Locum Consultant in Acute Internal Medicine

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The appointee will be expected to work with the other Consultants in Acute Medicine, Specialist Consultants and the Elderly Medicine Physicians to deliver a comprehensive emergency service in Acute General and Elderly Medicine.

The Acute Physicians rotate through the Emergency Assessment Unit (EAU) and the short stay wards. During the acute take they also cover, the Same-day Emergency Care (SDEC) unit.

The appointee will take part in the Acute rota on a 1 in 12 basis. This consists of overseeing the take and conducting a rolling review of newly admitted patients, along with supervising and supporting the training of junior medical staff. This rota is supported by a second consultant working 2pm-10pm and specialty in-reach from Cardiology, Respiratory, Gastroenterology and Frailty consultants. During the acute take consultant input will also be provided to SDEC as required.

When working in the acute wards, the consultant is responsible for running Board round and daily review of patients to ensure safe, effective management and early discharge.

There is opportunity to undertake an out-patient clinic to see follow-up patients in rotation with other interested colleagues.

He/she will review results of patients discharged from Emergency Assessment Units / Short Stay wards and take any action that is considered appropriate. The same applies to patients seen in SDEC and seen on the acute take.

There may also be an optional specialist activity, if desired.

Person specification

Qualification

Essential criteria

• Medical Degree
• MB ChB or Equivalent
• Valid ATLS, ALS, APLS or equivalent

Desirable criteria

• MD or equivalent Higher Degree or evidence of relevant research
• Other relevant post-graduate qualifications e.g. DipIMC
• Instructor Status in ATLS, ALS, APLS or equivalent.

Registration

Essential criteria

• Full GMC Registration (GMC Licence to Practice is mandatory before employment commences)
• Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register: • CCT (or within 6 months of receipt of CCT at time of interview) • CESR (must be on Specialist Register at time of applying)

Clinical Experience

Essential criteria

• Excellent all round experience of DGH work
• Evidence of thorough and broad training and experience in Acute or General Medicine. Able to offer expert clinical opinion on all aspects within General Medicine.
• Able to take full and independent responsibility for clinical work and delivering service without direct supervision

Clinical Effectiveness

Essential criteria

• Understanding of clinical governance and ability to demonstrate ongoing CPD
• Experience of guideline appraisal
• Participation in relevant local audits
• Ability to interpret and apply clinical research

Desirable criteria

• Participation in relevant national audits
• Evidence of implementing relevant evidence based medicine
• Implementation of evidence based guidelines
• Participation in relevant national audit
• Recent published clinical research in peer reviewed journal
• Evidence of strategic work e.g. contribution to planning and policy development
• Ability to deliver change

Teaching

Essential criteria

• Knowledge and ability to teach all grades of medical and clinical staff, including ACP's, paramedics, nurses, PA's and ENP's

Desirable criteria

• Has attended Teaching the Teachers or similar course

Personal Skills

Essential criteria

• Ability to co-operate in a democratic team environment
• Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Flexible attitude, team player with good management skills
• Leadership Skills
• Able to organise and prioritise workload
• An understanding of accountability for patient care
• Evidence of management experience or training
• Time management skills
• IT literacy

Desirable criteria

• Ability to share departmental management duties e.g. staff rotas

Clinical Governance

Essential criteria

• Able to demonstrate a broad understanding of the principles and elements of clinical governance
• Understanding of patient safety and risk management

Personal Circumstances

Essential criteria

• Caring, honest and reliable
• Able to foster good working relations with staff
• Excellent verbal and written skills in English
• A shared ethos and to values of the Trust
• Able and willing to work with consultant colleagues in equitable sharing of clinical, non-clinical and on-call duties
• Residence within 10 miles by road or up to thirty minutes travelling time of the hospital for purposes of on-call emergencies
• Fit to undertake the role with satisfactory Occupational Health clearance
• Satisfactory DBS clearance

It is an exciting time to join the newly formed Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We run two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Our 7,500 staff provide high quality care for a growing population of around 700,000 across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas.

You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. Travel between hospital sites may be required. We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post.

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