Consultant - General and Specialist Medicine

5 months ago


Oldham, United Kingdom Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

You will be a Consultant in General and Specialist medicine at the Royal Oldham Hospital. You will be expected to provide clinical leadership, diagnosis, management, and treatment for patients with a broad spectrum of medical needs; act as an expert resource for medical, nursing, and other health care professionals across the Trust footprint; and be an active champion of high-quality care. The post holder will complement and develop existing services through the provision of specialist knowledge & expertise.

The post holder is therefore required to have full registration with the General Medical Council & a valid licence to practice and be on the specialist register for medicine or be within 6 months of CCT or equivalent at the time of interview.

If you have a CCT within a medical specialty but are prepared to provide inpatient medical cover to the general medical wards there will be opportunity for out patient activity within chosen specialty.

Main duties of the job

You will be part of the Consultant on-call commitments which are currently 1 in 12 weekdays and weekends. As part of the wider multi-disciplinary team, you will deliver high quality patient care in acute inpatient, outpatient and community settings. You will have dedicated in-patient ward responsibility (typically 10 - 14 patients).

The successful applicant will have the opportunity if desired to clinically and educationally supervise junior doctor trainees who will be supporting the care of your inpatients.

To take part in regular medical audit as part of SPA commitment and to use the outcomes of medical audit to improve the care for patients in the Trust and local healthcare economy. Time is provided regularly to attend audit meetings and present audit where appropriate.

A commitment to maintaining continuing professional development (CPD) and lifelong learning, with support and time provided to keep up to date with yearly CPD requirements.

Provide advice and leadership to the clinical team in relation to patient care, education and well-being.

Act on concerns/complaints reported by service users relating to medical care. Responsible with Directorate manager, Clinical Director and Complaints team to ensure timely appropriate response.

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website:

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Primary Medical Qualification MRCP UK

Professional registeration

Essential

Full registration with the General Medical Council with a valid license to practice Registration on the GMC Specialist Register-CCT/ CESR or within 6 months of obtaining CCT

Desirable

Evidence of Accredited Clinical & Educational Supervision of Medical Learners

Knowledge and experience

Essential

Wide experience in GIM Evidence of leading and motivating staff Good understanding of clinical governance Evidence of Audit/QI work and this has influenced practice

Desirable

Publication of research articles Evidence of peer reviewed papers
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