Consultant in Acute Medicine

Job responsibilities

Posts will be based predominantly at Northwick Park Hospital but there is the option of cross site working at Ealing Hospital as well.

Northwick Park Hospital:

Northwick Park is a Major Acute Hospital with a busy medical take and an established reputation for patients presenting with a very wide range of medical conditions with a high degree of acuity. Recognition of the vital role that is played by Acute Medicine has seen the Trust make a substantial investment in the service. This will enable the department to develop three Acute Medical Unit wards (on a phased approach) with patients remaining under the care of the acute team for their duration on the unit. In addition the team runs the award-winning Ambulatory Emergency Care Unit and the well-established Medical High Dependency Unit. Participation in HDU will be optional dependent on previous experience and competencies.

The post holders will join six acute medicine consultants, fourteen acute/specialty consultants and thirty-three specialty medical consultants who together are responsible for providing the acute and general internal medicine service at Northwick Park Hospital.

Ealing Hospital:

The Acute Medicine service is thriving at Ealing hospital. After an uncertain period during which the Emergency Department faced closure with unclear implications for acute services on the site we can now plan with confidence for the future. The department has a well-deserved reputation for excellence in teaching and training.

The Acute Medical Unit is a 33-bedded ward through which all acute medical admissions are streamed. The department is in the process of expanding the Ambulatory Service. A new unit has recently been opened, co-located with the Acute Frailty Service. The team has pioneered ambulatory care for patients with Heart Failure, winning multiple awards. The challenge now is to stream a larger proportion of medical referrals through the Ambulatory Service.

Interview date - TBC

Qualifications

Essential

• CCT in General Internal Medicine (or expected within six months of interview)
• MRCP or equivalent
• ALS certificate (active)

Desirable

• CCT in Acute Medicine (or expected within six months of interview)
• Experience of High Dependency and Intensive Care Medicine

Management and Audit

Essential

• An understanding of the current NHS environment, particularly in relation to reforms, initiatives and issues
• An understanding of challenges to LNWH NHS Trust and strategic objectives
• Understanding of the importance of audit
• Management course
• Record of relevant audits

Research & publications

Essential

• Experience in research and potential to develop and execute clinical research projects

Desirable

• Relevant research publications in peer-reviewed journals

Personal skills

Essential

• Enjoys busy working environment and working in a team
• Ability to communicate fluently in English.
• A compassionate approach to patients
• Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively
• Ability to plan strategically, execute tasks and to exercise sound judgment when faced with conflicting pressures
• Ability to motivate and develop the multi-disciplinary team, balancing departmental and personal objectives
• Ability to engage in and lead change management.

Desirable

• Has demonstrated qualities of team leadership
• Proven ability to lead a team in an acute assessment/high dependency unit setting

Registration

Essential

• Entry on Specialist Register in General Internal Medicine and Acute Medicine (or entry expected within six months of interview)

Knowledge & Expertise

Essential

• Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT in Acute and General Internal Medicine.
• Clinical training, experience and leadership in High Dependency Unit environment
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of complex acute medicine patients
• Experience of working in a Medical/Acute Assessment Unit
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the management of acute medical emergencies
• Experience of working in a multi-cultural environment

Desirable

• Clinical training and experience in intensive care medicine

Teaching

Essential

• Experience in undergraduate clinical teaching
• Ability to teach clinical skills to medical and nursing staff and other disciplines

Desirable

• Training in medical education including work based assessments, educational supervision and appraisal

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

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UK Registration

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