Job summary
Target employment start date August 2025.
This job is 2 days a week in Medical SDEC and 1 day on the Acute Medical Unit. There is an expectation for 1 day a week of evening working on a Thursday. There is no on call commitment, if the post holder requires registrar on call experience this can be discussed at interview and may be able to be accommodated.
Main duties of the job
Clinical duties and responsibilities: Acute Medicine
Clinical assessment and management of the whole range of patients across acute medicine
Perform ward rounds with junior support on AMU
Manage high acuity patients in ECU
Independently manage patients with on site consultant supervision
Clinical duties and responsibilities: SDEC
Clinical assessment and management of the whole range of patients presenting to SDEC
Support more junior trainees/PAs/ACPs
Make independent discharge decisions and follow up arrangements
Manage the majority of SDEC patients independently, with consultant support for more complex cases
About us
North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead. We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.
North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.
There are c 70-100 Acute Medical attendances per day from both Primary Care and the Emergency Department.
There are 58 beds across the AMU, including 12 telemetry beds and 8 ECU beds delivering ECU-level care with continuous cardiac monitoring, high flow oxygen and non-invasive ventilation.
The Acute Medical Team also run the medical SDEC service , this is open 8am-8pm Monday to Friday and 10am-6pm on weekends. Approximately 30 patients a day are managed through SDEC.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see full job description for main responsibilities of this post. There will be a clinical duties, an element of teaching, governance and leadership and teamwork requirement.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see full job description for main responsibilities of this post. There will be a clinical duties, an element of teaching, governance and leadership and teamwork requirement.
Person Specification
Education/Training/Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC registration
- Advanced Life Support Certification
- Completed at least four years full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time or flexible basis) at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or as a fixed term specialty trainee in a relevant specialty; or equivalent experience and competencies
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD), including regular attendance on internal and external study programmes
Desirable
Work Experience
Essential
- Experience and interest in teaching of staff, both undergraduate and postgraduate and from all disciplines
- Evidence of clinical audit (quality assessment/process improvement) experience
- Relevant publication in scientific journals, presentation at local/national conferences
- Being a medical registrar on call or equivalent and running an acute unselected medical take with consultant supervision.
- Making independent treatment and management decision including escalation and liaising with intensive care
Desirable
- Experience and knowledge of common infectious diseases and management
Personal Qualities/Special Circumstances
Essential
- Demonstrates values and behaviours consistent with the NHS Leadership Academy Healthcare Leadership Model
- Willing to challenge and adopt an inquiring and proactive approach to learning
- Demonstrates initiative
- Enthusiastic and inquiring approach to work
Person Specification
Education/Training/Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC registration
- Advanced Life Support Certification
- Completed at least four years full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time or flexible basis) at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or as a fixed term specialty trainee in a relevant specialty; or equivalent experience and competencies
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD), including regular attendance on internal and external study programmes
Desirable
Work Experience
Essential
- Experience and interest in teaching of staff, both undergraduate and postgraduate and from all disciplines
- Evidence of clinical audit (quality assessment/process improvement) experience
- Relevant publication in scientific journals, presentation at local/national conferences
- Being a medical registrar on call or equivalent and running an acute unselected medical take with consultant supervision.
- Making independent treatment and management decision including escalation and liaising with intensive care
Desirable
- Experience and knowledge of common infectious diseases and management
Personal Qualities/Special Circumstances
Essential
- Demonstrates values and behaviours consistent with the NHS Leadership Academy Healthcare Leadership Model
- Willing to challenge and adopt an inquiring and proactive approach to learning
- Demonstrates initiative
- Enthusiastic and inquiring approach to work
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).
