Job summary
Consultant in Acute Medicine: Up to 10 PA's
We are extremely excited to welcome a skilled Acute Medicine Consultant to our outstanding team at Torbay Hospital. With a focus on high-quality patient care within a collaborative, dynamic working environment, this is your chance to make a real difference in an area that offers both professional fulfilment and a wonderful quality of life.
Supported by a truly dedicated and emotionally invested team with a collective desire to improve, develop and enjoy their time at work together, you will be joining a team that maintains patient safety, dignity and care at the centre of their ethos.
You will be responsible for the assessment, diagnosis, and management of patients with acute medical conditions, ensuring that they receive a 'second-to-none' standard of care from admission to discharge. You will work closely with other consultants, resident doctors, and multi-disciplinary teams to ensure patient pathways operate unhindered.
Main duties of the job
The Acute Medicine department at Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust is a dynamic department known for taking a hands-on role in service development, quality improvement, education and training.
In December 2022, we opened the doors to our brand new Acute Medical Unit (AMU) that boasts 36 assessment spaces, split across level 2 and level 3, and that houses our Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) facility. We also take responsibility for additional Acute Medicine capacity on our 24 bed EAU4 (Emergency Assessment Unit).
The team is responsible for the care of patients across these areas alongside providing an Acute Medicine in-reach service in the Emergency Department during daytime hours.
We are looking for an individual that will strive to provide:
- Highest-quality care to our patients, prioritising their safety and dignity.
- Authentic, confident leadership.
- In-depth teaching and training to under/postgraduates and to supervise our Resident and Specialty Doctors.
- Positive/active engagement in departmental governance and improvement.
- Effective liaison with all manner of operational, clinical and support teams across the service.
- Constructive participation in audit and quality assurance processes.
About us
Acute Medicine benefits from an experienced and knowledgeable leadership team that has a strong working relationship with the Trust senior leadership and executive team through its work in development of our acute services.
Acute Medicine is well known as a nurturing and supportive department both for senior medical staff and for doctors in training. We work collaboratively with the well-established multidisciplinary teams of nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and discharge co-ordinators on our Emergency Assessment Unit and Acute Medical Unit, all of which maintain a strong culture of safety and professionalism.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.
Please view our page tiger for more information on the organisation and benefits of working at Torbay Hospital as an Acute Medicine Consultant.
TSDFT - Candidate Brief, Consultant in Acute Medicine
Job description
Job responsibilities
Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.
Please view our page tiger for more information on the organisation and benefits of working at Torbay Hospital as an Acute Medicine Consultant.
TSDFT - Candidate Brief, Consultant in Acute Medicine
Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential
- Full GMC Registration (with licence to practice)
- CCT Specialist Registration or will obtain within 6 months of interview date
- Minimum of English Level 2 (GCSE grade C or equivalent), IELTS or graduate of a UK Medical School
- CESR
Desirable
- Distinctions, scholarships, prizes
- Other degrees, e.g. BSc, MSc, MD
- At least three years in Higher Training in Acute Medicine or other medical specialty
- ALS
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of problems
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
- Ability to prioritise clinical need
- Ability to supervise multi-disciplinary teams
Specific Skills
Essential
- Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of the department
- Ability to demonstrate familiarity with and understanding of NHS structures, management and current political issues, including awareness of national strategic plans and constraints
- Ability to demonstrate willingness to lead clinical teams and develop an effective specialist clinical service
- Experience of Audit and Management
Desirable
- Evidence of innovative development and implementation of guidance
- Evidence of involving patients in practice. Active interest in IT
Teaching & Research Experience
Essential
- Proven ability to teach clinical skills within multi-disciplinary teams applying evidence based knowledge
- Willingness and ability to contribute to departmental and Trust teaching programmes
Desirable
- Ability to supervise postgraduate research
- Evidence of relevant research, publications or presentations
Communication & Personal Skills
Essential
- Good spoken and written English language skills
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives and staff
- Honesty and reliability
- Ability to work in a team
- Physically capable of fulfilling the role as presented
Desirable
- Evidence of patient and colleague feedback
- Enquiring critical approach to work
Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential
- Full GMC Registration (with licence to practice)
- CCT Specialist Registration or will obtain within 6 months of interview date
- Minimum of English Level 2 (GCSE grade C or equivalent), IELTS or graduate of a UK Medical School
- CESR
Desirable
- Distinctions, scholarships, prizes
- Other degrees, e.g. BSc, MSc, MD
- At least three years in Higher Training in Acute Medicine or other medical specialty
- ALS
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of problems
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
- Ability to prioritise clinical need
- Ability to supervise multi-disciplinary teams
Specific Skills
Essential
- Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of the department
- Ability to demonstrate familiarity with and understanding of NHS structures, management and current political issues, including awareness of national strategic plans and constraints
- Ability to demonstrate willingness to lead clinical teams and develop an effective specialist clinical service
- Experience of Audit and Management
Desirable
- Evidence of innovative development and implementation of guidance
- Evidence of involving patients in practice. Active interest in IT
Teaching & Research Experience
Essential
- Proven ability to teach clinical skills within multi-disciplinary teams applying evidence based knowledge
- Willingness and ability to contribute to departmental and Trust teaching programmes
Desirable
- Ability to supervise postgraduate research
- Evidence of relevant research, publications or presentations
Communication & Personal Skills
Essential
- Good spoken and written English language skills
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives and staff
- Honesty and reliability
- Ability to work in a team
- Physically capable of fulfilling the role as presented
Desirable
- Evidence of patient and colleague feedback
- Enquiring critical approach to work
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).
