Speciality Doctor in Acute Medicine

Job summary

The advertised post is suitable for individuals who are interested in furthering their knowledge, skills, and experience in Acute Medicine, whilst working in a stimulating yet supportive environment. The posts have been designed for individuals who are interested in building on any experience already gained at middle grade level in Acute Medicine.

Main duties of the job

The applicant would spend 50% of their time involved in undergraduate medical student education, including classroom teaching, Simulation, clinical placements, assessment, and mentoring/supervising across all courses within Newcastle university medical school placements at Queen Elizabeth Hospital.

The post holder would need experience of undergraduate education and hold a postgraduate certificate in medical education.

The successful applicant will join the Acute Medicine team in the Emergency Care Centre which opened in February 2015.

The post is full time (10PA) but applications from candidates who would prefer to work less than full time will also be considered.

About us

Based in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead.

Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients.

We now employ around 4,800 staff and currently provide 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region.

Our values should be the 'golden thread' which runs through everything we do - they are the core of who we are. Our five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronymICORE; Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement.

We have a number of staff networks including the BAME network, D-Ability network, LGBTQ+ Network and the Women's Network, to challenge us and help us to constantly improve. Our armed forces network is one of our emerging networks.

The health and wellbeing of our staff is one of our highest priorities, and we offer a range of support and initiatives as part of our 'Balance' programme balancegateshead.com to cater for our diverse workforce, so that your individual needs can be supported, allowing you a happy and healthy working experience with us.