Consultant in Acute Medicine

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 07 May 2025

Job summary

We are looking for high-performing individuals to join our existing team of Acute Medicine Consultants at Queen Elizabeth Hospital. We currently have a team of thirteen Acute Medicine Consultants and Specialists who are supported by a wider team of consultant colleagues (with areas of specialty interest including Respiratory, Diabetes, Infectious Disease, Renal and Intensive Care) to manage patients within our service.

Candidates are required to have MBBS or an equivalent primary medical qualification, full MRCP qualification and a CCT or CESR in Acute Medicine. We will consider candidates with a CCT or CESR in General Medicine, providing they can show sufficient experience in Acute Medicine at consultant-level.

Our department includes an Acute Medical Unit (AMU) and Short Stay ward as well as a Same Day Emergency Care Unit (SDEC). Opportunities for teaching are available in our simulation suite and clinical skills area. Other areas of special interest are encouraged. The standard job plan is 10PA but less-than-full-time working is welcomed. The breakdown of job plans will be agreed with the successful candidates, using a standardised tool to ensure parity between colleagues.

For further information or to arrange an informal visit, please contact:

Dr Adam Seccombe: Acute Medicine Consultant/Clinical Service Lead (CSL) adam.seccombe@uhb.nhs.uk

Main duties of the job

The post attracts 10 PAs, including 1.5 core SPA in the expectation that career-grade medical staff will undertake additional roles as part of their normal agreed job plan. This will be increased according to additional contributions (e.g. clinical and education supervision of resident doctors). The appointee will have responsibilities across the department, but there will be opportunities to develop subspecialty interests depending on experience and service needs. This department embraces flexible working and candidates are encouraged to approach the leadership team to enquire further.

The appointee will work in accordance with the Trusts standard operating procedures and policies. They will commit to attending accredited conferences and meetings to maintain their continuing professional development, in line with national CME requirements, as well as completing mandatory training. The appointee will also participate in an annual job planning and appraisal process as required by the GMC.

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

09 April 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£105,504 to £139,882 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

304-KSA-09042025

Job locations

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Job description

Job responsibilities

KEY SKILLS

*To have oversight of all team activity during that clinical session, and provide support to other registered and non-registered clinical practitioners when needed

*To provide appropriate supervisions to resident doctors, ACPs and clinical practitioners

*Administrative duties related to patient care

*Contribution to medical education activity, including for members of the multidisciplinary team

*Regular participation in departmental and directorate meetings

*To support the Trust in emergencies in addition to appropriate on-call commitments

EXPERIENCE & KNOWLEDGE

*Demonstrates an interest in and commitment to Acute Medicine.

*Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of acute problems.

*Ability to function as independent operator in relevant procedures

*An understanding of the requirements of Clinical Governance and Audit.

*Completed a minimum of 12 years medical work since obtaining their medical qualification.

*Completed a minimum of six years in Acute Medicine in the Specialty Doctor and/or closed SAS grades (experience in a relevant specialty and/or an equivalent medical grade will also be considered).

Job description

Job responsibilities

KEY SKILLS

*To have oversight of all team activity during that clinical session, and provide support to other registered and non-registered clinical practitioners when needed

*To provide appropriate supervisions to resident doctors, ACPs and clinical practitioners

*Administrative duties related to patient care

*Contribution to medical education activity, including for members of the multidisciplinary team

*Regular participation in departmental and directorate meetings

*To support the Trust in emergencies in addition to appropriate on-call commitments

EXPERIENCE & KNOWLEDGE

*Demonstrates an interest in and commitment to Acute Medicine.

*Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of acute problems.

*Ability to function as independent operator in relevant procedures

*An understanding of the requirements of Clinical Governance and Audit.

*Completed a minimum of 12 years medical work since obtaining their medical qualification.

*Completed a minimum of six years in Acute Medicine in the Specialty Doctor and/or closed SAS grades (experience in a relevant specialty and/or an equivalent medical grade will also be considered).

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

*MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
*Evidence of Continuing Professional Development including CME
*MRCP or equivalent
*CCT or CESR in Acute Medicine (colleagues with CCT or CESR in General Medicine will be considered if they have evidence of Acute Medicine experience at consultant level)

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

*MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
*Evidence of Continuing Professional Development including CME
*MRCP or equivalent
*CCT or CESR in Acute Medicine (colleagues with CCT or CESR in General Medicine will be considered if they have evidence of Acute Medicine experience at consultant level)

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).