Consultant in Acute Medicine

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 13 May 2024

Job summary

We are looking for enthusiastic colleagues looking to join our team of acute medical consultants at Heartlands Hospital, part of University Hospitals Birmingham.

Our department includes a large acute medical unit, a newly refurbished busy SDEC and 3 short stay wards as well as in-reach to the emergency department.

We serve a diverse population within an urban conurbation. The trust is committed to tackling health inequalities and providing outstanding care to our communities. The medical take is busy with a fascinating range of pathologies and rich in learning and teaching opportunities. We welcome applications from consultants with other speciality or research interests and several of our substantive consultants work across other departments such as infectious diseases, endocrinology and renal medicine. Part-time working can be considered.

Main duties of the job

Our Acute medical consultants are responsible for:

*Oversight of the medical take in ED, MAU and SDEC; including post-take ward rounds

*The care of patients admitted to acute medicine wards and will complete daily ward rounds.

*Providing support, education and supervision for doctors in training and Advanced Clinical Practitioners.

*Contributing to departmental governance processes including M & M and incident reporting and reviews, as well as service development

*Administration related to patient care- prompt review and communication of patient results, with support of our admin team

*Maintaining good working relationships with the whole MDT

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Date posted

15 April 2024

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£93,666 to £126,281 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

304-EP-53188

Job locations

Heartlands Hospital

Bordesley Green E

Birmingham

West Midlands

B9 5SS

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please note for more information about this opportunity please see attached detailed job description.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please note for more information about this opportunity please see attached detailed job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

*MBBS or equivalent
*MRCP or equivalent
*Entry on the GMC specialist register for General Internal Medicine or Acute Medicine

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

*MBBS or equivalent
*MRCP or equivalent
*Entry on the GMC specialist register for General Internal Medicine or Acute Medicine

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).