General Medicine Consultant

Posted 3 weeks ago. 

‍⚕️ Join us as a General Medicine Consultant

Are you a passionate and innovative medical professional looking for a rewarding opportunity in General Medicine? Our client, The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, invites applications for the role of Consultant Physician in General Medicine.

 

What’s in it for you?

  • Salary: £93,666 to £126,281 per annum
  • The NHS offers one of the most generous pension schemes in the UK, with employer contributions currently at 23.7%
  • Minimum of 35 days annual leave per year
  • A range of NHS benefits

 

About the Trust:

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is the main provider of acute hospital services for around half a million people in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and mid Wales.

Their main service locations are the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford and the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) in Shrewsbury which are located 20 minutes’ drive apart. Together they provide 99% of their activity. Both hospitals provide a wide range of acute hospital services including accident & emergency, outpatients, diagnostics, inpatient medical care and critical care.

Shrewsbury, Telford and the surrounding areas offer a whole host of activities to keep you occupied outside of working life. Whether you prefer watching a blockbuster in a building dating back to 1596 or dancing till the early hours, there is something for everyone. Shrewsbury is rich in history and culture, all displayed in the towns quaint architecture. The town boasts an impressive selection of independent restaurants, bars, theatre, live music venues and nightclubs all set among the pretty cobbled streets.

Shrewsbury and Telford are both easily accessible from the national motorway network via the A5 dual carriageway and M54 motorway. The north of the county has good road transport links to Merseyside and Greater Manchester. Birmingham can be reached in under an hour and London is approximately 3 hours away.

 

About You:

  • MBBS or equivalent
  • MRCP
  • Full Registration and a licence to practise with the General Medical Council (GMC)
  • Broad exposure to medical diseases and their comprehensive management (acute and long-term conditions)
  • Management of patients with multi-morbidity
  • Skills in cross-speciality collaboration and/or liaison working
  • Experience of undergraduate teaching and post graduate training

 

About the Role:

The main duties include:

  • To Diagnose and treat a wide spectrum of clinical problems, ranging from the acutely ill young person to the elderly patients with multiple complex co morbidities.
  • To look after patients that do not fall into the remit of a specific medical speciality or are deemed to have complex medical problems involving multiple symptoms and co morbidities.
  • To provide continued care both in the inpatient and outpatient setting for this patient group. The Internal Medicine physician would both direct treatment of such patients and the orchestrate specialist care where needed.
  • Supporting a complex patient MDT.
  • Support our links into community care including supporting virtual ward environments.
  • Supervision of Higher Specialty Trainees in Internal Medicine, IMT stage 0ne trainees and Clinical fellows working towards CESR in GIM. Formal Education and Clinical Supervisor roles available with suitable training.
  • To develop enhanced clinical skills, especially in the assessment and management of acutely ill patients.

You will be supported by a team of junior doctors (of training and non-training grades), advanced practitioners, nurses, therapists, and in reach of specialists across the hospital. Higher Specialty Trainees working toward Single specialty CCT and Senior Clinical Fellows working toward a CESR in GIM via our internal training programme will be attached to the department.

 

Benefits:

The NHS provide a range of generous benefits including an excellent pension scheme with employer contributions at 23.7%, a minimum of 35 days annual leave, plus:

  • Access to NHS discounts schemes including discounts in high street stores, insurance companies, holiday firms and restaurants
  • Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, bicycles and home electronics
  • Other Local & national staff benefits
  • Various types of paid and unpaid leave for emergency and planned situations
  • Access to cutting-edge facilities and a supportive work environment
  • Onsite cheche/childcare provision
  • Staff gym memberships
  • The Trust offers single residential accommodation depending on availability

This Trust is in a position to offer a Certificate of Sponsorship for candidates who require a Health and Care Worker Visa.

Indigo Healthcare are experts at placing Doctors, providing an end to end service from detailed interview preparation, career coaching and assistance throughout the relocation process. We offer a friendly, professional and confidential service for Doctors in the UK and those wishing to relocate to the UK.

 

For more information about this opportunity, please contact Sally Jowett -

Permanent
Location: West Midlands
Salary: £93,666 to £126,281 per annum