Consultant in Acute Medicine

1 month ago

London, United Kingdom Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust Full time

Job summary

St Mary's is in the process of changing the Acute Medical Services for the population it serves in Northwest London. Therefore, an exciting opportunity has arisen for these 3 new roles that will provide the Acute Medicine and Same Day Emergency Care services at St Mary's Hospital.

The successful applicants will work within the Division of Medicine and will be expected to help develop the new model to create an outstanding Acute Medical Team. The appointees will work closely and in partnership with the rest of the specialty medicine and Emergency Medicine teams

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work with other members of the team to ensure high quality acute and specialist medical services within the strategic framework agreed by the team. They will work closely with the other consultants who participate on the acute medical rota, notably Dr. George Tharakan (Acute Medicine/Endocrinology) and Dr. William Howson (Clinical Director; Gastroenterology/Acute Medicine). They will work closely with the appropriate clinical management teams.

The post holders are expected to be responsible for:

o Shared ward rounds of the acute medicine footprint.

o Assessment of new patients within the Emergency Department, AMU & SDEC unit

o Daily clinics in SDEC

o Up to 2 PAs of specialist workload in another medical specialty

About us

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career. Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, and season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We encourage staff to have the Covid vaccination to protect themselves, patients, other colleagues as well as the wider community. Please note it is an operational requirement to comply with infection prevention and control procedures within the Trust such as lateral flow testing, handwashing and the wearing of masks, according to the procedures in place at any time or location.

As part of our continued response to Covid19 we are still conducting the majority of our interviews virtually.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part-time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holders are expected to be responsible for:

Provide High Quality Care to Patients in Acute & Specialist Medicine

The Trust supports the requirements of CME as laid down by the Royal College of Physicians and is committed to providing time and financial support for these activities.

Research

Within the restrictions of this primarily clinical post, the post holder will be encouraged to participate in or develop research within the department.

Performance Management

The post holder will work with medical, nursing and managerial colleagues to ensure high performance in the following areas:

Clinical efficiency Quality of outcomes Financial management Operational efficiency

Medical Staff Management

Governance

Strategy and Business planning

The post holder will:

Participate in business planning and objective setting processes where appropriate Represent the Trust at appropriate clinical networks/other external clinical meetings, as delegated by the Divisional management team

Leadership and team working

Administrative duties

The post holder will be expected to undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of individual patients, and to contribute to the proper functioning of the clinical department, including involvement in audit and clinical governance.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

GMC registered Medical Practitioner GMC specialist registration, or within 6 months of being admitted to the GMC's specialist register Appropriate Royal College Membership CCT (or equivalent) in General Internal Medicine

Knowledge/ Skills

Essential

Experience of managing patients admitted during an Acute unselected medical take IT Skills and computer literacy Experience of working in and developing acute medical units

Leadership/ Management Skills

Essential

Able to take responsibility, show leadership, make decisions, exert appropriate authority Have proven skills in leading, motivating, developing and managing the performance of colleagues

Teaching/ Training

Essential

Experience of teaching and training undergraduates / postgraduates and junior medical staff

Audit

Essential

Understanding of principles of clinical audit Leading audits

Academic achievements

Essential

Evidence of achievement appropriate to appointment at consultant level

Language

Essential

Able to speak and write English to the appropriate standard necessary to fulfil the job requirements

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