Consultant in Acute Medicine and General Medicine

Job responsibilities

Clinical Responsibilities:

The acute physicians will spend the majority of their direct clinical care, and supporting professional activity time, working on the Acute Medical Unit, where they will lead the multi-professional team in the management of the acute medical patients.

It is expected that they will lead ward rounds, direct the management of patients, assess patients, perform practical procedures, teach both junior medical and other staff, attend multidisciplinary meetings, take part in the governance activity of the department, participate in the management and administration of the service and liaise with other professionals both within and outside the trust as required. It is expected that when on duty for the Acute Medical Unit and short stay medical unit, the working day will commence at 9am with a ward round. All acute admissions will be assessed by a senior clinical decision maker within 1 hour of referral by the Emergency Department or arrival if referred in by a GP. All patients on the Acute Medical Unit will be reviewed by a consultant as soon as possible to expedite appropriate further management during the first day of admission, and twice daily thereafter until discharge.

As highlighted previously there is an expectation that the successful applicant will be involved in the delivery of the Ambulatory Care Service via the Ambulatory Care Consultant of the Week model.

If the successful candidate has a particular specialty interest there may be scope to accommodate this within the job plan, subject to the needs of the Acute Medicine service and negotiation with the Clinical Director and Divisional Director.

Medical Education & Teaching:

1. Contribute to the weekly programme of educational activities, including dedicated AMU teaching on Friday lunchtimes as well as foundation year and core medical training teaching programmes.

2. Provide daily clinical supervision to trainees on the AMU as required.

3.Volunteer as an educational supervisor for doctors in training.

4.Provide teaching and training to undergraduates and medical students both on the ward and in the outpatient department.

Clinical Audit and Clinical Governance:

1.Take an active role in audit and governance projects to further the development of the AMU.

2. Participate in the AMUs own weekly governance meetings which provide the opportunity to share audits, journals, latest evidence, serious incident reviews, morbidity and mortality reviews and other similar activities.

Continuing Professional Development:

1. Participate in continuing professional development at local and national level.

2. Implement audit and research findings as appropriate in clinical practice.

3. Prepare and participate in Revalidation, including an annual appraisal, in accordance with Trust policy.

4.A willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national levels.

Policy, Planning and Management:

1. Support the Trust to deliver quality patient care.

2. Contribute to the development of clinical and organisational protocols and guidelines.

3. Assist in the development of the Annual Service Plan for the Directorate and Division and participate in the strategic planning of the service.

4. Comply with all Trust policies.

Qualifications

Essential

• MBBS or equivalent.
• Full registration with the GMC and hold a license to practice MRCP (UK) or equivalent.
• To be on the GMC Specialist Register for Acute or General (Internal) Medicine or within six months of obtaining CCT on a UK training program or CESR at the time of interview

Desirable

• Distinctions, scholarships, prizes
• Other degrees, e.g. BSc MSc, MD.

Clinical Experience

Essential

• Broad based training and wide experience of acute and general medicine.
• Experience of working in an Acute Medical Unit
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the management of acute medical emergencies
• Experience of working in a multi- cultural environment

Desirable

• Previous consultantlevel experience of working on an AMU / in ambulatory care, and / or in General Internal Medicine.
• Subspecialty interest

Clinical Audit

Essential

• Evidence of participation in clinical audit.
• Understanding of the principles of Clinical Governance and Clinical Risk.

Desirable

• Evidence of involvement in audits that have been used to significantly improve patient care.

Teaching Experience

Essential

• Wide experience of, and strong commitment to, undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.
• Ability to teach clinical skills to medical and nursing staff and other disciplines

Desirable

• Evidence of educational leadership roles.
• Curriculum design.

Management and Administrative Experience

Essential

• Evidence of organisational ability and experience of NHS management tasks

Desirable

• Will have attended a National Health Service Management Course appropriate to consultant duties

Other Attributes

Essential

• Evidence of leadership.
• Organisational ability.
• Able to take responsibility and cope with stressful situations.
• Able to get on with other members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Credibility and integrity.
• A sympathetic approach to patients and relatives
• Ability to establish good professional relationships with others.
• Ability to engage in and lead change management.
• Ability to plan strategically, execute tasks and to exercise sound judgment when faced with conflicting pressures.

Desirable

• Critical and enquiring approach to knowledge acquisition.
• An understanding of corporacy in the NHS.

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).