Consultant Physician

4 months ago

Stockport, United Kingdom Stockport NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

Rheumatology/General Internal Medicine Consultant Post

We are looking for 2 enthusiastic and talented consultants to join our team to develop and deliver excellent care to our local population.

We encourage prospective consultants to develop their own areas of specialist interest to align with the vision for our organization.

These are substantive consultant posts, which will be based at Stepping hill Hospital and also work in the community helping to support the management of frail patients in their usual place of living.

Those candidates who wish to work flexibly are strongly encouraged to apply.

Main duties of the job

The post holders will be supported and responsible for supervision of junior/middle grade medical staff. The successful post holder will be supported to undertake formal training in educational supervision.

The post holders will build on the existing good relationships with primary and community care services so that frail, older people have risk factors identified and can be signposted to services that will support them; to maintain their independence as close to home as possible and reduce the incidence of further crisis.

This may include co-ordination of specialist multi-disciplinary meetings which include primary and community care services to ensure that patients have robust care plans which help them to stay healthy at home for as long as possible.

About us

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.

If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

Benefits we offer to you:

Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays NHS pension scheme membership Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further NHS Staff discounts Cycle to work scheme Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice Job description

Job responsibilities

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trusts policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.

If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £ This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary

In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £13.

Person Specification

Professional Qualifications

Essential

Full registration with GMC Relevant CCT or entry on specialist register expected within 6 months or applied for entry. MRCP

Training

Essential

4-5 years training at St3+ level in GIM and Rheumatology Wide training in all relevant aspects of medicine Interest and significant experience in Rheumatology

Desirable

Interest in working in partnership with Emergency Medicine managing patients with acute medical problems during the process of acute medical admissions.

Experience

Essential

Daily independent ward rounds on acutely ill patients. Comprehensive patient management Evidence of experience in the clinical management of rheumatology patients

Desirable

Experience in quality improvement projects related to service improvement for rheumatology

Management & Administrative Experience

Essential

Awareness of managerial role of a consultant in NHS. Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively

Desirable

Experience of protocol / pathway development and influence in change in management

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