Trust Doctor (ST1 / 2 level) in Medicine

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is pleased to announce the development andintroduction of these new, innovative, and exciting posts, which have been designed primarily for trainees who have successfully completed a Foundation Training Program and wish toundertake a 2-year ST1/2 equivalent training programme. Upon completion a 3rd year will beoffered at IMT3 level should all competencies be met. Successful applicants will be supportedto progress through the entire IMT curriculum whilst remaining within the trust for the entireduration of the programme., Duties will be based at Gloucester & Cheltenham sites and include full medical on callsincluding weekends, twilight and night shifts.These roles will enable the post holder to take supervised responsibility for patient care acrossa number of medical specialties and build upon the competencies gained during foundationtraining. As the post holder gains experience, they will remain under clinical supervision but takeon increasing responsibility for patient care. In particular they will begin to make managementdecisions as part of their progress to independent practice and succeeding as a specialistregistrar.During their tenure the post holder will further develop their core generic skills and contributemore to the education and training of the wider healthcare workforce. At the end of their tenurethe post holder will have begun to demonstrate clinical effectiveness, leadership and thedecision-making responsibilities that are essential for the next stage of their careers.

We are a large organisation providing acute services fromGloucestershire Royal Hospital in Gloucester and CheltenhamGeneral Hospital to a population of 652,475

• in Gloucestershire aswell as caring for patients from surrounding counties and beyond.Our workforce is almost 8,000 strong and our caring and dedicatedstaff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patientcentred,high-quality emergency, elective and specialist care across arange of clinical areas.We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us toachieve our Vision of providing Best Care for Everyone and oursuccess depends on the commitment and dedication of our staff,many of whom are world leaders in healthcare, teaching andresearch. You could make a real difference to our patients' lives byjoining our team.