Job summary
This is a new post to join a team providing a comprehensive service for acute medical admissions. This is a long-term substantive post aimed to provide the experience required for the successful candidate to achieve, with time, a consultant grade via the CESR route.
The acute medical services at Hull Royal Infirmary consist of an Acute Medical Unit of 38 beds and a Same Day Care Unit as well supporting an in reach service in to the emergency department. The successful applicant will join our team of 8 consultant, 5 Specialist Registrars, 18 junior doctors (FY1 - CT level) plus 4 ACPs. The applicant will be expected to take a senior role based within the department and will have opportunities to develop an area of special interest as desired. The new applicant will be expected to take an active involvement in teaching and clinical governance activities in the department.
Applicants must hold full GMC registration. MRCP qualifications desirable (MRCP Part 1 essential). UK experience essential. Applicants should also possess the ability to work in a multidisciplinary team, have good interpersonal skills, have a caring attitude to patients, have good communication skills to allow communication within different groups and must also have a commitment to continuing their medical education. Please include in the additional information section of the application form; the name of you current responsible officer, their contact details and your date of revalidation.
Main duties of the job
This is a new full time substantive post. The applicant will be expected to take a senior role within the two main areas of acute medicine, but will also work alongside the Specialist Registrars in Acute Medicine during training. They will be working across two different areas of Acute medicine, comprising of the acute medical admissions unit and the Same Day Care Unit. They may also have to provide care for patients with the Emergency department and, if desired, there may be an opportunity to take part in the RMO on call rota.
The successful applicant will join a team of 9 substantive and 2 locum consultants in Acute medicine, managing a total bed base of 38 within the trust and the Same Day Care Unit
Both the above units are based in Hull Royal Infirmary. Acute medical unit and Same Day Care Unit are based within the ground floor of the main tower, next to the accident and emergency department and the emergency radiology facilities
The successful candidate must have 4 years postgraduate experience with at least 2 years experience in General Medicine or Acute Medicine.
The successful candidate will be based at Hull Royal Infirmary with access to the shared specialist registrars office area and secretarial support.
The successful candidate will have a named educational supervisor if they wish.
About us
HUTH is part of one of the largest acute and community Group arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) and Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) - our Group has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites, are Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH and Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLaG.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Group and our community.
Should we receive a high volume of applications the advert may be closed earlier than stated. To view a full job description and person specification please see attachments on this advert
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Professional Registration
Essential
- Full Registration with the GMC
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- MRCP(UK) or equivalent qualification
- Valid ALS certificate
- MBBS or acceptable equivalent
- Evidence of continuing professional development including postgraduate education
Desirable
- Postgraduate degree: e.g. MD, PhD
- ECDL or equivalent experience in computers
- SCE in Acute Medicine
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Four years post registration full time postgraduate training or equivalent competency and experience of which Minimum two years in acute and general medical specialities.
- Experience of multidisciplinary working, leading multidisciplinary team meetings.
Desirable
- Experience of Acute Medical Services and Ambulatory care services
Management and Administration Experience
Essential
- Ability to manage and lead medical/surgical teams
- Ability to lead on smooth and efficient running of the unit
- Ability to organise, prioritise and manage high intensity workload
Desirable
- Ability to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/ delivery
Skills, knowledge and ability
Essential
- Well-organised, flexible and able to take decisions regarding acute medical care of patients, safe discharge and same day treatment in ambulatory setting.
- Able to lead the medical take within part of a multidisciplinary team
- Able to organise, prioritise and plan own work and that of the team.
Desirable
- Able to aid development of the acute medical unit, ambulatory care unit and high observations unit in the future
Teaching, Audit and Research
Essential
- Experience of supervising junior medical staff
- Commitment to formal and informal teaching of medical staff, AHPs and medical students
- Evidence of participation in audit
- Ability to extrapolate clinical research evidence to care for individual patients
- Ability to get involved in clinical governance projects within the two units of AMU and ACU
- Knowledge and participation in Health & Safety and Clinical Governance
Desirable
- Evidence of having conducted a practice-changing audit
- Experience of teaching/ training in clinical courses e.g. IMPACT Course, Faculty, ALS Instructor, ALERT Instructor
- Original peer-reviewed research publications
- Able to train/teach other healthcare professionals.
- Experience in research and management.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Ability to work flexibly in a changing health service
- Excellent manner with patients, being sensitive to their needs and fears
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, Nurses and other health professionals and flex style as appropriate
- Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional and national levels
- Ability to cope with stressful situations
Desirable
- Ability to communicate effectively with external agencies and other disciplines
Person Specification
Professional Registration
Essential
- Full Registration with the GMC
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- MRCP(UK) or equivalent qualification
- Valid ALS certificate
- MBBS or acceptable equivalent
- Evidence of continuing professional development including postgraduate education
Desirable
- Postgraduate degree: e.g. MD, PhD
- ECDL or equivalent experience in computers
- SCE in Acute Medicine
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Four years post registration full time postgraduate training or equivalent competency and experience of which Minimum two years in acute and general medical specialities.
- Experience of multidisciplinary working, leading multidisciplinary team meetings.
Desirable
- Experience of Acute Medical Services and Ambulatory care services
Management and Administration Experience
Essential
- Ability to manage and lead medical/surgical teams
- Ability to lead on smooth and efficient running of the unit
- Ability to organise, prioritise and manage high intensity workload
Desirable
- Ability to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/ delivery
Skills, knowledge and ability
Essential
- Well-organised, flexible and able to take decisions regarding acute medical care of patients, safe discharge and same day treatment in ambulatory setting.
- Able to lead the medical take within part of a multidisciplinary team
- Able to organise, prioritise and plan own work and that of the team.
Desirable
- Able to aid development of the acute medical unit, ambulatory care unit and high observations unit in the future
Teaching, Audit and Research
Essential
- Experience of supervising junior medical staff
- Commitment to formal and informal teaching of medical staff, AHPs and medical students
- Evidence of participation in audit
- Ability to extrapolate clinical research evidence to care for individual patients
- Ability to get involved in clinical governance projects within the two units of AMU and ACU
- Knowledge and participation in Health & Safety and Clinical Governance
Desirable
- Evidence of having conducted a practice-changing audit
- Experience of teaching/ training in clinical courses e.g. IMPACT Course, Faculty, ALS Instructor, ALERT Instructor
- Original peer-reviewed research publications
- Able to train/teach other healthcare professionals.
- Experience in research and management.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Ability to work flexibly in a changing health service
- Excellent manner with patients, being sensitive to their needs and fears
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, Nurses and other health professionals and flex style as appropriate
- Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional and national levels
- Ability to cope with stressful situations
Desirable
- Ability to communicate effectively with external agencies and other disciplines
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).
