Consultant in Acute Medicine

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you'll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the 'Supporting Documents' heading. So that you're even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you'll need to take time to read the 'Candidate Essentials Guide' that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how 'we care for you as you care for others'. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you'll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

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Thank you for helping us uphold the values that make our Trust a place where people belong, grow, and thrive. We look forward to receiving your application!

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, please contact the manager named below.

Person specification

Legal Requirement

Essential criteria

• Inclusion on the Specialist Register
• Should either have, or be within 6 months of obtaining a CSST in Acute Medicine

Training

Essential criteria

• Certificate of completion of specialist training (CCST) in Acute Internal Medicine

Desirable criteria

• Attendance at appropriate professional courses

Clinical Experience

Essential criteria

• Wide experience in all aspects of acute medicine and medicine. To be willing to develop skills as appropriate to the service needs

Desirable criteria

• POCUS
• Leadership

Management/Audit

Essential criteria

• An understanding of the NHS management responsibilities of consultants. Experience of clinical audit.

Desirable criteria

• Attendance at an appropriate management course.

Research/Publications

Essential criteria

• Evidence of recent and current research, with relevant publications.

Professional Interests

Essential criteria

• Commitment to CPD

Desirable criteria

• Membership of appropriate professional society(s). Knowledge of up-to-date literature

Personal Skills

Essential criteria

• Ability to communicate and liaise effectively with patients and their relatives, and with other members of the multi-disciplinary team. Experience of supervising Junior Medical staff in acute Medicine including SDEC work with junior medical staff
• Ability to work and make patient management decisions on own initiative, whilst seeking appropriate guidance from colleagues when required.
• Ability to work as a team with professional colleagues, both medical and other disciplines.
• Enthusiasm for improving the service

Desirable criteria

• Experience of supervising junior medical staff and relevant staff in other disciplines.

Professional Qualifications

Essential criteria

• MB BS or equivalent
• Full Registration with the General Medical Council
• MRCP or equivalent

Desirable criteria

• An appropriate higher qualification

Teaching

Essential criteria

• Interest in teaching undergraduate and postgraduate medical staff as well as other healthcare workers.

Desirable criteria

• Teaching qualification e.g. PG Cert in Med Ed

Circumstances

Essential criteria

• Agreement to live within 10 road miles of the hospitals served, or to have access by motorway in the equivalent period of traveling time.

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