Consultant in Acute Medicine
- NHS
- Full Time
- Birmingham
- 105504.00 - 139882.00 a year
Job Description
Job summary
We are looking for enthusiastic colleagues looking to join our team of acute medical consultants at Heartlands Hospital, part of University Hospitals Birmingham.
Our department includes a large acute medical unit, a newly refurbished busy SDEC and 3 short stay wards as well as in-reach to the emergency department.
We serve a diverse population within an urban conurbation. The trust is committed to tackling health inequalities and providing outstanding care to our communities.
The medical take is busy with a fascinating range of pathologies and rich in learning and teaching opportunities. We welcome applications from consultants with other speciality or research interests and several of our substantive consultants work across other departments such as infectious diseases, endocrinology and renal medicine. Part-time working can be considered.
Main duties of the job
Our Acute medical consultants are responsible for:
*Oversight of the medical take in ED, MAU and SDEC; including post-take ward rounds
*The care of patients admitted to acute medicine wards and will complete daily ward rounds.
*Providing support, education and supervision for doctors in training and Advanced Clinical Practitioners.
*Contributing to departmental governance processes including M & M and incident reporting and reviews, as well as service development
*Administration related to patient care- prompt review and communication of patient results, with support of our admin team
*Maintaining good working relationships with the whole MDT
About us
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.
Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.
UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.
University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.
Job responsibilities
KEY SKILLS
CLINICAL CARE
* To have oversight of all team activity during that clinical session, and provide support to other registered and non-registered clinical practitioners when needed.
* Demonstrate excellence in patient care
* To provide appropriate supervision to doctors in training and other clinical practioners
* Administrative duties related to patient care
* Contribution to undergraduate, post-graduate and continuing medical education activity, including AHPs as part of the multidisciplinary team.
* Regular participation in departmental and directorate meetings.
* Consultants are encouraged and supported with research projects.
* To help the department and Trust in emergencies.
* Appropriate evening and weekend on-call commitments.
* Contribution to Governance and Morbidity & Mortality process for Acute Medicine
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
* Shared ward rounds of the acute medicine footprint.
* Assessment of new patients within the Emergency Department, MAU & SDEC unit, including posttake ward rounds.
* Full participation In the Acute Medical rota which consists of (but not limited to): 08:00-16:00, 10:00-16:00 and 15:00-22:00 shifts. Weekend cover is included on a 1:6 basis; this will be pro-rata if less than full time.
* TOIL is usually given for weekend working.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- * MBBS or equivalent
- * MRCP or equivalent
- * Entry on the GMC specialist register for General Internal Medicine or Acute Medicine
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
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Heartlands Hospital
Bordesley Green E
Birmingham
West Midlands
B9 5SS
