Job summary
This is a full-time post for a
Consultant in Acute Medicine. Sub-specialist skills and interests and areas for
development such as Clinical Leadership, Medical Education and Research will be
encouraged. You will work together with other members of the acute medicine
team and colleagues at Worcestershire Royal Hospital as part of an
establishment of 10.5 WTE Consultant Acute Physicians to provide high quality,
compassionate and holistic treatment for patients referred or self-presented to
our Trust in the following areas: The Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC), the Acute
Medical Unit (AMU), the Emergency department and the Medical Short Stay Unit. Participation in GIM on call is optional but weekend cover (currently 1:7) is a requirement. 2 DCCs will be changed to specialist clinic activity if agreed with the successful candidate.
Main duties of the job
This job description, together with the job plan, will be
reviewed annually and agreed with the Clinical Director and Divisional
Director, on behalf of the
Chief Medical Officer, to ensure that it continually reflects the areas of
work, clinical responsibility of the post and purchaser requirements.
A suitably
experienced post-holder will be expected to provide a clinical service in the
relevant specialty to patients of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and to General Practitioners.
The post-holder will
be expected to provide a service to patients of the Worcestershire Acute
Hospitals NHS Trust, General Practitioners and to attend multi-disciplinary
meetings. The successful candidate will be expected to work within
multi-disciplinary teams in providing high quality clinical care. It is
anticipated work will be undertaken on three sites and closer to the patients home. The Trust is seeking to
extend services to GP surgeries and health centres etc and job plans may be revised
in due course.
The post-holder will
provide support to the A&E department and acute medicine to ensure timely appropriate care and patient flow
through the hospital.
The post-holder will
provide consultation and advisory service to clinical colleagues in the Trust
and Primary Care.
About us
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large
acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute
services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a
larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.
The Trust operates hospital-based services from
three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester
Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our
caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred
care. You could be one of them.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to
work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our
everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.
Being open and honest
Ensuring people feel cared for
Showing respect to everyone
We are proud to have achieved Timewise
accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working
within our organisation as a flex positive employer.
DBS Checks and Costs
Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a
DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check
(at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in Supporting
Information section for more details on DBS checks and costs.
Job description
Job responsibilities
A suitably
experienced post-holder will be expected to provide a clinical service in the
relevant specialty to patients of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and to General Practitioners.
The post-holder will
be expected to provide a service to patients of the Worcestershire Acute
Hospitals NHS Trust, General Practitioners and to attend multi-disciplinary
meetings. The successful candidate will be expected to work within
multi-disciplinary teams in providing high quality clinical care. It is
anticipated work will be undertaken on three sites and closer to the patients home. The Trust is seeking to
extend services to GP surgeries/health centres etc and job plans may be revised
in due course.
The post-holder will
provide support to the A&E department and acute medicine to ensure timely appropriate care and patient flow
through the hospital.
The post-holder will
provide consultation and advisory service to clinical colleagues in the Trust
and Primary Care.
The post-holder will
attend cross county and cross site
meetings.The post-holder will
collaborate with colleagues to deliver a
high quality, timely service and to work towards meeting the Trusts and departmental objectives.
The post-holder
will, if relevant, participate in the on call rota to ensure that both
emergency and urgent services are
provided out of normal hours, to be
shared equally with Consultant colleagues in post.
The Trust would
expect a consultant whilst undertaking on-call duties to attend the hospital
site to review patients when
clinically necessary. The consultant on call must be prepared to attend
willingly whenever requested to do so by a member of their medical and nursing
team.
The post-holder,
whilst undertaking weekend on call duties, will attend the hospital to undertake patient reviews.
Job description
Job responsibilities
A suitably
experienced post-holder will be expected to provide a clinical service in the
relevant specialty to patients of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and to General Practitioners.
The post-holder will
be expected to provide a service to patients of the Worcestershire Acute
Hospitals NHS Trust, General Practitioners and to attend multi-disciplinary
meetings. The successful candidate will be expected to work within
multi-disciplinary teams in providing high quality clinical care. It is
anticipated work will be undertaken on three sites and closer to the patients home. The Trust is seeking to
extend services to GP surgeries/health centres etc and job plans may be revised
in due course.
