Job responsibilities
You
will join the Specialty and Integrated Medicine (SIM) and Urgent Care Clinical
Service Units (CSUs) at St Jamess University Hospital (SJUH) which together
cover Acute Internal Medicine (AIM), General Internal Medicine (GIM), Elderly
Medicine, Diabetes & Endocrinology, and Infectious Diseases & Travel
Medicine. Although post-holders will undertake the majority of their clinical
duties within their chosen parent specialty, they may be asked to contribute to
the care of patients in all of these areas from time-to-time.
Our
department at SJUH is currently based across Chancellors Wing and Gledhow Wing.
It comprises four Acute Medical Units (one of which incorporates a High
Observation Unit (HOBS)), a Same Day Emergency Care service (with both a
Medical Unit and Older Persons Unit), two General Medicine / Diabetes &
Endocrinology wards, five Elderly Medicine wards, and an Infectious Diseases
& Travel Medicine Unit.
Excellent
experience will be provided in ambulatory care, the management of acutely ill
patients, on-going in-patient care, rehabilitation, and discharge planning.
Furthermore, we have very good links with Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust,
especially with the Community Care Beds, and run a large number of specialist
out-patient clinics.
The
department is hard-working, friendly and co-operative. There is a strong focus
on continual improvement, multi-disciplinary team work, clinical excellence,
and patient safety and quality.
There
are excellent training facilities at St Jamess. Across the CSUs, educational
meetings are held on most days of the week.
MEDICAL
STAFF IN THE DEPARTMENT
Role Staff member
Clinical
Director (SIM) Elizabeth Garthwaite
General
Manager (SIM) Iain MacBrairdy
Head
of Nursing (SIM) Stuart Pearson
Lead
Clinician (Elderly Medicine) Dr
Gillian Fox
Lead
Clinical (Acute Internal Medicine) Dr
Morag Arundel
Lead
Clinician (Diabetes & Endocrinology) Dr
Afroze Abbas
Lead
Clinician (General Internal Medicine) Dr
Steve Parke
Lead
Clinician (GUM & Sexual Health) Dr
Amy Evans
Lead
Clinician (Infectious Diseases) Dr
Penny Lewthwaite
Service
Managers Tracey Scanlon (Older
Peoples Medicine), Claire Sert (Endocrinology & Diabetes), Sarah Stanowski
(Infectious Diseases, Travel Medicine, Genitourinary Medicine, HIV services),
Mandy Heer (General Internal Medicine), Anthony Warren (Urgent Care)
Matrons Matthew Pinnock (Matron for Older
Adults /C Diff/Leeds Sexual Health), Mashid Heydar (Matron for Patient Flow
& Discharge), Emma Horne (Matron for General Internal Medicine), Sarah York
(Matron for Older Adults /HIV), Rose Brannelly-West (Matron Older Adults/
ID/CIVAS/OPAT), Emily Pritchard (Acute Medicine)
Consultants 20+ Consultants within Elderly Medicine,
10+ Consultants in Acute Internal Medicine, 10 Consultants in Diabetes &
Endocrinology
Doctors Approximately:
100+
junior doctors at FY1- to IM2-level
20
x Internal Medicine Training Year 3 doctors
14
x Higher Specialty Trainees within
Elderly Medicine
10
x Specialty Registrars within Acute
Medicine
4
x Specialty Registrars within Diabetes
& Endocrinology
KNOWLEDGE,
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
Completion of FY2 competencies or
equivalent. We would welcome applications from doctors with a greater level of
experience.
At least 6-months experience within
the NHS in Acute, General or Elderly Medicine, or Infectious Diseases.
Please
see Person Specification for further details
DUTIES
OF THE POST
To ensure high quality and safe care of
patients within the department resulting in excellent clinical outcomes.
To contribute directly to patient care
by, for example, reviewing patients, organising investigations and acting on
results, initiating and changing treatment, and speaking to patients and their
relatives/carers about their illness and clinical progress.
To undertake essential administrative
duties, including prescribing, writing electronic discharge letters, and
liaising with colleagues in primary care.
To contribute to a multidisciplinary
approach to patient care, working collaboratively with a large team of allied
healthcare professionals, including the Early Discharge Assessment Team,
specialist nurses and physiotherapists.
