Job summary
Specialty Doctor in Acute Medicine
Division: Unplanned and Integrated Care
Care Group: Acute Medicine
Salary: £52,530 - £82,400 per annum/pro rata
Interview Date: TBC
We are recruiting forSpecialty Doctorin Acute Medicinewho shares our ambition and vision to deliver theBest of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will join the existing team of Consultant Physicians in Acute Medicine providing specialist service and GIM ward cover on Keats and Wakeley ward. The successful applicant will be encouraged to engage and participate in the department's research projects, Audits, and departmental governance
The post holder will be expected to participate in ward round in Acute Medicine, with a consultant. They need to supervise junior doctors and teach them during the ward round.
He/she will be able to independently see patients, formulate appropriate management plans and liaise with the AEC consultant if needed. They would also, be able to provide to junior doctors working in AEC with advice if required.
Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.
We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.
To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.
About us
Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved. Our culture and values are what drives the Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.
Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious environment.
The NHS are striving towards "we work flexibly" as a workforce, we want to ensure that you can work in a way that is best for us, our patients, and importantly for you. We offer many flexible working opportunities, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement for you and if it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
All of our substantive & fixed term employees can enjoy a range of staff benefits, a gym, an active health and wellbeing programme, an on-site nursery and a cycle to work scheme.
We are taking positive action to ensure that we can attract, recruit and retain the best talent and would welcome more applicants from under - represented groups to support the Trusts commitment to a diverse, inclusive and an employer of choice workforce.
All staff at Medway comply the Trust's and the Kent and Medway Safeguarding Board's policies on safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The job covers 10 PAs including 8 clinical activities and 2 supportingactivities and CPD. These will include, some shifts on the weekend. Annualappraisal will be carried out by Clinical lead for department, in which theapplicant is based, and approved by Medical Director. Any disagreementregarding job plan or appraisal will be referred to Medical Director.
It is expected the post holder will be able to independently see patients,formulate appropriate management plans and liaise with the AECconsultant if needed. They would also, be able to provide to junior doctorsworking in AEC with advice if required.
The post holder would ideally be independent in performing procedures. Ifneeded post holder could be appropriately trained and signed off to acompetent level. The post holder would contribute to Acute Medicineteaching as well.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The job covers 10 PAs including 8 clinical activities and 2 supportingactivities and CPD. These will include, some shifts on the weekend. Annualappraisal will be carried out by Clinical lead for department, in which theapplicant is based, and approved by Medical Director. Any disagreementregarding job plan or appraisal will be referred to Medical Director.
It is expected the post holder will be able to independently see patients,formulate appropriate management plans and liaise with the AECconsultant if needed. They would also, be able to provide to junior doctorsworking in AEC with advice if required.
The post holder would ideally be independent in performing procedures. Ifneeded post holder could be appropriately trained and signed off to acompetent level. The post holder would contribute to Acute Medicineteaching as well.
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- Full GMC Registration
- MRCP (UK)
Knowledge
Essential
- Clinical Governance principles
- Demonstates the underpinning subject-specific competencies relevant to the role setting and scope.
- Knowledge of legal responsibilities relevant to the role, such as mental capacity and deprivation of liberty
- Prior Working in Acute Medicine
Experience
Essential
- Shall have completed at least four years' full-time postgraduate training, at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty, or have equivalent experience.
- Experience of implementing quality improvement methods and repeats quality improvement cycles to refine practice
- Clinically evaluates and managed a patient, formulating a priorities differential diagnosis, initiating an appropriate management plan.
- Experience of teaching doctors-in training and undergraduates
Values Based Question
Essential
- Give an example of when you have acted as a role model.
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- Full GMC Registration
- MRCP (UK)
Knowledge
Essential
- Clinical Governance principles
- Demonstates the underpinning subject-specific competencies relevant to the role setting and scope.
- Knowledge of legal responsibilities relevant to the role, such as mental capacity and deprivation of liberty
- Prior Working in Acute Medicine
Experience
Essential
- Shall have completed at least four years' full-time postgraduate training, at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty, or have equivalent experience.
- Experience of implementing quality improvement methods and repeats quality improvement cycles to refine practice
- Clinically evaluates and managed a patient, formulating a priorities differential diagnosis, initiating an appropriate management plan.
- Experience of teaching doctors-in training and undergraduates
Values Based Question
Essential
- Give an example of when you have acted as a role model.
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
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).
