Job summary
Applications are invited for a Locum Consultant in Acute Medicine. This is a fixed term post for 12 months. The main purpose of the role is to manage acute medical admissions, particularly during the first 24-72 hours of admission and to ensure that interventions and investigations are initiated in a timely manner as soon as possible after the patient's arrival. The Consultant Physicians in Acute Medicine are directly responsible to the Associate Medical Director through the Clinical Lead for Acute Medicine.
Applicants must have full registration with the GMC including a License to Practice.
The post is offered on a full-time basis; however, the Trust would welcome discussion with individuals looking for a more flexible working pattern to support a different work life balance.
The successful candidates will be highly motivated with a passion to improve the quality of patient care. They will have strong communication skills and be an excellent 'Team Player' and they will value training and education.
Main duties of the job
The department is working with the Acute Frailty Network to develop strategies and new ways of working to manage the frail older person presenting to Acute Medicine and the Emergency department. If you are interested in getting involved with grass roots change and integrated working with community teams then we would encourage you to apply.
There are many exciting possibilities for other developmental opportunities within the department including opportunities to incorporate subspecialty interests outside of Acute Medicine.
About us
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) provides good quality, safe and effective healthcare to the people of Cheshire and beyond.
The Trust, which manages Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford, was established as an NHS Trust in April 1991 and became a Foundation Trust in April 2008.
We employ almost 5,000 members of staff, provide around 540 hospital beds, with a range of services including accident and emergency, maternity, outpatients, therapies, and children's health.
The Trust is also part of Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP), a unique local health partnership that provides a range of community services for people across South Cheshire and Vale Royal.
During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its 'Be Safe Be EquiPPEd' campaign, which aimed to make the Trust as safe as possible for staff and patients, through supporting the correct use of PPE.
The results in the 2020 national NHS Staff Survey showed improvements in all elements of the safety culture theme, with 92% of respondents feeling their role made a difference to our patients. We were also recognised nationally for our workforce health and wellbeing initiatives.
At Mid Cheshire, we value our staff and appreciate that in order to give our patients the best quality, compassionate care, we also need to look after our colleagues.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post is offered at 9 PAs and 1 SPA .On-call participation is included in the job plan and further details regarding this are available in the attached job description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post is offered at 9 PAs and 1 SPA .On-call participation is included in the job plan and further details regarding this are available in the attached job description.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC registration and LTP
- MBBS or equivalent
- MRCP or equivalent
Desirable
- Additional higher degrees relevant to this post
- Other postgraduate qualification e.g. MD, PhD
- Qualified educational supervisor
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience in Acute / General Internal Medicine
Ability
Essential
- Recognised ability to work within, and provide leadership to, the multidisciplinary team
- Effective communicator
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Flexibility of approach
- Commitment to clinical risk management and implementation of clinical governance
- Effective team leader
Audit & Research
Essential
- Relevant experience in clinical audit
- Relevant experience in research and evidence of publications
- Ability to develop evidence based practice
Desirable
- Research leading to MD or PhD
Teaching and Education
Essential
- Experience and interest in teaching both junior medical and non-medical staff
- Evidence of commitment to continuing professional development and lifelong learning
- Commitment to teaching
- Membership of Society of Acute Medicine
- Evidence to allow accreditation as a Consultant Clinical Supervisor for trainee doctors with the GMC
Desirable
- Recognised teaching skills course Special interest in role development and staff training
- Membership of relevant medical associations/learned societies
- Evidence to allow accreditation as a Consultant Educational Supervisor for trainee doctors with the GMC
Other
Essential
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients and staff at all levels of the organisation
- Full driving licence
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC registration and LTP
- MBBS or equivalent
- MRCP or equivalent
Desirable
- Additional higher degrees relevant to this post
- Other postgraduate qualification e.g. MD, PhD
- Qualified educational supervisor
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience in Acute / General Internal Medicine
Ability
Essential
- Recognised ability to work within, and provide leadership to, the multidisciplinary team
- Effective communicator
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Flexibility of approach
- Commitment to clinical risk management and implementation of clinical governance
- Effective team leader
Audit & Research
Essential
- Relevant experience in clinical audit
- Relevant experience in research and evidence of publications
- Ability to develop evidence based practice
Desirable
- Research leading to MD or PhD
Teaching and Education
Essential
- Experience and interest in teaching both junior medical and non-medical staff
- Evidence of commitment to continuing professional development and lifelong learning
- Commitment to teaching
- Membership of Society of Acute Medicine
- Evidence to allow accreditation as a Consultant Clinical Supervisor for trainee doctors with the GMC
Desirable
- Recognised teaching skills course Special interest in role development and staff training
- Membership of relevant medical associations/learned societies
- Evidence to allow accreditation as a Consultant Educational Supervisor for trainee doctors with the GMC
Other
Essential
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients and staff at all levels of the organisation
- Full driving licence
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).