You will be provided with a tailored
job plan in which 20% of your time will be allocated to non-clinical duties to
allow you to pursue a specialist interest in (a) teaching and education, (b)
simulation, (c) research, or (d) quality Improvement.
LEVELS
OF RESPONSIBILITY
The
post-holder will be expected to work at the level of a post-Foundation Year 2
trainee doctor (IMT equivalent). They will have access to supervision and
support from a Registrar and Consultant at all times.
TEACHING
AND RESEARCH/STUDY AND TRAINING
Protected non-clinical time will be
provided as described.
There will be opportunity for
undergraduate teaching.
Study leave is available, at the
discretion of Educational Supervisors, for courses/training related to Acute,
General and Elderly Medicine, or Infectious Diseases.
THE
LEEDS WAY VALUES
Our
values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this as
a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our staff
and set out what they see as important to how we work. Our five values are:
Patient-centred
Collaborative
Fair
Accountable
Empowered
All
our actions and endeavours will be guided and evaluated through these values
Leeds
Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is part of the West Yorkshire Association of Acute
Trusts (WYAAT), a collaborative of the NHS hospital trusts from across West
Yorkshire and Harrogate working together to provide the best possible care for
our patients.
By
bringing together the wide range of skills and expertise across West Yorkshire
and Harrogate we are working differently, innovating and driving forward change
to deliver the highest quality care. By
working for Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust this is your opportunity to be a
part of that change.
WYAAT
is the acute sector arm of the West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care
Partnership, one of the largest integrated care systems in the country. The
Partnerships ambition is for everyone to have the best possible health and
wellbeing, and the work of WYAAT, and each individual trust, supports that
ambition.
CONDITIONS
OF SERVICE
This
post is covered by the Hospital Medical and Dental Staff (England and Wales)
Terms and Conditions of Service. These documents are available on the Medical
Staffing Intranet site.
The
post holder is required to be fully registered with the General Medical Council
(GMC) and hold a licence to practice.
Standards
of Conduct and Behaviour
You
are required to work to the standards set out by the General Medical Council in
Good Medical Practice. This includes
protecting patients when you believe that a doctors or other colleagues
conduct, performance or health is a threat to them. If, after establishing the facts, it is
necessary, you must follow the Trusts procedures in this matter and inform
your Clinical Director or Medical Director in the first instance.
The
Trust has a set of expected behaviours for all employees and additional
behaviours and skills that are expected of managers and supervisors.
Leave
Arrangements
All
leave should be applied for in accordance with the Trusts Leave Policy,
normally giving six weeks notice of any leave, other than in exceptional
circumstances.
Training
The
jobholder must take responsibility in agreement with his/her line manager for
his/her own personal development by ensuring that Continuous Professional
Development remains a priority. The
jobholder will undertake all mandatory training required for the role.
Health
& Safety
All
staff are responsible for working with their colleagues to maintain and improve
the quality of services provided to our patients and other service users. This includes complying at all times with the
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Policies, including Health and Safety
policies, in particular by following agreed safe working procedures, and
reporting incidents using the Trust Incident Reporting system.
Equality
& Diversity
The
jobholder must comply with all policies and procedures designed to ensure
equality of employment and that services are delivered in ways that meet the
individual needs of patients and their families. No person whether they are staff, patient or
visitor should receive less favourable treatment because of their gender,
ethnic origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion etc.
The
Trust's Equality and Diversity Policy ensures that barriers to employment for
disadvantaged groups are identified and removed, and that no person is treated
less favourably on the grounds of their race, ethnic group, religion,
impairment, age, gender, sexual orientation or mental health status. Reasonable
adjustments will be made for disabled applicants and post holders where
required.
Smoking
Policy
The
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust recognises the serious hazards to health
caused by smoking and has adopted a strict no smoking policy. Under the terms of our No Smoking Policy,
staff, visitors and patients will not be permitted to smoke at any time or in
any part of Trust property, whether inside or outside the hospital
buildings.
Rehabilitation
of Offenders Act & DBS Disclosure
This
position involves access to patients during the normal course of duties and is
therefore subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order)
1975. As such you must reveal any
information which you may have concerning convictions which would otherwise be
considered as spent.
An
offer of appointment to this post would be subject to the express condition
that the Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust receives a satisfactory Disclosure and
Barring Service (DBS, formerly CRB) Disclosure which will check the existence
and the content of any criminal record received.
