About this role
Job summary
The post holder will join the General Medicine team at William Harvey Hospital, providing high-quality, consultant-led care to patients admitted under General Medicine.
The role is primarily focused on ward-based care and the management of medical outliers across the WHH site, ensuring safe, timely, and effective care for all patients regardless of location within the hospital.
The Consultant will play a key role in supporting patient flow, improving clinical outcomes, and delivering care in line with Trust standards, NICE guidance, and GMC requirements. The role includes leadership within the multidisciplinary team, supervision of junior staff, and active engagement in governance, teaching, and service development
Main duties of the job
Core Clinical Responsibilities Clinical Duties On-call Commitment Clinical Governance Teaching and Training Research and Quality Improvement
About us
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference'. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.
Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates for a Skilled Worker Visa for roles that are eligible at the time of application.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please review the Supporting Documents section to access the full Job Description and Person Specification. If you have further queries please do not hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details at the top the page.
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*Please note that the set Interview Date has been added as guidance and may be subject to change. *
Person Specification
Qualifications and training Essential
Full GMC Registration MRCP or an equivalent postgraduate qualification
Desirable
Leadership or teaching experience Distinctions, scholarships, prizes, publications Other degrees, e.g., BSc, MSc, MD
Skills and experience Essential
Broad level of teaching experience / competence in General Medicine Minimum of English Level 2 (GCSE grade C or equivalent), IELTS, or graduate (UK Medical school) Excellent communication skills with patients, colleagues, managers and other staff Ability to take independent responsibility for patients
Desirable
RCP Specialist Certification in a General Medicine Specialty OR working towards Portfolio Pathway accreditation (CESR) U.K clinical experience
Clinical governance Desirable
Evidence of participation in Audit, QIP, and Mortality meetings SJR training
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
Address William Harvey Hospital
Ashford
TN24 0LZ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.ekhuft.nhs.uk/patients-and-visitors/ (Opens in a new tab)