Locum Consultant in Acute Medicine

Job description

Job responsibilities

PRINCIPAL ELEMENTS OF THE POST: -

To provide senior clinical decision making at the front door reviewing patients awaiting admission to Medicine within the Emergency Department and the Ambulatory Area (referred to as GPAU).

To contribute cover of the Acute Medical Unit on Weekdays. Weekend work can also be considered if the candidate wishes with time off in lieu during the week.

To help develop Same Day Emergency Care.

To liaise and work with the Emergency Department to provide a seamless acute medical service to patients.

To enhance links with the Emergency Department.

Supervise and train junior medical staff.

To develop acute medicine for the benefit of patients along with the other Consultants at UHL, and our external commissioners and provider partners.

To ensure the provision of good standards of practice and care as described in the GMC Guidance Duties of a Doctor are followed at all times; and that bad practice is reported.

To ensure that clinical practice is both effective and efficient and that appropriate monitoring of clinical care takes place. To actively participate in audit.

To work with the CMG management team to ensure that services are delivered efficiently and reflect best practice with processes and governance to match - this may require new and flexible ways of working in the future.

To provide continuing responsibility for the care of the patients in their charge and for the proper organisation and functioning of their clinical practice.

To work closely with other specialties, departments and outside agencies to deliver the objectives of the Division and Clinical Business Unit.

To take responsibility for ensuring that critical clinical incidents, as defined in the Trusts Critical Incident Policy, are reported in a timely manner.

To participate in yearly appraisal and job planning.

To undertake Mandatory & Statutory training as determined by the Trust and Clinical Management Group.

To undertake the delivery of undergraduate teaching as a clinical teacher

To contribute to research in acute care.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Years experience working at consultant level

Skills and knowledge

Essential

• Skills and knowledge

Desirable

• skills and knowledge

Communication

Essential

• communication skills

Desirable

• communication skills

Communication

Essential

• communication skills

Desirable

• communication skills

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

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).

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

Address

Leicester Royal Infirmary

Leicester

LE1 6NB

Employer's website

https://www.jobsatleicestershospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)