Job summary
We are looking to recruit one full time General / Acute Medicine Locum Consultant. This post is aimed atmaintaining and developing the Acute medical service and will assist with the expansion of acute medicine and Same day emergency care services.We would be willing to accommodate candidates with specialist interests to complement our current existing team.
The acute physicians will spend the majority of their direct clinical care, and supporting professional activity time, working on the Acute Medical Unit, where they will lead the multi-professional team in the management of the acute medical patients. It is expected that they will lead ward rounds, direct the management of patients, assess patients, perform practical procedures, teach both junior medical and other staff, attend multidisciplinary meetings, take part in the governance activity of the department, participate in the management and administration of the service and liaise with other professionals both within and outside the trust as required.
If the successful candidate has a particular specialty interest there may be scope to accommodate this within the job plan, subject to the needs of the Acute Medicine service and negotiation with the Clinical Director and Divisional Director.
Main duties of the job
The role of the Acute and general Medical Locum Consultant is to undertake front line work in the Acute Medical Unit providing high quality, acute care to patients, overseeing the medical take, performing post-take ward rounds, making specialty referrals, caring for short-stay in patients for up to 72 hours on AMU, facilitating timely discharge and follow upplans and where required following patients up as ambulatory care patients.
It will include supervision of junior staff both within AMU, but also Same Day Emergency Care.
Same Day Emergency Care has a primary purpose of diverting ambulatory patients from the general medical take, reducing the number of admissions. This takes place by taking referrals from GP's, LAS and 111 via consultant connect. Patients are also streamed to SDEC via the Emergency Department.
The successful candidate will lead development of protocols for the care of expected medical patients, those referred from the Emergency Department, admission avoidance, reduction of length of stay, optimisation of clinical guidelines, auditing patient experience and improved services in collaboration with currentpost holders.
About us
Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:
- Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
- Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
- Improving the experience of staff with disability
- Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
- Making equalities mainstream
Job description
Job responsibilities
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Clinical Responsibilities
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Medical Education & Teaching
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Clinical Audit and Clinical Governance
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Participate in the departments monthly governance meetings which provide the opportunity to share audits, journals, latest evidence, serious incident reviews, morbidity and mortality reviews and other similar activities.
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Continuing Professional Development
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Policy, Planning and Management
Job description
Job responsibilities
-
Clinical Responsibilities
-
Medical Education & Teaching
-
Clinical Audit and Clinical Governance
-
Participate in the departments monthly governance meetings which provide the opportunity to share audits, journals, latest evidence, serious incident reviews, morbidity and mortality reviews and other similar activities.
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Continuing Professional Development
-
Policy, Planning and Management
Person Specification
Registration
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent
- Full registration with the GMC and hold a license to practice MRCP (UK) or equivalent
- To be on the GMC specialist Register for Acute or General (internal) Medicine or within six months of obtaining CCT on a UK training program or CESR at the time of interview
Desirable
- Distinctions, scholarships, prizes
- Other degrees, e.g. BSc, MSc, MD
Experience
Essential
- Broad based training and wide experience of acute and general medicine
- Experience of working in an Acute Medical Unit
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the management of acute medical emergencies
- Experience of working in a multi-cultural environment
Desirable
- Previous consultant level experience of working on AMU / ACU / and or in general internal medicine
- Subspeciality interest
Governance
Essential
- Evidence of participation in clinical audit
- Understanding of the principles of clinical governance and clinical risk
Desirable
- Evidence of involvement in audits that have been used to significantly improve patient care
Management
Essential
- Evidence of organisational ability and experience of NHS management tasks
Desirable
- Will have attended a NHS management course appropriate to consultant duties
Teaching
Essential
- Wide experience of, and strong commitment to, undergraduate and post graduate teaching
- Ability to teach clinical skills to medical and nursing staff and other disciplines
Desirable
- Evidence of educational leadership roles
- Curriculum designs
General
Essential
- Evidence of leadership
- Organisational ability
- Able to take responsibility and cope with stressful situations
- Able to get on with other members of the MDT
- Credibility and integrity
- A sympathetic approach to patients and relatives
- Ability to establish good professional relationships with others
- Ability to engage in and lead change management
- Ability to plan strategically, execute tasks and to exercise sound judgement when faced with conflicting pressures
Desirable
- Critical and enquiring approach to knowledge aquisition
- An understanding of corporacy in the NHS
Person Specification
Registration
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent
- Full registration with the GMC and hold a license to practice MRCP (UK) or equivalent
- To be on the GMC specialist Register for Acute or General (internal) Medicine or within six months of obtaining CCT on a UK training program or CESR at the time of interview
Desirable
- Distinctions, scholarships, prizes
- Other degrees, e.g. BSc, MSc, MD
Experience
Essential
- Broad based training and wide experience of acute and general medicine
- Experience of working in an Acute Medical Unit
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the management of acute medical emergencies
- Experience of working in a multi-cultural environment
Desirable
- Previous consultant level experience of working on AMU / ACU / and or in general internal medicine
- Subspeciality interest
Governance
Essential
- Evidence of participation in clinical audit
- Understanding of the principles of clinical governance and clinical risk
Desirable
- Evidence of involvement in audits that have been used to significantly improve patient care
Management
Essential
- Evidence of organisational ability and experience of NHS management tasks
Desirable
- Will have attended a NHS management course appropriate to consultant duties
Teaching
Essential
- Wide experience of, and strong commitment to, undergraduate and post graduate teaching
- Ability to teach clinical skills to medical and nursing staff and other disciplines
Desirable
- Evidence of educational leadership roles
- Curriculum designs
General
Essential
- Evidence of leadership
- Organisational ability
- Able to take responsibility and cope with stressful situations
- Able to get on with other members of the MDT
- Credibility and integrity
- A sympathetic approach to patients and relatives
- Ability to establish good professional relationships with others
- Ability to engage in and lead change management
- Ability to plan strategically, execute tasks and to exercise sound judgement when faced with conflicting pressures
Desirable
- Critical and enquiring approach to knowledge aquisition
- An understanding of corporacy in the NHS
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
