Consultant in Acute Medicine

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Consultant in Acute Medicine: Up to 10 PA's

Patient safety, dignity and care are the highest priority and at the centre of all that we do.

We are looking for a colleague:To provide high quality consultant-delivered care to patients requiring our service,ensuring the highest standards of clinical care are met;

To provide teaching and training at undergraduate and postgraduate level, and to supervise and train the junior clinical team and our specialty doctors;To be proactive in the Department's clinical governance agenda and take on leadership roles to support continuous learning and improvement, thereby abiding by the clinical and corporate governance policies of the TrustTo liaise with clinicians and managers within and outside the Department to address any issues arising that may affect the service;To participate in relevant audit and quality assurance processes.

Main duties of the job

The Acute Medicine department at Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust is a dynamic department known for taking a hands-on role in service development, quality improvement, education and training. Acute Medicine benefits from strong departmental and senior leadership and has easy working relationships with the hospital executive team through its work in development of our acute services.

Acute Medicine is well known as a nurturing and supportive department both for senior medical staff and for doctors in training. We work collaboratively with the well-established multidisciplinary teams of nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and discharge co-ordinators on our Emergency Assessment Unit and Acute Medical Unit, all of which maintain a strong culture of safety and professionalism.

About us

The Acute Medicine department at Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation trust is a dynamic department known for taking a proactive role in service development, quality improvement, and education and training. Acute Medicine benefits from a strong leadershipteam and has easy working relationships with the hospital executive team through its work indevelopment of our acute services.The Acute Medicine team provides care on the Acute Medical Unit and the short-stay Acute Medicine ward, EAU4, focussing on the first 48 hours of the patient journey. We also provide an Acute Medicine in-reach service in the Emergency Department during daytime hours. The general medical on-call work is shared with general medical colleagues from a range of specialties. We have excellent working relationships with the specialty physicians, with specialty advice easily available via a hot phone system.There is a well-established multi-disciplinary team structure in our clinical areas, with daily business MDT board rounds. The emergency assessment ward receives excellent Friends and Family feedback, and the nursing staff maintain a strong, caring team approach in a busy, high turnover environment. Feedback has particularly highlighted the excellent teamcommunication. The therapy and discharge team take a proactive role in discharge planning and can access a range of intermediate care services to support discharge to the community.

Date posted

12 July 2024

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£99,532 to £131,964 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

388-6109012-M&D-A

Job locations

Torbay Hospital

Lowes Bridge

Torbay

TQ2 7AA


Job description

Job responsibilities

Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

  • Full GMC Registration (with licence to practice).
  • CCT Specialist Registration or will obtain within 6 months of interview date.
  • CESR.
  • Minimum of English Level 2 (GCSE grade C or equivalent), IELTS or graduate of a UK Medical School.
  • ATLS / APLS / ALS

Management & Admin Experience

Essential

  • Effective specialist clinical service
  • Experience of Audit and Management
  • Evidence of involving patients in practice.
  • Evidence of innovative development and implementation of guidance.

Teaching Experience

Essential

  • Proven ability to teach clinical skills within multi-disciplinary teams applying evidence based knowledge.
  • Evidence of relevant research, publications or presentations.
Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

  • Full GMC Registration (with licence to practice).
  • CCT Specialist Registration or will obtain within 6 months of interview date.
  • CESR.
  • Minimum of English Level 2 (GCSE grade C or equivalent), IELTS or graduate of a UK Medical School.
  • ATLS / APLS / ALS

Management & Admin Experience

Essential

  • Effective specialist clinical service
  • Experience of Audit and Management
  • Evidence of involving patients in practice.
  • Evidence of innovative development and implementation of guidance.

Teaching Experience

Essential

  • Proven ability to teach clinical skills within multi-disciplinary teams applying evidence based knowledge.
  • Evidence of relevant research, publications or presentations.

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).

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.

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

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Torbay Hospital

Lowes Bridge

Torbay

TQ2 7AA


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Torbay Hospital

Lowes Bridge

Torbay

TQ2 7AA


Employer's website

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

For questions about the job, contact:

Clinical Lead

Katherine Mellor

Katherine.mellor@nhs.net

01803656937

Date posted

12 July 2024

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£99,532 to £131,964 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

388-6109012-M&D-A

Job locations

Torbay Hospital

Lowes Bridge

Torbay

TQ2 7AA


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