Bank Specialty Doctor

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

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Job summary

Looking for work, but need flexibility to fit around your other commitments, then come and join our Medical Bank.

We are looking for motivated, experienced, caring and suitably qualified Locum Specialty Doctors to join our Medical Bank. This is an excellent opportunity to gain experience in a number of settings and an opportunity to work within difference sub-specialism and broaden your skills. Working on the bank will allow you to work flexibly, choosing shifts that fit around your availability, family, hobbies and other commitments. That's why working through our Medical Bank is the perfect choice.

Please note, you must have at least 6 months experience in an NHS setting in order to proceed with joining our Bank.

Due to the terms of a Bank contract, we are unable to meet the UKVI Skilled Worked criteria and therefore unable to provide sponsorship for Visa purposes.

Main duties of the job

Bank work is offered on an 'as and when' basis with no guaranteed hours. The types of shifts available are days, and non-residential on-call (NROC). Longer term placements may also being available depending on the needs of the service.

In return we offer:

Competitive rates of pay
Shifts can be allocated through MedicOnDuty or be self-booked through the Medic on line booking system via the BankStaff+
Choosing shifts based around your availability
Priority over agency staff for booking shifts
Paid time to complete statutory and mandatory on-line training.
Annual leave payment of 12.07% added to your hourly rate
Assistance with clinical appraisal and revalidation support
Access to Library and Learning facilities across AWP
Auto enrolment to the NHS Pension scheme
Access to NHS staff discounts on a wide variety of goods and services
Free access to Occupational Health & Employee Support

About us

We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust) a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care. We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire.

Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.

At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.

Date posted

12 August 2024

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Specialty Doctor

Salary

£55 an hour per hour for Core hours - Full AWP Medical Bank Rates attached

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Flexible working

Reference number

342-MB-SAS770-AS

Job locations

Various

Trustwide

BA1 3QE

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the accompanying job description for full details on the roles and responsibilities of this post.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the accompanying job description for full details on the roles and responsibilities of this post.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Basic Medical Qualification (MBBS or equivalent)

Desirable

Membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
Section 12 Approval

Eligibilty

Essential

Eligible for Full GMC registration with a licence to practise at time of confirmation of appointment.
Completed at least four years' full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time or flexible basis) at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in Psychiatry or as a fixed term specialty trainee in Psychiatry; or shall have equivalent experience and competencies.
A minimum of 6 months experience in the NHS

Desirable

Experience at Specialty Doctor level

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Basic Medical Qualification (MBBS or equivalent)

Desirable

Membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
Section 12 Approval

Eligibilty

Essential

Eligible for Full GMC registration with a licence to practise at time of confirmation of appointment.
Completed at least four years' full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time or flexible basis) at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in Psychiatry or as a fixed term specialty trainee in Psychiatry; or shall have equivalent experience and competencies.
A minimum of 6 months experience in the NHS

Desirable

Experience at Specialty Doctor level

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).