Trust Registrar - Acute Medicine
- Essex
- 30,000-34,999 per annum
- March 25, 2019
- Contract
Our vision is: “We will make the Trust the most caring health care provider”. Patients are at the centre of everything we do and all our staff, whatever their role, play an important part in helping us to deliver on this promise. Every day, our staff are guided by the At Our Best standards. We understand how attitudes and behaviours of staff can impact on the quality of care provided so we seek, through recruitment, people who show values matching our own. If you would like to be part of our vision and relate to our values, we would welcome your application.
Proud to be Colchester, proud to improve lives in our community.
The post will be for one year in the first instance.
The appointee will primarily work as part of a team comprising of a growing tea of Acute Physicians (Aps) in looking after patients on EAU whilst providing additional support for the development of services within Acute Medicine (e.g. ambulatory emergency are service, A&E in-reach) and also providing senior cover in addition to participating in the Registrar on-call rota.
There is a ‘hands-on’ Consultant presence on the EAU throughout the day on weekdays, with early reviews of newly referred patients occurring throughout the day. EAU also incorporates a new ambulatory care area, where patients receive treatment or undergo investigations on a day-case basis; suitable new emergency referrals are assessed here, and follow-up appointment can be arranged. In addition to the EAU, the acute medicine team is also responsible for patients in the short stay ward.
Responsibilities will also include the supervision of junior staff and involvement in a regular teaching programme as well as participating in weekly meetings and monthly audit meetings.
For further details / informal visits contact:
For further details please contact Dr David Gannon on 01206 747474
This vacancy is open to all applicants, although priority will be given to exisiting NHS At Risk employees working in Essex who meet the essential criteria (excluding all medical recruitment).
Please note that where response levels are exceptional we may close the post before the specified date, therefore early application is recommended.
Please make sure that you read the Job Description and Person Specification attached below, and that your statement in support reflects this as your application will be judged against these criteria. When providing reference details please provide email addresses so references can be sought promptly.
The Trust is committed to its staff and their development and to equal opportunities and diversity. Applications are welcomed from all sections of the community. Please be advised that following the new Government’s cap on Tier 2 Immigration, whilst we welcome applications from all and your application will be considered on individual merit, if you are offered a position and require a Tier 2 Certificate of Sponsorship we may not be able to process your application to the final stage due to the significant reduction of certificates available to us.
Colchester offers an attractive range of 21st century amenities in a heritage setting. Beautiful coast and Constable countryside are within easy reach. It has outstanding schools, is served by the A12, and London is only 55 minutes away by train. Here you can combine a great career with a highly desirable place to live. The Trust is committed to its staff and their development and to equal opportunities and diversity.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust, we look forward to receiving your application for employment.
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.
Tier 2 Certificate of Sponsorship (formerly a Work Permit)
Applications from job seekers who require Tier 2 sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. However, non-EEA candidates may not be appointed to a post if a suitably qualified, experienced and skilled EU/EEA candidate is available to take up the post as the employing body is unlikely, in these circumstances, to satisfy the Resident Labour Market Test. The UK Visas and Immigration department requires employers to complete this test to show that no suitably qualified EEA or EU worker can fill the post. For further information please visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
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Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see applying from overseas.
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