The post-holder will
provide support to the A&E department and acute medicine to ensure timely appropriate care and patient flow
through the hospital.
The post-holder will
provide consultation and advisory service to clinical colleagues in the Trust
and Primary Care.
The post-holder will
attend cross county and cross site
meetings.The post-holder will
collaborate with colleagues to deliver a
high quality, timely service and to work towards meeting the Trusts and departmental objectives.
The post-holder
will, if relevant, participate in the on call rota to ensure that both
emergency and urgent services are
provided out of normal hours, to be
shared equally with Consultant colleagues in post.
The Trust would
expect a consultant whilst undertaking on-call duties to attend the hospital
site to review patients when
clinically necessary. The consultant on call must be prepared to attend
willingly whenever requested to do so by a member of their medical and nursing
team.
The post-holder,
whilst undertaking weekend on call duties, will attend the hospital to undertake patient reviews.
Person Specification
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Ability to work in a team
- Enquiring, critical approach to work
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies
- Commitment to Continuing Medical Education
Desirable
- Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local regional or national levels
Other requirements
Essential
- An understanding of the current NHS environment, particularly in relation to reforms, initiatives and issues
- Able to meet the travel requirements of the job and return to the hospital within 30 minutes when on call
- Standard Clauses
- A Disclosures and Barring Service (DBS) check will be carried out where the position is eligible in accordance with the 2012 Protection of Freedom Act and the guidance issued by the DBS.
Experience
Essential
- Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining (UK) CCT in General (Internal) Medicine or Acute Medicine
- Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on range of problems both emergency and elective within specialty
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
- Expertise in sub-specialty
Management and Administrative Experience
Essential
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively
- Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of specialist service
- Ability to organise and manage outpatient priorities
- Ability to manage and lead the specialty firm and multi-disciplinary team
- Experience of audit management and conducting clinical audit
Desirable
- Ability to manage and lead specialist unit and working parties as appropriate
- Ability to use the evidence based and clinical audit to support decision making
Teaching Experience
Essential
- Ability to teach clinical skills to medical, nursing staff and other disciplines
- Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates
Desirable
- Ability to supervise postgraduate research
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC Registration with a Licence to practise.
- Success in Intercollegiate Specialty Examination or overseas equivalent
- Entry on specialist register in General (Internal) Medicine or Acute Medicine (or CCT expected within 6 months of interview date)
- MRCP or equivalent
Desirable
Research Experience
Essential
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
- An awareness of current specialty specific developments and initiative
Desirable
- Publications in relevant peer- reviewed journals in the last 5 years
- Evidence of having undertaken original research
Person Specification
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Ability to work in a team
- Enquiring, critical approach to work
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies
- Commitment to Continuing Medical Education
Desirable
- Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local regional or national levels
Other requirements
Essential
- An understanding of the current NHS environment, particularly in relation to reforms, initiatives and issues
- Able to meet the travel requirements of the job and return to the hospital within 30 minutes when on call
- Standard Clauses
- A Disclosures and Barring Service (DBS) check will be carried out where the position is eligible in accordance with the 2012 Protection of Freedom Act and the guidance issued by the DBS.
Experience
Essential
- Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining (UK) CCT in General (Internal) Medicine or Acute Medicine
- Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on range of problems both emergency and elective within specialty
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
- Expertise in sub-specialty
Management and Administrative Experience
Essential
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively
- Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of specialist service
- Ability to organise and manage outpatient priorities
- Ability to manage and lead the specialty firm and multi-disciplinary team
- Experience of audit management and conducting clinical audit
Desirable
- Ability to manage and lead specialist unit and working parties as appropriate
- Ability to use the evidence based and clinical audit to support decision making
Teaching Experience
Essential
- Ability to teach clinical skills to medical, nursing staff and other disciplines
- Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates
Desirable
- Ability to supervise postgraduate research
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC Registration with a Licence to practise.
- Success in Intercollegiate Specialty Examination or overseas equivalent
- Entry on specialist register in General (Internal) Medicine or Acute Medicine (or CCT expected within 6 months of interview date)
- MRCP or equivalent
Desirable
Research Experience
Essential
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
- An awareness of current specialty specific developments and initiative
Desirable
- Publications in relevant peer- reviewed journals in the last 5 years
- Evidence of having undertaken original research
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
