Exciting opportunities for UK CCT qualified consultants, or non-UK trained consultants with or preparing for CESR. These Consultant Histopathologist positions are available with option to specialise in 1 or two areas including GI, Haematopathology, Hepatobilliary or Paediatrics. The Trust scored \'Good\' on it\'s most recent CQC.
These are either permanent (substantive) roles or locum consultant posts dependent on specialist registration status, whilst those requiring consultant sign off to complete their CESR application process will be supported.
WHAT IS THE NHS TRUST LIKE?
The Trust provides a wide range of acute hospital services at their main 1000-bed hospital and provides a full range of acute clinical services to three populations of the South West of England. Specialist services such as neurosciences, renal care, urology, plastic surgery and burns treatment are provided and trust is a major specialist centres with links to other local regional hubs in cancer, pathology, dentistry and stroke.
WHAT IS THE PATHOLOGY DEPARTMENT & TEAM LIKE?
The existing Cellular Pathology service was formed in 2016 following mergers of several services and now the main service is delivered from new, purpose-built accommodation on the main hospital site. The department does however continues to provide an Essential Services Laboratory at the neighbouring hospital. A new Laboratory Information System, Clinisys WinPath Enterprise, was implemented four years previously.
The service currently runs with a full time WTE of 30 consultants, with currently two vacancies open, and the service is well funded, highly regarded and one of the better UK trusts to be joining in 2021.
WHAT IS LIFE LIKE IN THE REGION?
Based in a buzzing and culturally rich city, it is now a cultural and artistic hub for the UK offering everything that a UK city can offer. The City Centre is just 15 minutes away from the hospital, and has a great array of shops, theatres, restaurants and has an array of annual festivals and events including the International and local Fiesta and Art and Film Fairs. For those who cycle, the city boasts excellent cycling facilities and was chosen as England’s first cycling city in 2008 and voted the European green capital in 2015. In 2017 the areas was named ‘best place to live in Britain’ by the Times “the city is a worthy winner thanks to its ideal combination of extraordinary culture, impressive schools, buzzing culinary scene, exciting redevelopment and community spirit.”.
For those moving with families it offers an excellent family lifestyle with green space, parks aplenty, rolling Somerset countryside and some excellent primary and secondary schools along with some of the UK\'s most well known universities. Cost of living is very low compared to other major cities in the UK whilst offering a fantastic lifestyle to compliment it.
WHAT OPPORTUNITIES ARE AVAILABLE TO YOU?
Flexibility is offered to Consultants and you can choose to specialise in one or two specialist areas. Year one will be focused on developing autonomous reporting and NHS experience, with the focus shifting to CESR support thereafter.
ARE YOU ELIGIBLE FOR THIS ROLE?
Interested and want to know if you\'re eligible for this role? Person specifications for this role are:
If you are either a UK based histopathologist looking to change roles in 2021 - then contact us today to chat and find out more about the role. If you are an overseas pathologist either with or without CESR and wondering if you can be considered - then contact us without hesitation. One of the specialist pathology recruiters will contact you immediately.
A fantastic opportunity for specialist in geriatric or elderly care medicine to settle into their first consultant post and work towards their CESR application, if that is the intention.
The hospital will consider senior consultants with no UK experience who are not on the UK specialist register for geriatric medicine.
The Geriatrics department is a small and manageable size with a 28 bedded inpatient ward and various other outlier beds.
Currently no formal geriatric outpatient services are offered with the exception of a Parkinson's / Movement clinic. The department will be looking to develop these in conjunction with skill set of a successful applicant.
The Geriatrics department comprises 3 consultants in elderly care medicine supported by 15 specialty registrars, 9 core medical trainees and FY2's and 9 FY1's working full shifts for GIM on call.
Each consultant will be offered a budget and 30 days of study and professional leave over each 3 year period to pursue their career development activities. Furthermore there is an active Postgraduate Medical Centre which acts as a focus for contract between doctors at all levels an in all disciplines.
Consultants will be encouraged to actively participate in teaching and training of juniors throughout their tenure.
Requirements of this position are:
Senior geriatric medicine specialists looking to work towards their CESR application or secure their first consultant role in the NHS are encouraged to apply
An Award winning NHS Foundation Trust is currently looking for a Consultant Psychiatrist for the General Adult Community Team. This is an outstanding opportunity for experienced Consultants Psychiatrists, Associate Specialist (Specialist Grade) and Specialty Doctors who is looking to grow their career in the NHS. The post is suitable for candidates holding specialisation in the EEA, or for experienced IMGs looking to complete CESR.
