Registrar in Acute Medicine

The medicine team at this excellent hospital are looking for an individual who is committed to delivering an exceptional standard of care to Acute Medical patients coming into the hospital. The Acute Medicine Registrar team contribute essential middle grade clinical decision making, working alongside junior and senior colleagues to provide high-quality care. This is the perfect role for someone looking for an exciting new opportunity in the NHS, to join a dynamic team of medics at the forefront of patient care in the hospital.

Acute Medicine is an excellent sub-specialty to imbed yourself in as it gives you a wide range of skills in the NHS across the breadth of Medicine, where you see many different types of cases. It is particularly suited to doctors joining from overseas with experience in Internal Medicine, ED and Medical ICU.

Main Duties:

• As an Acute Medicine Registrar, you will be responsible for delivering clinical leadership in Acute Medicine.
• You will work closely with teams from across a wide range of departments in the hospital.
• The post-holder will participate on the Registrar oncall rota, alongside trainees and other non-training Registrars. The oncall rota is currently run on a 1:11 basis and includes days, twilights, night and weekend shifts. 
• You will be expected to supervise junior doctors on the wards. You will also be teaching junior doctors, both in bedside and classroom settings.
• To identify patients for early discharge and arrange any further required management.
• Take an active part in the daily handovers.

The Department & Hospital:

The Acute Medical team are a crucial part of the hospital structure as they exist as an initial part of a medical patient’s pathway through the hospital. The Acute team receive patients from the Emergency Department, GPs, and other community services. SDEC is co-run with the Acute and Emergency Medicine teams. This is part of the NHS plan to reduce admissions into hospital beds by enabling rapid assessment, diagnosis and treatment and, if safe to do so, sending the patient home the same day.

Covering the MDU, SDEC and AMU means you’re managing different types of cases on different shifts meaning no two days are the same. The Acute Medical Unit is based close to the Emergency Department, Intensive Care Unit, and Radiology and you will work closely with these teams.

Support and CPD

The team, and wider hospital, have done a lot of international recruitment over the last 3 years so understand very well what support an international doctor requires to settle into the new job. The induction period is well implemented to ensure you get the support you need from your team. 

The Trust are committed to continuous professional development and have a great track record of either helping people through the CESR pathway or to continue into a formal training role. The postholder will contribute to quality improvement projects within the department. You will get a Consultant supervisor throughout your contract to assist with your continuing professional development.

The location:

The hospital is based in a city in the east midlands. It is a medium sized city with a wide range of amenities. You have access to excellent restaurants, shops, and leisure facilities (cinema, sports centres, etc.) which are suitable for single people and for families. It’s an excellent balance between being a good-sized city without being overwhelmingly busy. The city is very welcoming and is very IMG-friendly so it is easy to settle in to the UK.

Requirements:

The team are open to applicants from the UK or from overseas and will support you in settling into the new role.

To apply for this position, you will need the following:

• Full MRCP (or equivalent post-graduate qualification)
• GMC Registration either waiting ID check or Complete
• OET or IELTS
• 5+ years of clinical experience
• Registrar (or equivalent) level experience

How BDI Resourcing can support

When choosing to apply for your next role with BDI Resourcing, you’ll have the full support of an expert recruitment team who will assist, as standard, with:

• CV Preparation using our recognised bespoke guidance
• Application support with expert knowledge of specialisms, NHS and local support
• Video based Interview Preparation using specific example questions according to job role
• Contract and offer negotiations for salary, relocation packages, tenure and more

Once you have accepted your new role, you’ll then be met by one of our dedicated relocation executives who will guide you through all the way to starting to your new role including:

• Document gathering and checking
• COS and Visa Application support if applicable
• Short and long term accommodation sourcing
• Travel Arrangements
• Family support for finding schools and any other aspects of pastoral care

How to Apply

To apply for this role, simply send your CV through to apply@bdiresourcing.com and one of our specialist medicine team can pick it up. If you have any questions or would like to know more, please email your queries through to the same address and one of our team will be in touch.