Job summary
We are excited to welcome a Consultant in Acute Medicine to join our enthusiastic and dynamic group of Acute Physicians at Frimley Health Foundation NHS Trust.
You will join a team of 6 WTE acute medical consultants at a stage where we are looking to expand our service.
The current acute medicine service spans across a 42 bedded Acute Medical Unit, a Consultant led AECU and in-reach into the Emergency Department. Acute Medicine consultants currently rotate through AECU, AMU and post-take in-reach into ED shifts.
Other speciality teams work closely with the acute medical team with a chest pain service in-reach service from cardiology 7 days a week and an acute frailty service supporting referrals directly from the ED and AMU. We have a 24 hour hyperacute stroke service and 24 hour primary PCI which have direct access pathways.
The annualised rota would equate to a 10PA/week on average with participation in the general medicine on-call rota. This is a 1:8 weekend commitment which includes resident ward rounds on AMU and post-taking and non-resident on-call for the rest.
Appointee (s) could choose to participate in alternative on-call rotas such as Stroke or ICU if their credentials support this. We already have 2 Acute Physicians participating in the Stroke on-call rota.
We offer a competitive relocation package for those wishing to relocate for this opportunity.
Main duties of the job
The expansion will allow a restructure of the current working pattern below and therefore is subject to change, but the current roles and PA allocation is noted below.
The appointees will be provided with office space and excellent secretarial support.
The job plan will be offered as 10 PAs although there may be opportunities to increase or decrease the number of PAs by discussion and mutual agreement.
The 10/11 PAs will comprise follows:
Direct Clinical Care 8/9 PAs incl. weekend rota
Supporting Professional Activities 2 PAs
About us
There's never been a more exciting time to build your career at Frimley Health, one of the country's largest and most respected trusts
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) has an outstanding reputation and a proud record of achievement. We have an ongoing commitment to improving the health and care services for the 900,000 people we serve across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.
We continue to invest in our services and facilities, including a £10 million upgrade to the hospital maternity unit as well as £49m major new Emergency Assessment Centre on our Wexham Park site. The opening of a brand new £100m state of the art hospital which replaced the existing hospital facility at Heatherwood and are planning to invest further in diagnostics and inpatient capacity at Frimley Park.
We have also made significant investment in our quality improvement and digital programmes to support our vision and we will ensure that we achieve our aim of providing the highest quality healthcare to our patients. Our new EPR - Epic - went live in June and we are already beginning to reap the benefits of this ambitious investment.
Our threecore values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other.
If you have a passion for clinical excellence, patient care and your own career development, you'll feel at home at Frimley Health.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide a high quality service in Acute Care with appropriate evidence based guidelines and clinical governance structure
- To contribute to the multi-disciplinary team working especially on the Acute Medical Unit to drive flow and enhance efficient acute medical care.
- To carry out medical teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required;
- To participate in the formal appraisal of junior medical staff in accordance with guidelines from the Royal College of Physicians and the Regional Postgraduate Dean;
- To contribute to postgraduate and continuing medical education activity including Continuing Professional Development
- To participate in medical audit on a regular basis and to help develop it;
- To provide information as required from time to time for legitimate management purposes, for example to support job planning, service development etc.
- To support the Chief of Service and the Associate Director for Acute and Emergency Medicine appropriate advice with regard to the development of services.
- To work within the framework of policies and procedures relevant to Medical and Dental staff.
- To participate fully in mandatory training as required and modified by the Trust from time to time and also in annual appraisal, job planning and revalidation procedures.
- The duties will be reflected in the job plan, which will be subject to review at least once a year.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide a high quality service in Acute Care with appropriate evidence based guidelines and clinical governance structure
- To contribute to the multi-disciplinary team working especially on the Acute Medical Unit to drive flow and enhance efficient acute medical care.
- To carry out medical teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required;
- To participate in the formal appraisal of junior medical staff in accordance with guidelines from the Royal College of Physicians and the Regional Postgraduate Dean;
- To contribute to postgraduate and continuing medical education activity including Continuing Professional Development
- To participate in medical audit on a regular basis and to help develop it;
- To provide information as required from time to time for legitimate management purposes, for example to support job planning, service development etc.
- To support the Chief of Service and the Associate Director for Acute and Emergency Medicine appropriate advice with regard to the development of services.
- To work within the framework of policies and procedures relevant to Medical and Dental staff.
- To participate fully in mandatory training as required and modified by the Trust from time to time and also in annual appraisal, job planning and revalidation procedures.
- The duties will be reflected in the job plan, which will be subject to review at least once a year.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MRCP (UK)
- CCT (or equivalent) in acute internal medicine and / or general internal medicine (or within 6 months of achieving at the time of application)
- Full GMC registration
Desirable
- SCE in Acute Medicine
- Other post-graduate degree MD/PhD
- FAMUS accreditation
Experience
Essential
- Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of acute presentations in adult medicine
- Experience in managing acute medical patients on an AMU, ambulatory settings eg SDEC and MDT working
- Involvement in the unselected medical take
- Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of acute medicine services
- Experience in leading a multidisciplinary team
Desirable
- Training in HDU/ICU medicine
- Experience of business planning
- Management experience/training
- Involvement in the design or delivery of ambulatory medicine, an AMU or augmented discharge pathways
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MRCP (UK)
- CCT (or equivalent) in acute internal medicine and / or general internal medicine (or within 6 months of achieving at the time of application)
- Full GMC registration
Desirable
- SCE in Acute Medicine
- Other post-graduate degree MD/PhD
- FAMUS accreditation
Experience
Essential
- Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of acute presentations in adult medicine
- Experience in managing acute medical patients on an AMU, ambulatory settings eg SDEC and MDT working
- Involvement in the unselected medical take
- Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of acute medicine services
- Experience in leading a multidisciplinary team
Desirable
- Training in HDU/ICU medicine
- Experience of business planning
- Management experience/training
- Involvement in the design or delivery of ambulatory medicine, an AMU or augmented discharge pathways
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
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Additional information
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).