WHAT IS THE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST LIKE?
Formed on the 1st of April 2020, the NHS Foundation Trust is on a mission to deliver outstanding care through a culture of listening, learning and continuous improvement. They aim to provide the right care for their patients, carers, colleagues and communities. The NHS Trust provides mental health services to all age ranges and supports people with a range of mental health problems whether they are mild, moderate or severe.
The NHS Foundation Trust\'s merger with another excellent NHS Foundation Trust will enable better support & care for the health and needs of the population, as well as to provide consistent and accessible services across the county, as one merged organisation. The NHS Trust will be running community services, mental health and learning disability services across the county. The NHS Trust employs over 9,000 people who deliver support for the patient services. In addition to providing a wide range of patient services, we also contribute to training the next generation of nurses, doctors and therapists and conduct research that will help to advance clinical practice and treatments in the future.
WHAT IS THE DEPARTMENT & TEAM LIKE?
The CMHT psychiatrists provide medical input to the well-staffed Assertive Outreach Team (AOT). The Outreach service is expanding and recently merged with the Dual Diagnosis service. This Team has input from an experienced manger and a psychologist. The Dual Diagnosis service offers an intensive service to complex patients with significant substance use and associated risks and a designated lead who assesses, manages or offers a consultation for this patient group. The Dual Diagnosis lead is a Non-Medical Prescriber (NMP).
The community mental health services have expanded across the Trust with concomitant expansion in staff as we have built up a new service called Open Mental Health, in the last 2 years. This service works closely with primary care, the wider community and the voluntary sector. This service includes psychologists, assistant psychologists, liaison staff, eating disorder leads and support workers.
The Consultant will deliver direct interventions including assessment, diagnosis and treatment of mental and physical health needs through outpatient clinics at another department and home visits as required, attend the weekly CMHT meeting, and work collaboratively with the inpatient consultant and team based at another Ward to ensure smooth transition for patients admitted and discharged from the ward.
WHAT IS LIFE LIKE IN THE REGION?
The city has diverse shopping, restaurants, and regularly hosts international music and sporting fixtures. The county has a GP registered population of approximately 525,000. There’s so much to explore from stunning beaches, green spaces, woodlands, lakes, a wide range of landscapes that includes a beautiful National Park. Whilst tourism and agriculture are important, the county has a number of industrial concerns and a thriving local economy. The area provides access to the M5 motorway and a mainline intercity rail link. Travel connections are convenient with the main line station offering trains to London Paddington in less than 2 hours.
WHAT OPPORTUNITIES ARE AVAILABLE TO YOU?
There is real opportunity to progress through CESR at pace at this trust, with a strong desire for newly-qualified consultants to develop their specialty areas of interest and undertake in various cancer trials and research projects where possible. Research is encouraged here, particularly when this is appropriate to professional development and to the service development of the department. This trust was also rated as an area of Outstanding Practice by CQC (2016), and with the highest GMC score in the South West for training.
If you are a new consultant you will receive mentoring and support from medical leads as well as access to a large peer group of enthusiastic and high-caliber Consultants.
ELIGIBILITY FOR THE ROLE:
Non-EEA:
EEA:
UK based:
This is a great NHS job for any experienced psychiatrist looking to work towards specialist psychiatry registration in the UK.
The Trust provides a wide range of acute hospital services at their main 1000-bed hospital and provides a full range of acute clinical services to three populations of the South West of England. Specialist services such as neurosciences, renal care, urology, plastic surgery and burns treatment are provided and trust is a major specialist centres with links to other local regional hubs in cancer, pathology, dentistry and stroke.
WHAT IS THE PATHOLOGY DEPARTMENT & TEAM LIKE?The existing Cellular Pathology service was formed in 2016 following mergers of several services and now the main service is delivered from new, purpose-built accommodation on the main hospital site. The department does however continues to provide an Essential Services Laboratory at the neighbouring hospital. A new Laboratory Information System, Clinisys WinPath Enterprise, was implemented four years previously.
The service currently runs with a full time WTE of 30 consultants, with currently two vacancies open, and the service is well funded, highly regarded and one of the better UK trusts to be joining in 2021.
