Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Job summary
The post will be flexibly time-tabled to meet the demands of the service and the timing of sessions may change as the service develops.
A typical week (Whole Time Equivalent) would consist of 10 Programmed Activities (PA’s), including a minimum allocation of 1.5 SPA’s for Supporting Professional Activities.
Clinical commitments would typically include responsibility for patients in one of our inpatient areas and beyond that we are keen for our consultants to develop services within their interests and the services that we run.
On call commitments are out of hours only and will be working onto our Acute Frailty Admissions ward at NSECH with remote support for our other wards across the trust.
Additional SPA’s will be available dependent upon service need. There are additional PA’s available for Education and Clinical supervision with 0.25 for first trainee and 0.125 for each subsequent trainee thereafter.
The post includes a formal role in medical undergraduate education and the postholder will be accountable to the Director of Undergraduate Medical Education (Newcastle University) for their educational role.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.
Main duties of the job
Manage personal workload in such a way to ensure where possible service contract levels are achieved. Participate in the provision of cover on a shared basis with colleagues for periods of annual, sickness and study leave, except for prolonged absence where locum cover may be necessary.
Provide continuing clinical responsibility for patients under his/her care and assume responsibility for and facilitate contact from members of staff with delegated duties for personally accountable patient care.
Maintain an awareness and commitment to organisational priorities and ensure these are communicated effectively to colleagues and staff. Engage constructive debates about organisational issues through a willingness to interact positively with managers – showing mutual respect to ensure a similar level of respect in turn.
Effectively balance loyalty to the service and to the organisation through corporate behaviours and have an ability to anticipate change in current political climates showing an awareness of where the team sits in the bigger picture.
Understand the wider health economy and the implications for the Trust whilst working within organisational constraints with willingness to compromise and share resources.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MRCP
- Fully registered on the UK General Medical Council’s Specialist Register or Specialist Registrars may apply if within 6 months of CCT at date of interview.
- Full accreditation with the appropriate Royal College.
- Full GMC Registration.
Desirable
- Educational Qualification
Experience
Essential
- Clinical training and experience in the relevant specialty, equivalent to that required to gain entry to the UK Certificate of Completed Training (CCT).
- Experience of and commitment to teaching undergraduate and postgraduate medical staff.
- Experience of and commitment to medical audit.
Desirable
- Experience of audit management
- Teaching of non-medical health professionals.
Closing Date: 12 July 2026
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