Consultant in Acute and Respiratory Medicine

North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Applications are invited for the post of Consultant Physician in Acute and Respiratory Medicine at the North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust. The successful applicant will join the exciting and enthusiastic acute and respiratory teams to provide clinical sessions within the Department of Emergency Care and Respiratory Medicine and contribute to the General Internal Medicine on-call services

The appointee will join a well established team of consultants and juniors covering the Acute Medical take, with daytime weekly sessional input to the acute medical unit and a commitment to the general medical rota; 1 in 6 weekends and 1 in 12 Physician of the week daytime cover. This will form part of the overall job plan and carry a 3% availability supplement. There are separate rotas for GI bleeding and Stroke. There is a sample weekly timetable given for guidance.

The respiratory component will be outpatient based with involvement with the existing community respiratory teams and virtual ward.

The appointee will be expected to take part in local postgraduate education activities (journal club, audit, clinical case presentation and teaching).

This is a new post based within the University Hospital of North Tees. Office accommodation and secretarial support will be provided as will computer/internet access

Main duties of the job

The main duties of the Consultant Physician in Acute and Respiratory Medicine are included within the attached job description and detailed below

About us

At North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust our main priority is, and always will be, to provide safe and high quality care to our patients every day; the kind of care we would want for ourselves and our loved ones. We want our organisation to be the best place to work with the right staff, in the right roles, at the right time, to ensure we deliver exceptional patient care and experience.

We will support staff through providing an inclusive and supportive workplace with health and well-being initiatives, staff benefits and opportunities for personal and professional development. Staff recognition is very important to us; as well as performance reviews and appraisals, we recognise staff through Star and Team of the month, colleague recognition - a note of thanks, Managers Awards, Shining Stars and Service Awards.

We support the Making Every Contact Count approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.

We recruit for values and "Together we are North Tees & Hartlepool"

Date posted

26 July 2024

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£99,532 to £131,964 a year pro rata per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

345-MED6485918

Job locations

University Hospital of North Tees

Hardwick Road

Stockton-on-Tees

TS19 8PE

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical

To assist in the provision of the medical specialties, in the delivery of care to those patients cared for on EAU and the Assessment area.

To provide outpatient based care for patients within the Lung Health department, for both new and routine review patients.

To provide clinical leadership for the development of the Respiratory Virtual Ward.

Take responsibility for own actions and decisions within the empowerment limits agreed by the Acute and Respiratory Consultant Teams and Clinical Director.

Contribute to the development of services and staff, participating in teaching of medical undergraduate and doctors in training.

Contribute to the departmental audit, research and patient safety and quality agenda.

Perform any other duties that considered necessary for the efficient working of the service and mutually agreed to be relevant to the post as the pattern of service evolves.

Required to cover for colleagues during normal periods of leave.

Professional supervision and management of junior medical staff.

The remainder of the appointee's professional time will be deployed flexibly on other clinical duties, administration, teaching, research, clinical audit etc.

In addition, the post holder will be expected to contribute to the achievement of the Trusts Strategic Objectives.

Quality and Patient Safety / Audit

The post holder will take an active role in the quality and patient safety practices. There is a weekly Quality and Patient Safety meeting and the Clinical Effectiveness Unit provides an active and very useful role in audit. The Trust has established weekly Safety Panel Meeting with monthly Audit and Clinical Effectiveness and Safety and Quality Standard meetings.

In addition, the post holder will be expected to:

Be committed to maintaining a high quality of services to patients, with particular regard to high levels of patient safety, by continual development of practice in the light of research evidence and by audit based against relevant standards.

Engage in relevant Quality Improvement projects

Be aware of, and comply with, all Trust infection prevention and control policies, to include hand hygiene, personal hygiene, environmental and food hygiene.

To undertake annual training / updates in infection prevention and control.

Prepare for and undertake the protective interventions that he/she is responsible for in a manner that is consistent with evidence based practice and maintaining patient safety.

Implement of Trust Risk Management strategy and understand implications of same within area of work

'Comply with Blood Transfusion policy to ensure a safe service is provided to patients'