Job summary
The Department of Acute Medicine at the Royal London Hospital runs a seven day consultant led service for the local population of Tower Hamlets, one of the poorest boroughs in the country, and parts of the City of London. Due to our location and reputation, we also care for many patients from wider East London. Our department regularly sees patients with a rich mixture of uncommon and advanced pathologies alongside the more mundane. We have very good relationships with, and work closely with our colleagues in the Emergency Department, Specialist Medicine and Older Peoples' Services. The fact that all our consultants work part time in these specialties has helped us greatly to solidify these relationships.
The Acute Assessment Unit (AAU) is a 52-bedded ward where all patients seen on the medical take are admitted. There is provision to monitor acutely sick patients in a dedicated 8-bedded cardiac monitoring area and we have 16 side rooms. The medical ward team is divided into two consultant lead teams: The Post Take Team and The Early Team ('consultant of the week') and we enjoy a high nurse to patient ratio that has helped us to create a safe and effective care environment. AAU has an excellent Multi-Disciplinary Team that allows us to provide fast assessments of patients and planning for their care and appropriate, timely discharges. All documentation on AAU is electronic and to facilitate efficient ward rounds we have a large number of dedicated computers on wheels.
Main duties of the job
To provide consultant physician service to the medical take at the Royal London Hospital. The post will work as part of a rolling rota providing consultant cover to a number of acute medical services.
If the appointee specialises in Acute Medicine, the specialty sessions will be undertaken in ambulatory care or other acute medicine services. All speciality sessions will be agreed with the clinical director at the time of appointment.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which ourWeCarevalues and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To undertake front line work on the Acute Assessment Unit (AAU) and the Emergency Department (to a lesser extent) with the medical admitting team.
- To oversee the Acute Medical take, performing mid and post-take ward rounds, facilitating specialty referrals and triage. To provide an immediate medical opinion for seriously ill patients at the request of junior medical staff.
- To provide a non-resident on call service on a rotational basis
- To conduct effective ward rounds of patients and care for short-stay patients on the AAU; delivering excellent care, facilitating timely discharges and formulate follow up plans, and following patients up in the AEC clinic.
- To conduct clinical work and supervise junior doctors in the AEC clinic.
- To fully take part in the work of our Multi-Disciplinary Team and attend daily MDT meetings on AAU, actively contributing to the coordination of patient care.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To undertake front line work on the Acute Assessment Unit (AAU) and the Emergency Department (to a lesser extent) with the medical admitting team.
- To oversee the Acute Medical take, performing mid and post-take ward rounds, facilitating specialty referrals and triage. To provide an immediate medical opinion for seriously ill patients at the request of junior medical staff.
- To provide a non-resident on call service on a rotational basis
- To conduct effective ward rounds of patients and care for short-stay patients on the AAU; delivering excellent care, facilitating timely discharges and formulate follow up plans, and following patients up in the AEC clinic.
- To conduct clinical work and supervise junior doctors in the AEC clinic.
- To fully take part in the work of our Multi-Disciplinary Team and attend daily MDT meetings on AAU, actively contributing to the coordination of patient care.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Broad, practical experience in Acute and General Internal Medicine; Regular, recent participation in the acute medical take and on-call
Desirable
- Experience in Intensive care, and Emergency medicine.
Skills
Essential
- ALS; Competent in all practical procedures necessary to run the acute medical take
Desirable
- Other skills - Ultrasound, Echocardiography
Qualifications
Essential
- MRCP or Equivalent
- AIM and /or GIM accredited as part of CCT or equivalent.
Desirable
- Higher Degree
- Publication of papers in appropriate journals/literature
- Clinical, basic research, epidemiological, health delivery and/or health economic publications related to acute medicine.
- CCT in Acute Medicine
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Broad, practical experience in Acute and General Internal Medicine; Regular, recent participation in the acute medical take and on-call
Desirable
- Experience in Intensive care, and Emergency medicine.
Skills
Essential
- ALS; Competent in all practical procedures necessary to run the acute medical take
Desirable
- Other skills - Ultrasound, Echocardiography
Qualifications
Essential
- MRCP or Equivalent
- AIM and /or GIM accredited as part of CCT or equivalent.
Desirable
- Higher Degree
- Publication of papers in appropriate journals/literature
- Clinical, basic research, epidemiological, health delivery and/or health economic publications related to acute medicine.
- CCT in 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.
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).
