Job summary
Have you completed your F1 year? Are you looking for your F2 placement?
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust is excited to offer the following F2 LAS Doctor (Locum Appointment for Service) rotation at Yeovil District Hospital:
Post 1: Trauma & Orthopaedics / General Medicine & Endocrinology.
This role is fixed term and available from 6th December 2023 to 6th August 2024. Rotations consist of two departments during the eight month placement, working a maximum of 4 months in each specialty. This is in line with national rotation dates set by NHS Employers.
This is a non-training post and therefore not approved by the Deanery for post graduate training. The post holder will, however, receive the same training and experience in line with the existing foundation training Doctors.
Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications are received.
Main duties of the job
- Admission, clerking, day to day care and discharge of ward patients as instructed by the Consultants and under the supervision of the registrars. You will review the results of investigations to take appropriate actions and attend ward-rounds.
- To participate in the teaching of F1 Doctors at the bedside as well as to Medical Students.
- To maintain a good working relationship with existing staff members in the hospital.
- To attend other hospitals within the Trust if so requested by the supervising Consultant.
- To participate in audits and current research projects. These are available through individual Consultants.
About us
As an organisation, Somerset NHS Foundation Trust offers employees a wide range of benefits including flexible working, NHS pension scheme, generous annual leave allowance and a commitment to career development.
You will be eligible for our Blue Light Card and a wide range of NHS exclusive shopping & leisure discounts.
We are proud of our skilled, diverse workforce and as an inclusive employer we welcome applications from all backgrounds.
Working in Somerset enables you to enjoy the idyllic countryside, areas of outstanding beauty and stunning coastlines whilst still only being a stone's throw away from bustling city centres like Bristol, Bath and Exeter and only two hours away from London.
There are excellent educational facilities in the area and, when compared to other regions, house prices are reasonable.
Somerset offers the countryside and the cosmopolitan - there is truly something for everyone!
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on the roles and responsibilities associate with this role, please refer to attached job description for further information about the vacancy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on the roles and responsibilities associate with this role, please refer to attached job description for further information about the vacancy.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent.
- BLS or equivalent.
- Full GMC Registration and hold a licence to practice at time of applying.
- Evidence of commitment to continuing professional development - willingness to undertake relevant courses.
Desirable
- Studying towards Part I of membership exams.
- Additional degree or equivalent.
- ALS / ACLS or equivalent.
Skills, Abilities and Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of ability to communicate effectively in written English
Experience
Essential
- Recent experience and familiarity of UK hospital systems and practices (or equivalent).
- Satisfactory completion / expected satisfactory completion of F1 (or equivalent) by 6th December 2023.
- Training in diagnosis and treatment of general medical conditions.
- Academic and extracurricular achievements.
Desirable
- The applicant should not have been released or removed from foundation training. A letter of support from the postgraduate dean or foundation school director will be required from the foundation programme that the applicant has been removed from.
- The applicant will have practiced continuously as a doctor for the last 12 months. If not, evidence of maintaining clinical knowledge and skills must be provided.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent.
- BLS or equivalent.
- Full GMC Registration and hold a licence to practice at time of applying.
- Evidence of commitment to continuing professional development - willingness to undertake relevant courses.
Desirable
- Studying towards Part I of membership exams.
- Additional degree or equivalent.
- ALS / ACLS or equivalent.
Skills, Abilities and Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of ability to communicate effectively in written English
Experience
Essential
- Recent experience and familiarity of UK hospital systems and practices (or equivalent).
- Satisfactory completion / expected satisfactory completion of F1 (or equivalent) by 6th December 2023.
- Training in diagnosis and treatment of general medical conditions.
- Academic and extracurricular achievements.
Desirable
- The applicant should not have been released or removed from foundation training. A letter of support from the postgraduate dean or foundation school director will be required from the foundation programme that the applicant has been removed from.
- The applicant will have practiced continuously as a doctor for the last 12 months. If not, evidence of maintaining clinical knowledge and skills must be provided.
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).
