Site: William Harvey Hospital
Town: Ashford
Salary: £105,504 - £139,882 Per Annum (Pro Rata where applicable)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 02/02/2025 23:59
Interview date: 17/03/2025
Job Overview
This is an exciting time to join East Kent Hospitals, with ongoing significant investment in medical and nursing staff and hospital infrastructure. We are benefitting from an extensive new build in the emergency department and are working with our system partners to develop integrated patient pathways. We are seeking clinicians who can help shape the future of Acute and Same Day Emergency Care pathways contributing to our emerging clinical strategy.
Main Duties of the Job
The successful candidate will be expected to:
* Provide expert assessment, diagnosis, and management of acutely unwell medical patients.
* Supervise and lead the Acute Medical Unit (AMU), Ambulatory Emergency Care (AEC), and Same-Day Emergency Care (SDEC) services.
* Ensure seamless transitions of care from the Emergency Department to Acute Medicine and beyond.
* Work collaboratively with colleagues to design and implement innovative pathways for acute care.
* Contribute to quality improvement, patient safety, and governance activities.
* Actively participate in the training and mentorship of junior doctors, medical students, and other healthcare professionals.
Working for Our Organisation
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 700,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’.
We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.
Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities
Please review the Supporting Documents section to access the full Job Description and Person Specification. If you have further queries please do not hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details at the top of the page.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
* Full GMC Registration
* MRCP or an equivalent postgraduate qualification
* Entry on the GMC specialist register via relevant CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview), or relevant CESR or European Community Rights, or Consultant experience in Acute/General medicine
* Leadership or teaching experience
* Distinctions, scholarships, prizes, publications
* Other degrees, e.g., BSc, MSc, MD
Skills and Experience
* Broad level of teaching experience and competence in Acute Medicine
* Minimum of English Level 2 (GCSE grade C or equivalent), IELTS, or graduate of a UK Medical school
* Excellent communication skills with patients, colleagues, managers and other staff
* Ability to take independent responsibility for patients
* RCP Specialist Certification in Acute Medicine
* U.K clinical experience
* Added skillset in point of care ultrasound, ECHO (FICE)
Clinical Governance
* Evidence of participation in Audit, QIP, and Mortality meetings
Other Requirements
* Most roles require an on-call commitment and travel across sites
* Upholds and models the Trust value
* Managerial skills or Digital I.T experience to enable innovative clinical pathways (virtual wards)
We’ll close this job advert once we’ve received sufficient applications which may be before the closing date so please apply as soon as possible. We only accept online applications. If you have any difficulty with this please contact our Resourcing Team on 01227 866450 who are happy to help.
The Trust is committed to supporting flexible working to fulfil our pledge as part of The Trust’s People Strategy to help staff to achieve a healthy work/life balance. Please speak with your Recruiting Manager for further information on how this can be managed alongside department expectations and requirements.
The ability to converse easily and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for all customer facing roles.
Most positions require a Disclosure and Barring check and will be exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Posts working regularly or unsupervised with children or vulnerable adults require an enhanced check.
We operate a no-smoking policy on all our sites and grounds.
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