Medical Registrar

**Job Description - Locum Medical Registrar (ST3-ST8)**

**Job Title**:Locum Medical Registrar (ST3-ST8) - General/Internal Medicine & Subspecialties

**Location**:NHS Trust Hospital (via agency placement)

**Reports to**:Consultant Physician / Clinical Lead / Specialty Manager

**Job Summary**

We are seeking experienced **Locum Medical Registrars (ST3-ST8)** to join NHS Trust hospitals across General Internal Medicine and acute specialties. The post-holder will provide senior clinical support for inpatient and acute admissions, contribute to the acute medical take, and manage patients across general medicine and a wide range of subspecialties.

This role is critical to ensuring safe patient care, timely decision-making, and supervision of junior doctors.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Lead and participate in the **acute medical take** and admission of acutely unwell patients.
- Provide senior input for the management of inpatients under the care of General Medicine and subspecialty teams.
- Attend and contribute to ward rounds, MDT meetings, and outpatient clinics.
- Support the safe discharge and transfer of patients, ensuring appropriate documentation.
- Supervise, support, and train junior doctors and medical students.
- Escalate to the on-call consultant as appropriate, ensuring timely decision-making.
- Participate in clinical governance, quality improvement, and audit activities.
- Uphold NHS Trust policies on infection control, safeguarding, and patient safety.

**Medical Subspecialties Covered**

Medical Registrars (General/Internal Medicine) may be required to support or rotate through the following subspecialties:

- Acute Medicine
- Cardiology
- Respiratory Medicine
- Gastroenterology & Hepatology
- Endocrinology & Diabetes
- Renal Medicine (Nephrology)
- Haematology
- Oncology
- Rheumatology
- Infectious Diseases
- Neurology
- Geriatric Medicine (Elderly Care)
- Dermatology (Medical aspects)
- Palliative Medicine
- Stroke Medicine

**Qualifications & Requirements**

**Essential**:

- Full **GMC registration** with licence to practise.
- **MBBS (or equivalent medical qualification).**:

- Minimum of **2-3 years’ registrar-level (ST3+) experience in General/Internal Medicine or related subspecialty.**:

- Valid **Advanced Life Support (ALS)** certification.
- Evidence of completion of **Core Essential Learning (CEL)** modules as required by the NHS Trust.
- Excellent acute care skills and ability to manage complex, unwell patients.
- Strong communication, leadership, and teamworking skills.

**Desirable**:

- **MRCP (UK)** or equivalent Royal College postgraduate qualification.
- Previous NHS experience at registrar level.
- Experience in audit, teaching, or clinical research.
- Additional life support courses such as **ACLS, ATLS, or specialty-based certification**.

**Other Requirements**
- **Enhanced DBS clearance** (within the last 12 months or registered on the Update Service).
- **Occupational Health clearance** with up-to-date immunisation records.
- **Right to work in the UK.**:

- Flexibility to cover full shift patterns, including weekends, evenings, and nights.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time, Temporary, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months

Pay: £53.78-£84.94 per hour

Expected hours: 45 - 50 per week

**Benefits**:

- On-site parking

Work Location: In person