Job summary
Do you have what it takes to be part of our Acute Medicine team? This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a fantastic and redesigned Acute Medical Unit as part of the expansion of our urgent care facilities.
We are looking for a motivated individual, passionate about acute medicine who is looking for an opportunity to join our team of substantive consultants.
The Acute Medical Unit is part of our "Ground Floor" urgent and emergency care model, a journey that began with the opening of our state-of-the-art Emergency Department and CT and MRI suite.The unit brings together acute medicine, with a high observation facility and Same Day Emergency Care into one expansive facility. The service is further supported by an 18 bedded short stay acute ward
This role is fixed term for 12 months. This will be reviewed and extended based on successful completion of required competencies towards CESR within 3 years of appointment
Main duties of the job
You will be based in the heart of the action within our vibrant Acute Service, using your skills, knowledge and experience to provide rapid assessment of patients, supported by a full Multidisciplinary Team. Delivering a first class clinical service, providing leadership to resident doctors, ACP's and medical students
The position will service the Acute Medical Unit which houses 38 beds and admits an average of 42 patients per day and our co-located Same Day Emergency Care Unit which sees an average of 45 patients a day. In addition there is a 18 bedded Acute Short Stay Ward which runs a Consultant of the week model
About us
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more information on this vacancy please see the attached Job Description and Personal Specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more information on this vacancy please see the attached Job Description and Personal Specification.
Person Specification
Professional Registration
Essential
- Full Registration with the GMC
- On the GMC Specialist Register (or expected inclusion within 6 months)
Qualifications & Training
Essential
- MRCP(UK) or equivalent qualification
- Valid ALS certificate
- SCE in Acute Internal Medicine
Desirable
- Postgraduate degree: e.g. MD, PhD.
- Postgraduate qualification in Education or significant experience in post graduate training
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable commitment to Acute Medicine
- Ability to offer sound clinical opinion on range of acute medical conditions
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
Desirable
- Experience of delivering acute medical care in large, high throughput Assessment/ Admissions Units in the UK
- Experience in Ambulatory Care
Management and Administrative
Essential
- Ability to manage and lead medical teams
- Ability to lead on smooth and efficient running of the unit
- Ability to organise, prioritise and manage high intensity workload
Desirable
- Ability to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/delivery
Teaching, audit and research
Essential
- Experience of supervising junior medical staff
- Committed to formal and informal teaching of medical staff, AHPs and medical students
- Evidence of participation in audit
- Ability to extrapolate clinical research evidence to care of individual patients.
Desirable
- Evidence of having conducted a practice-changing audit
- Experience of teaching/training in clinical courses: e.g. IMPACT Course Faculty, ALS Instructor, ALERT Instructor
- Original peer-reviewed research publications
Person Specification
Professional Registration
Essential
- Full Registration with the GMC
- On the GMC Specialist Register (or expected inclusion within 6 months)
Qualifications & Training
Essential
- MRCP(UK) or equivalent qualification
- Valid ALS certificate
- SCE in Acute Internal Medicine
Desirable
- Postgraduate degree: e.g. MD, PhD.
- Postgraduate qualification in Education or significant experience in post graduate training
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable commitment to Acute Medicine
- Ability to offer sound clinical opinion on range of acute medical conditions
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
Desirable
- Experience of delivering acute medical care in large, high throughput Assessment/ Admissions Units in the UK
- Experience in Ambulatory Care
Management and Administrative
Essential
- Ability to manage and lead medical teams
- Ability to lead on smooth and efficient running of the unit
- Ability to organise, prioritise and manage high intensity workload
Desirable
- Ability to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/delivery
Teaching, audit and research
Essential
- Experience of supervising junior medical staff
- Committed to formal and informal teaching of medical staff, AHPs and medical students
- Evidence of participation in audit
- Ability to extrapolate clinical research evidence to care of individual patients.
Desirable
- Evidence of having conducted a practice-changing audit
- Experience of teaching/training in clinical courses: e.g. IMPACT Course Faculty, ALS Instructor, ALERT Instructor
- Original peer-reviewed research publications
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).