WHAT IS LIFE LIKE IN THE REGION?Based in a buzzing and culturally rich city, it is now a cultural and artistic hub for the UK offering everything that a UK city can offer. The City Centre is just 15 minutes away from the hospital, and has a great array of shops, theatres, restaurants and has an array of annual festivals and events including the International and local Fiesta and Art and Film Fairs. For those who cycle, the city boasts excellent cycling facilities and was chosen as England’s first cycling city in 2008 and voted the European green capital in 2015. In 2017 the areas was named ‘best place to live in Britain’ by the Times “the city is a worthy winner thanks to its ideal combination of extraordinary culture, impressive schools, buzzing culinary scene, exciting redevelopment and community spirit.”.
For those moving with families it offers an excellent family lifestyle with green space, parks aplenty, rolling Somerset countryside and some excellent primary and secondary schools along with some of the UK's most well known universities. Cost of living is very low compared to other major cities in the UK whilst offering a fantastic lifestyle to compliment it.
Applications welcome for UK based or overseas radiologists for a Locum Consultant Breast Radiologist, working towards a substantive appointment.
The role offered is 10 sessions full time, 9 clinical (DCC) session and one supporting (SPA) session. There is no on-call commitment and the successful applicant would join a team of 4 consultant breast radiologists and a consultant breast radiographer delivering a symptomatic and screening radiology service.
The unit is modern and energetic, purpose built and well organised. The main role would be to work in symptomatic one-stop clinics, breast assessment clinics, to film read for the NHS Breast Screening Programme (must have a proven track record of doing this), localisation, MDT presentation, with the option to assist in reading Breast MRI studies.
The hospital are an active teaching department with radiology registrars frequently moving through the department, and advanced practitioners training.
Empathy and sensitivity, good communication skills, team-working and a cheerful and positive ethos is required, in addition to the following:
An exciting opportunity for an experienced Stroke Consultant to join one of the top performing trusts in the UK. Rated as "outstanding" by the CQC, this university hospital is seeking to appoint a Consultant Physician in Stroke Medicine.
Department and Trust overview:
This is a fixed term post joining an established and growing team. The post will involve responsibility for stroke prevention, hyper-acute and acute stroke care, including proactive in-reach, stroke rehabilitation and a commitment to the General Medicine on call rota.
The Stroke Team are part of the Medicine for the Elderly Department, but suitably qualified applicants from any parent speciality are encouraged to apply.
The department provides a full range of services to a population of approx 400,000.
The stroke service admits approximately 500 patients per year, and sees about 800 patients per year in the fast track TIA clinic. Hyper-acute and acute stroke is managed in the Bristol Royal Infirmary on the current 26 bedded acute stroke unit (ASU) which includes 10 hyper-acute beds. Patients requiring longer inpatient rehabilitation are cared for in the 16 bedded dedicated stroke rehabilitation unit.
Requirements for the role:
UK candidates:
An exciting opportunity for an experienced Stroke Consultant to join one of the top performing trusts in the UK. Rated as "outstanding" by the CQC, this university hospital is seeking to appoint a Consultant Physician in Stroke Medicine.
Department and Trust overview:
This is a fixed term post joining an established and growing team. The post will involve responsibility for stroke prevention, hyper-acute and acute stroke care, including proactive in-reach, stroke rehabilitation and a commitment to the General Medicine on call rota.
The Stroke Team are part of the Medicine for the Elderly Department, but suitably qualified applicants from any parent speciality are encouraged to apply.
The department provides a full range of services to a population of approx 400,000.
The stroke service admits approximately 500 patients per year, and sees about 800 patients per year in the fast track TIA clinic. Hyper-acute and acute stroke is managed in the Bristol Royal Infirmary on the current 26 bedded acute stroke unit (ASU) which includes 10 hyper-acute beds. Patients requiring longer inpatient rehabilitation are cared for in the 16 bedded dedicated stroke rehabilitation unit.
Requirements for the role:
UK candidates:
Excellent opportunity for both UK based consultants, or those with MRCP UK / SCE Acute Medicine qualifications from overseas to join an associated teaching hospital with one of the best and highest performing NHS Trusts in the UK.
THE GENERAL MEDICINE CONSULTANT POST:
The post offers broad medical experience across the field of medical specialities. The holder of this post will usually work within one speciality team, however may be asked to cover in other areas across general medicine at times in order to maintain a safe effective service.
