SHO Cover

Job summary

Wards and Crisis at Wotton Lawn working age are looking for Resident Doctors whom have completed their F2 training and ideally completed a psychiatry rotation to join us for at least four months (possibly up to 6 months).

The successful doctor will be working in an SHO/Resident Doctor position, working with a multidisciplinary team, including Consultant and Specialty Doctor.

The successful doctor will be expected to support in duty cover throughout the day, and once familiar with the service will have opportunity for additional on call shifts if desired.

Main duties of the job

Supporting senior medics with care of patients on the ward.

Ward Rounds and supporting Multidisciplinary team meetings.

Supporting with clerking in new patients.

About us

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:

• 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
• 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
• 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.

Details

Date posted

03 December 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£49,909 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

327-25-346-G

Job locations

Wotton Lawn

Horton Road

Gloucester

GL1 3WL

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