Flamingo Workforce
The middle grade is where departments hold together, and experienced registrars are the most sought after doctors in Northern Ireland right now. Flamingo Workforce places registrars into emergency medicine, general and acute medicine, surgery, paediatrics, obstetrics and gynaecology, anaesthetics and psychiatry across the Health and Social Care Trusts, from single shifts to rolling contracts of three months and beyond.
About Flamingo Workforce
Flamingo Workforce is a specialist healthcare, social care and corporate recruitment agency, and an appointed supplier on the NHS and HSC Northern Ireland Agency Workers Medical and Dental framework (Lots 1 and 2), covering doctor grades from FY1 to Consultant across all five Health and Social Care Trusts. We place doctors into HSC hospitals, urgent care and out of hours services, and private and community settings, matching every doctor to work close to home, by postcode and travel time, from a single session to block bookings, fixed term contracts and substantive appointments.
The role
Working as the senior decision maker on shift below consultant level, across major acute hospitals and district general sites in all five Trusts, with the intensity you choose.
Day to day, you will:
• Lead the assessment and management of acutely unwell patients
• Run the take and review the decisions of junior colleagues
• Supervise, teach and support the team around you
• Carry the middle grade on call bleep, including resident on call where agreed
• Perform specialty procedures within your competence
• Liaise with consultants on escalation and admission decisions
• Contribute to governance, morbidity meetings and departmental safety
What you will need (essential)
• Full registration with the GMC and a licence to practise
• Experience at ST3 level or above, or equivalent middle grade experience in your specialty
• At least six months of recent NHS or HSC experience
• Advanced life support certification, with ATLS or APLS where relevant
• Confidence supervising junior doctors and leading a team out of hours
• The right to work in the UK
• An Enhanced AccessNI Disclosure, which we arrange for you
• Occupational health clearance, immunisations and contactable references
• Appraisal and revalidation in date, which we can support
Desirable
• Royal College membership or examination progress, such as MRCP, MRCS, MRCEM, FRCA or MRCPsych
• Experience leading resuscitation and managing major cases
• Rota, teaching or departmental leadership experience
• Familiarity with hospital electronic record systems, including Encompass
What we offer
• Confirmed ahead before every booking and paid weekly
• Single shifts through to rolling contracts of three months and beyond
• Your choice of specialty, site and intensity across the five Trusts
• A dedicated consultant who understands middle grade rotas and specialty demand
• Support with appraisal, revalidation and mandatory training
• Full compliance handled for you, including AccessNI, occupational health and references
• Honest rate conversations before you commit to anything