Trust Doctor in General Medicine (FY1)

We are focused on providing outstanding, safe patient care, and a positive working culture that benefits staff and patients alike. This is why we ask you to:

• Comply with GMC guidance, all clinical risk management processes and national and local infection
control policies and procedures
• Audit your clinical outcomes, report clinical incidents and alert the trust to risk
• Participate in annual appraisal and work to foster good team relationships
• Communicate effectively with all other medical and service departments within the hospital, and with
GPs and other hospitals, to ensure continuous care for each patient
• Undertake non-emergency work during premium time as required
• Respond to patient complaints in line with our complaints policy
• Help us keep services running smoothly by giving eight weeks' notice of annual and study leave
Working for our organisation We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with three acute hospitals and community sites serving a local population of around 700,000. We also provide specialist services for Kent and Medway. We're on an exciting journey of transformation. With a new Medical School at the centre of our community, a focus on research, clinical leadership and making our trust a rewarding and friendly place to work, there's never been a better time to join us., The clinical experience will be across a variety of specialities and care groups. This may include an area within medicine, such as Geriatric Medicine, Cardiology, Respiratory, Rheumatology, Renal, Haematology or Acute Medicine which all provide stimulating and diverse educational opportunities. Other areas are also available, such as specialties within the care groups of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Paediatrics, Surgery and Anaesthetics, Urology and Emergency Medicine. The appointee will be expected to cover for absence of colleagues (including on call cover) at short notice, e.g. sickness. Cover outside the Rota requiring extra hours of work will be paid as additional work at nationally agreed rates and will be coordinated to be compliant with the relevant legislation. It is expected that the post holder will play an active part in the training of junior medical staff. They will also be expected to supervise, educate and assist medical students. The post holder should take an active part in clinical audit, journal club and departmental teaching sessions. Regular appraisals will occur and the post holder will be expected to take part in CPD. A weekly timetable ensures a mix of duties to develop your experience and further your knowledge. You will be required to keep accurate notes that are dated, legible and signed, undertake VT Assessment and EDN as required. You will also be responsible for care and day-to-day clinical management under the direction of the relevant Consultant.

The ability to converse easily and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for all customer facing roles. Most positions require a Disclosure and Barring check and will be exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Posts working regularly or unsupervised with children or vulnerable adults require an enhanced check. Applicants for eligible roles requiring Tier 2 sponsorship must meet UK Visas and Immigration eligibility criteria. We operate a no-smoking policy on all our sites and grounds.

looking to recruit a range of grades into a range of specialities across the trust. Successful applicants will have the opportunity to work in the Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital, Margate, The Kent and Canterbury Hospital and William Harvey Hospital, Ashford, which are the main sites in an innovative and dynamic Foundation Trust. We offer 27 days' annual leave and active support for study, quality improvement and patient safety work as part of our 'We care' improvement journey, and medical education and research, Staff and patients from across East Kent Hospitals are the feature of the biggest NHS recruitment drive in its 70 year history. https://www.ekhuft.nhs.uk/patients-and-visitors/work-here/ Filmed in William Harvey and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother hospitals, the 'We are the NHS' campaign highlights the extraordinary work that staff across EKHUFT do every single day. As one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a population of over one million people, EKHUFT was perfectly placed to demonstrate the care, cutting-edge treatments, research, innovations and life-saving operations that the campaign needed. There are lots of great opportunities at East Kent Hospitals, where staff are caring and put patients first, innovation flourishes and you can develop your career. We're on an exciting journey of transformation. With a new Medical School at the centre of our community, a focus on research, clinical leadership and making our trust a rewarding and friendly place to work, there's never been a better time to join us. To find out more about east Kent visit our website at. The Trust fully supports the SAS Doctors Charter and is committed to their development through its CPD Framework. We'll close this job advert once we've received sufficient applications which may be before the closing date so please apply as soon as possible. We only accept online applications. If you have any difficulty with this please contact our Resourcing Team on who are happy to help. We have a relocation policy for eligible candidates, parking available at Trust sites but we encourage other options, like car sharing or public transport.