and become involved in this process.
f. Hours Monitoring and the New Deal
All junior doctors will be required to monitor their hours of work and rest during a set period at least once during a six month period of employment. Although this post is not recognised for training, you may be requested to complete monitoring so an overview of the rota can be obtained.
g. Educational Objectives
To build upon undergraduate education
To gain experience and familiarity in dealing with a wide variety of medical conditions
To develop the skills of history taking, physical examination, appropriate investigation and rational prescribing
To master several basic medical techniques
To improve communication skills with patients, relatives and colleagues
To develop skills in managing time and conflicting priorities.
As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.
Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.
We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.
Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues.
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 peoples age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
In line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Recruitment & Workforce team will use and hold your personal data for the intended purpose and in line with the Recruitment & Workforce Privacy Statement.
We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children/vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers.
Please be aware that all newemployees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.
Should we receive a high volume of applications the advert may be closed earlier than stated. To view a full job description and person specification please see attachments on this advert
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/
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- Registerable medical degree, eg MBBS
- Minimum Foundation posts and eligible to work at CT 1 level
- Full registration with the GMC, and a Licence to Practise
skills
Essential
- Able to communicate verbally and written.
Desirable
- Commitment to ongoing professional development
- Clear career goals. Mechanisms for keeping up to date, journals, courses
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- Registerable medical degree, eg MBBS
- Minimum Foundation posts and eligible to work at CT 1 level
- Full registration with the GMC, and a Licence to Practise
skills
Essential
- Able to communicate verbally and written.
Desirable
- Commitment to ongoing professional development
- Clear career goals. Mechanisms for keeping up to date, journals, courses
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.
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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 (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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 (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
