Consultant in Acute Medicine, Alexandra Hospital
1 week ago
Job summary
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking to recruit a Consultant in Acute Medicine. Successful candidates will join a team of 8 consultants. Successful candidates can discuss their specialty interest on appointment. The Directorate provides services across 3 hospital sites within the county of Worcestershire. The candidate will benefit from working within a friendly and experienced team of Consultants, Matrons, Foundation Trainees, Core Medical Trainees, Acute Medicine Registrars, Advanced Clinical Practitioners (ACPs), and Physician Associates.
As a Trust we are actively involved in developing the training program for students from the Three Counties Medical School based in Worcester which opened in September 2023. We look forward to establishing links with the new Medical School in addition to well-established relationships with the University of Birmingham and the University of Warwick.
As part of the Consultant Advisory Appointment Committee, shortlisted candidates will be asked to provide a 5 minute presentation on the topic:
"What are your interests outside of Medicine and in what way does this support a healthy wellbeing."
AAC interview date:22nd August 2024 (face to face)
Interested candidates are invited to contact Dr David Raven to discuss the opportunity.
This job description is currently pending Royal College approval any recommendations will be amended.
Main duties of the job
These are full or part time posts for Consultants in Acute Medicine based at Alexandra Hospital, Worcestershire Royal Hospital,or working on a Countywide basis. Whilst your primary role will be within the Urgent Care Division, successful candidates may have the opportunity to run a specialist clinic in other medical specialties or frailty. The split between Acute and other sessions will be negotiable upon successful appointment.
You will work together with other members and colleagues of the Acute Medicine team to deliver high quality, compassionate and patient-centred care to patients referred or self-presented to our Trust in the following areas:
Emergency Departments Same Day Emergency Care Units Acute Medical Units Medical Short Stay Wards
About us
Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.
The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester
Our workforce is nearly 6,800 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.
Our objectives are simple:
Best services for local people Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients Best use of resources Best peopleBetter never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.
We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This job description, together with the job plan, will be reviewed annually and agreed with the Clinical Director and Divisional Director, on behalf of
the Chief Medical Officer, to ensure that it continually reflects the areas of work, clinical responsibility of the post and purchaser requirements.
A suitably experienced post-holder will be expected to provide a clinical service in the relevant specialty to patients of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and to General Practitioners. The post-holder will be expected to provide a service to patients of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, General Practitioners and to attend multi-disciplinary meetings. The successful candidate will be expected to work within multi-disciplinary teams in providing high quality clinical care. It is anticipated work will be undertaken on three sites and closer to the patients home. The Trust is seeking to extend services to GP surgeries/health centres etc and job plans may be revised in due course. The post-holder will provide support to the A&E department and acute medicine to ensure timely appropriate care and patient flow through the hospital. The post-holder will provide consultation and advisory service to clinical colleagues in the Trust and Primary Care. Person Specification
Management and Administrative Experience
Essential
Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of specialist service Ability to organise and manage outpatient priorities Ability to manage and lead the specialty firm and multi-disciplinary team Experience of audit management and conducting clinical audit
Desirable
Ability to manage and lead specialist unit and working parties as appropriate Ability to use the evidence based and clinical audit to support decision making
Teaching Experience
Essential
Ability to teach clinical skills to medical, nursing staff and other disciplines Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates
Desirable
Ability to supervise postgraduate research
Personal Attributes
Essential
Ability to work in a team Enquiring, critical approach to work Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies Commitment to Continuing Medical Education
Desirable
Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local regional or national levels
Other requirements
Essential
An understanding of the current NHS environment, particularly in relation to reforms, initiatives and issues Able to meet the travel requirements of the job and return to the hospital within 30 minutes when on call
Qualifications
Essential
Full GMC Registration with a Licence to practise. Entry on Specialist Register in Acute Internal Medicine or General Internal Medicine and other specialty (or CCT expected within 6 months of interview date) via; CCT or CESR (CP) CESR or European Community Rights Success in Intercollegiate Specialty Examination or overseas equivalent
Desirable
Higher degree
Experience
Essential
Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining (UK) CCT/CESR in Acute Internal Medicine Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on range of problems both emergency and elective within specialty Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients Expertise in sub-specialty-
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