General Medicine Locally Employed Doctor

Job summary

General Medicine- Locally Employed Doctor

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust is at a truly exciting time of transformation. Through our Trust Strategy we will achieve the delivery of safe, accessible, high quality and sustainable healthcare services in North Cumbria for the next generation.

The Trust is committed to the long term development of a culture of continuous improvement as a way of working across all areas of the organisation to respond to changes in health care need and demand. The post holder will be expected to be flexible and open to changes, to identify opportunities for improvement and to play an active role in developing, implementing and sustaining improvements to working practices and patient services.

Applications are welcome from candidates who have completed the Foundation Programme (or equivalent) and are wishing to gain experience in General Medicine. This is a permanent role which will give you a fantastic opportunity to develop your skills and time to plan your future career. The post holder will be based on one of a number of medical speciality wards and may rotate between these areas to meet the staffing needs of the service and to allow enhanced training opportunities.

Educational Supervision

An educational supervisor will be assigned to you to provide support. Appraisal is carried out at regular intervals, and forwarded to the specialty lead.

Main duties of the job

Duties and opportunities include:

• Acute inpatient care of patients with and general medical pathology, some with renal disease
• Supporting Consultant led ward rounds, daily Consultant board rounds with associated learning opportunities
• Liaison with allied clinical specialties and support junior colleagues
• Opportunity to attend and contribute towards junior doctor teaching, gain feedback and develop your teaching and presentation skills
• Opportunity to take part in audit and quality improvement work with a view to regional and national presentation, with Consultant level support and guidance where necessary
• Opportunity to attend clinic, and gain experience caring for patients on dialysis and after transplantation.
• Contribute towards evening, weekend and night-time working (1:5)

Please see full job description and personal specification for details.

In the course of his/her work the job holder liaises with nursing, professional and technical, social work and administrative staff.

You will need to flexible and up for a challenge, working within a fast paced environment, working with likeminded people and having the benefit of being supported by a fabulous team. You may be redeployed to alternative medical wards at times of increased staffing pressure; this should be seen as an opportunity to gain different skills and valuable experience.

About us

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding hospital and health services to half a million people. Established on 1st October 2019, the Trust is creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout north Cumbria and beyond. We're responsible for delivering over 70 services across 15 main locations and we employ more than 6,500 members of staff.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time'.

• Being a clinically led organisation
• Quality and safety at the heart
• A positive patient experience every time
• A great place to work
• Managing our money well

As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.