Consultant in Chemical Pathology and Metabolic Medicine
- NHS
- Full Time
- Birmingham
- 105504.00 - 139882.00 a year
Job Description
Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Chemical Pathology /Metabolic Medicine department at one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in England.
We are looking for a highly motivated, innovative and skilled individual who is passionate about delivering high quality care within Chemical Pathology. The successful candidate will play an important role in delivering the chemical pathology and metabolic medicine service. UHB is looking to recruit an enthusiastic Consultant Chemical Pathologist with or without Metabolic Medicine to join our team at University Hospitals Birmingham. The post presents an exciting opportunity to practice lipid/metabolic medicine across one of largest Trusts in England which includes tertiary and secondary care services and serves a diverse population of approximately 2 million people.
University Hospitals Birmingham is one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in England, providing services from four acute hospital sites and community locations. Bringing together our hospitals and community services from across region and beyond, we champion collaborative working and transformation, encouraging our 23,500 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you will benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary. We are committed to delivering an inclusive environment with equal opportunities to a workforce whose diversity reflects the communities it serves.
Main duties of the job
In conjunction with the other staff, the post holder will have responsibility for providing a comprehensive Consultant clinical advisory, analytical and scientific service in Clinical Biochemistry to medical and nursing staff within the Trust, and to General Practitioners and the wider health economy, for the diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of patients. In addition, the post holder will provide direct clinical care to patients for outpatients and day-cases and will take part in the on-call rota on a 1:5 basis
Although this is primarily a clinical post, the consultant will be encouraged to develop research interests. The Trust works very closely with the University of Birmingham to foster collaboration and there are existing links with established research teams in Birmingham and Aston Universities.
The department is involved in a broad range of research activities and there will be opportunities for the post holder to contribute to research.
This is a full-time post (10.0 PAs) consultant post but we are happy for candidates who are unable for personal reasons to work full time to apply for the post. If such a person is appointed, modification of the job content will be discussed on a personal basis with the Trust in consultation with consultant colleagues
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
Interpersonal and Communication Skills
*The post holder must have well-developed listening and communication skills and be able to deal effectively with clinicians from all disciplines, managers, and professionals both within and outside The Trust.
*The post holder much have well developed presentational skills, good report writing skills and make effective use of presentation aids.
Planning and Organising
*Support the development of a culture of continuous improvement, developing and contributing to service developments and the formulation of business cases to support these.
*Plan workload to meet stipulated turnaround times as prescribed by legislation, guidelines or performance criteria from The Trust or national regulatory bodies.
*Effectively plan, communicate, and execute change.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Leadership & Governance
*Work with colleagues to provide a comprehensive service for The Trust and ensure that the highest standards of care are achieved.
*Work with colleagues in planning service delivery including forward looking innovative practice.
*Contribute to The Trusts corporate and strategic objectives and undertake mandatory training required by The Trust.
*Work with colleagues to meet the required activity targets of The Trust
*Play an active role in implementing The Trusts clinical governance programme.
*Demonstrate active participation in clinical audit.
*Demonstrate excellence in patient care.
*Deputise for colleagues including covering for absence of leave and at short notice in exceptional circumstances.
UHB is home to some of the countrys leading clinical research institutions, and is dedicated to developing and implementing ground-breaking treatments, technologies, and techniques. We are actively developing relationships with our R&D partners such as University of Birmingham.
Our vision is to build healthier lives by delivering the best in clinical care, research, innovation, and education. We are also fully committed to tackling climate change by reducing our impact and are part of the national aim to be the worlds first net zero National Health Service. Our strategy champions our actions and aims, with ways to share excellent ideas that will deliver greener, cleaner communities for the people of Birmingham and Solihull.
With our central location and great transport links we're closer than you might think. We are in the heart of England with easy access to the motorway network and a good railway service. Birmingham is accessible from several nearby areas including Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, and Worcestershire.
Surrounded by a collection of picturesque towns and villages, there is always a lot to see and do across the County. Numerous sport and leisure venues, theatres, parks, and great shopping facilities make Birmingham an ideal place to work and live. It is still a lot cheaper to live and work in Birmingham than London and when it comes to getting on the property ladder you get a lot more for your money. The city is packed with beautiful buildings, miles of canals and modern architecture. It is a city renowned for the arts, music and festivals celebrating a vibrant multi-cultural and diverse population. There are more Michelin star restaurants than any other City outside of London an abundance of green spaces and parks that make Birmingham a great place to live and work.
As well as enjoying where you work, we want all our staff to lead happy and healthy lives. That's why we offer several benefits to support this, such as flexible working opportunities and working at home.
Further details may be obtained from Dr Sud Ramachandran (0121 424 7246 / 07966279469) or email sud.ramchandran@uhb.nhs.uk.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- *GMC Registration or equivalent
- *Inclusion on Specialist Register or CCT within 6 months.
- *Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD).
- *Higher specialist training in area relevant to post.
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. ...
