Locum Consultant in General Internal Medicine

Job summary

Interview scheduled to take place on the 1st or 2nd May 2025

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic General Internal Medicine Locum Consultant with a Specialist Interest to join our dynamic department as part of service expansion. This post presents an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and growing department practicing from a state-of-the-art University hospital.

The successful appointee will join the existing consultant body in delivery of high-quality inpatient and outpatient provision General Internal Medicine services to this large Trust, incorporating The University Hospital in Coventry, and St Cross Hospital in Rugby. The post holder will also be supported to provide care in a specialist service within UHCW. The post holder will be expected to provide patient care as part General Internal Medicine (GIM) medical cover and support GIM on-call. There may be the opportunity to support time aligned to world class research or medical educational provision depending on the candidates interest and experience.

This post attracts 10 PAs plus per week, subject to discussions and offers a rewarding prospect of a challenging yet enjoyable career in General Medicine in a delightful part of the country.

Main duties of the job

You will:

• Provide a comprehensive Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes service to patients in Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond., ensuring that all appropriate waiting lists and waiting times are adhered to.
• Work collaboratively with your colleagues to deliver the service in the Trust but also in the community setting.
• Undertake unselected ward rounds of the inpatients on outlier wards and participate in GIM on call.
• Participate in the development of the Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic medicine treatment protocols and guidelines and the greater knowledge in the management of conditions.
• Take responsibility for the professional supervision and development of trainee and non trainee doctors within the specialty.
• Take responsibility for patients under your care.
• Provide a consultation service and advisory service to other clinical colleagues in other specialties within the Trust and Primary Care.

• The post holders will be required to participate fully in the education and training of medical students, trainee doctors, nursing, and other personnel as appropriate. Interest and experience in undergraduate teaching is essential. This includes pre-clinical & clinical students from WMS.

• Demonstrate a firm involvement in Clinical Governance, Risk Management and Clinical Audit including the development and maintenance of appropriate systems and practices to ensure continued safe clinical practice, and regular attendance at the QIPS meeting

About us

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our skilled employees across our hospital sites in Coventry and Rugby, with high quality patient care positioned at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a national and international leader in healthcare.

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities.

There has never been a better time to join our team.