Job summary
Job Title: Consultant in Acute Medicine
Hours per week: 37.5 hours per week (10 sessions per week)
Perm/Fixed Term: Permanent
Salary: £93,666 - £126,281 per annum
Closing Date: 6th December 2024
Interview Date: TBC
This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly.
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Main duties of the job
An exciting opportunity for a highly skilled and motivated individual has arisen at the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust to join the Acute Medicine Department as a Consultant Physician. The successful candidate will play a key role in the continuing development of the Department of Acute Medicine, the Division of Medicine and the wider organization as the Trust strives to continue to improve the services available to our local community through the engagement of high quality clinical leadership.
The Department of Acute Medicine is being reconfigured with the aim of offering seven day service in order that our patients are provided with high quality clinical care at the front door and beyond, in partnership with our Accident and Emergency Department team. We are supported in this by our Divisional Managers, with whom we have excellent working relationships. Applicants should see this opening as an opportunity to be part of the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust's drive to innovate for the development of improved services for the benefit of our local community.
About us
Here at George Eliot our vision to'excel at patient care'takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive health services delivered by inspiring and compassionate staff who share our corporate values:
Effective Open Communication
Excellence and safety in everything we do
Challenge but support
Expect respect and dignity
Local health that inspires confidence
Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, extensive in-house course learning directory, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The following is not an exhaustive or exclusive list of the duties of a consultant. The appointee to this post is required to:
- Deliver day-to-day clinical care and leadership on the Acute Medical.
- Support the Same Day Emergency Care and Ambulatory Care Unit (ACU) carrying out review of ACU patients and helping to develop and expand patient pathways to deliver high quality clinical care in the right environment.
- Look at current acute medicine practice and patient pathways within George Eliot Hospital and in conjunction with Clinical lead and Clinical Director further develop the service in line with best practice.
- Participate in ongoing development of clinical guidelines in acute medicine, audit and other key aspects of clinical governance agenda.
- Show flexibility and undertake different appropriate clinical tasks at the request of the Clinical Lead, as the need arises.
- Actively participate in the teaching programme and undertake supervision, teaching and training of medical trainees and other multi-professional staff, in line with guidance from the relevant Royal Colleges or specialty bodies.
- There will be the potential to continue to develop your specialty interest within or outside of Acute Medicine if the post holder has an area of expertise and it is a service requirement of the.
- Develop and maintain good communications with General Practitioners and appropriate external.
- Comply with all relevant Trust Policies and Procedures.
- Ensure that all trust wide standards are maintained to improve the quality of total care to all who come in contact with services provided by.
- Ensure compliance with all appropriate legal and statutory requirements, including Health and Safety, Standing financial Instructions and Incident.
- Share responsibility for data protection arising out of the use of computers.
- Demonstrate a firm involvement in Clinical Governance, Risk Management and Clinical Audit this will include the development and maintenance of appropriate systems and practices to ensure continued safe clinical.
- Take responsibility for the professional supervision and development of trainee doctors and other staff within the specialty. This will include the appraisal of doctors in training, and the Certificates of Satisfaction in respect of foundation year.
- Ensure own practice is up-to-date which will include taking responsibility for own Continuous Professional Development and participating in the Trusts Performance and Annual Review.
- Participate in the continuing professional development scheme of an appropriate medical college and the Trust & University Joint Appraisal scheme. The Trust supports the requirements for Continuing Medical Education as laid down by the Royal College of Physicians and is committed to providing time and financial support for these.
For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The following is not an exhaustive or exclusive list of the duties of a consultant. The appointee to this post is required to:
- Deliver day-to-day clinical care and leadership on the Acute Medical.
- Support the Same Day Emergency Care and Ambulatory Care Unit (ACU) carrying out review of ACU patients and helping to develop and expand patient pathways to deliver high quality clinical care in the right environment.
- Look at current acute medicine practice and patient pathways within George Eliot Hospital and in conjunction with Clinical lead and Clinical Director further develop the service in line with best practice.
- Participate in ongoing development of clinical guidelines in acute medicine, audit and other key aspects of clinical governance agenda.
- Show flexibility and undertake different appropriate clinical tasks at the request of the Clinical Lead, as the need arises.
- Actively participate in the teaching programme and undertake supervision, teaching and training of medical trainees and other multi-professional staff, in line with guidance from the relevant Royal Colleges or specialty bodies.
- There will be the potential to continue to develop your specialty interest within or outside of Acute Medicine if the post holder has an area of expertise and it is a service requirement of the.
- Develop and maintain good communications with General Practitioners and appropriate external.
- Comply with all relevant Trust Policies and Procedures.
- Ensure that all trust wide standards are maintained to improve the quality of total care to all who come in contact with services provided by.
- Ensure compliance with all appropriate legal and statutory requirements, including Health and Safety, Standing financial Instructions and Incident.
- Share responsibility for data protection arising out of the use of computers.
- Demonstrate a firm involvement in Clinical Governance, Risk Management and Clinical Audit this will include the development and maintenance of appropriate systems and practices to ensure continued safe clinical.
- Take responsibility for the professional supervision and development of trainee doctors and other staff within the specialty. This will include the appraisal of doctors in training, and the Certificates of Satisfaction in respect of foundation year.
- Ensure own practice is up-to-date which will include taking responsibility for own Continuous Professional Development and participating in the Trusts Performance and Annual Review.
- Participate in the continuing professional development scheme of an appropriate medical college and the Trust & University Joint Appraisal scheme. The Trust supports the requirements for Continuing Medical Education as laid down by the Royal College of Physicians and is committed to providing time and financial support for these.
For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential
- Eligibility for inclusion on the Specialist Register within 6 months of interview date
- ALS Certification
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Broad clinical experience in General Medicine & Acute Medicine
- Completion or near completion of a Specialist Training programme in General Medicine & Acute Medicine
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of specialist service
- Ability to supervise, appraise, coach and mentor trainee and other doctors
- Understanding of the concepts of management
- Experience of service development
Teaching & Education
Essential
- Ability to deliver teaching sessions effectively for both undergraduate and postgraduate students
- Experienced in performing clinical procedures relevant to Acute Medicine.
- Commitment to continuing medical education
Desirable
- Undertaken complete audit cycle or QIP
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical practice
- Knowledge of clinical governance processes
Audit / Research & Publication
Essential
- Knowledge of clinical governance processes
Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential
- Eligibility for inclusion on the Specialist Register within 6 months of interview date
- ALS Certification
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Broad clinical experience in General Medicine & Acute Medicine
- Completion or near completion of a Specialist Training programme in General Medicine & Acute Medicine
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of specialist service
- Ability to supervise, appraise, coach and mentor trainee and other doctors
- Understanding of the concepts of management
- Experience of service development
Teaching & Education
Essential
- Ability to deliver teaching sessions effectively for both undergraduate and postgraduate students
- Experienced in performing clinical procedures relevant to Acute Medicine.
- Commitment to continuing medical education
Desirable
- Undertaken complete audit cycle or QIP
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical practice
- Knowledge of clinical governance processes
Audit / Research & Publication
Essential
- Knowledge of clinical governance processes
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).