There is a firm commitment to continuing professional development and the opportunity to develop further in a chosen sub-specialty.
THE HOSPITAL & GENERAL MEDICINE DEPARTMENTS:
Within General Medicine, there are currently 19 Consultants, of which 13 are substantively employed with special interests in Respiratory Medicine, Cardiology, Gastroenterology, Diabetes and Endocrinology, Acute Medicine, Stroke, Rheumatology and Care of the Elderly.
An integrated service in general medicine and care of the elderly has matured within the Hospital. The team of consultants are enthusiastic and forward thinking. We pride ourselves in being a small, friendly hospital, with real drive to improve both patient care and the working environment for our staff.
In addition to an acute in-patient and out-patient medical service, specialist diabetic and non-invasive cardiology services are provided.
Acute medical work is focused on 195 beds in eight wards. ITU/HDU facilities are based on five beds. The Trust is recognised as providing efficient and well-organised Cancer services. This has been supported by both Regional, and National Accreditation processes. As part of the Avon, Somerset and Wiltshire Cancer Network, the Trust provides a range of cancer services. Those services already accredited include, Breast Care and Urology.
THE LOCAL AREA:
North Somerset, the surrounding county, has long coastlines with superb cliff tops and English countryside. You\'ll find yourself visiting the Mendip Hills, the Quantocks and Cheddar Gorge sooner or later. The large, diverse cities of Bristol and Bath are only a short journey by car or train and our convenient location just off Junction 21 of the M5 mean the rest of Somerset, Devon and Cornwall are virtually on the doorstep.
REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS POST:
Requirements for this post are the following:
Any applicants interested in applying should get in touch with the IMG team today!
Those who have not yet attained CESR or CCT will be fully supported through the process and can be offered the role as locum consultant.
A fantastic opportunity for specialist in geriatric or elderly care medicine to settle into their first consultant post and work towards their CESR application, if that is the intention.
The hospital will consider senior consultants with no UK experience who are not on the UK specialist register for geriatric medicine.
The Geriatrics department is a small and manageable size with a 28 bedded inpatient ward and various other outlier beds.
Currently no formal geriatric outpatient services are offered with the exception of a Parkinson's / Movement clinic. The department will be looking to develop these in conjunction with skill set of a successful applicant.
The Geriatrics department comprises 3 consultants in elderly care medicine supported by 15 specialty registrars, 9 core medical trainees and FY2's and 9 FY1's working full shifts for GIM on call.
Each consultant will be offered a budget and 30 days of study and professional leave over each 3 year period to pursue their career development activities. Furthermore there is an active Postgraduate Medical Centre which acts as a focus for contract between doctors at all levels an in all disciplines.
Consultants will be encouraged to actively participate in teaching and training of juniors throughout their tenure.
Requirements of this position are:
Senior geriatric medicine specialists looking to work towards their CESR application or secure their first consultant role in the NHS are encouraged to apply
The Department of Cellular and Anatomical Pathology is the largest provider of Histopathological services in the region and is located within the main hospital site, integrating histopathology, neuropathology and cytology laboratories, and a mortuary.
The workload is diverse and compliant with the hospital’s status as the Regional Cancer and Renal Transplant Centre.
The department has recently been granted funding from NHS England to implement digitization of histopathology within the region, which once implemented will allow more flexible working and further working from home capabilities.
In addition the Department is in the planning stages of designing a purpose built laboratory which will offer good quality offices and a modern laboratory suite. The Department is committed to the development of advanced practitioners to support the role of Consultant Histopathologists.
Requirements for this position are the following:
The Department of Cellular and Anatomical Pathology is the largest provider of Histopathological services in the region and is located within the main hospital site, integrating histopathology, neuropathology and cytology laboratories, and a mortuary.
The workload is diverse and compliant with the hospital’s status as the Regional Cancer and Renal Transplant Centre.
The department has recently been granted funding from NHS England to implement digitization of histopathology within the region, which once implemented will allow more flexible working and further working from home capabilities.
In addition the Department is in the planning stages of designing a purpose built laboratory which will offer good quality offices and a modern laboratory suite. The Department is committed to the development of advanced practitioners to support the role of Consultant Histopathologists.
Requirements for this position are the following: