Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust (MTW) is undergoing a period of exciting redevelopment as it forges ahead as a regional and national pacesetter in timely assessment and management of non-elective admissions. There has been recent investment in its new same day emergency care units (Ambulatory Emergency Care and Acute Frailty Units) as well as the redevelopment of a brand-new, purpose built Acute Medical Unit. This will be part of a £6 million development on its Maidstone site, including the Acute Assessment Unit, which opened in March 2020 and the new Hyper-Acute Stroke Unit, one of 3 in Kent, which MTW is key in providing.
Main duties of the job
This new appointment reflects the expansion in the non-elective services and will be based at Maidstone Hospital, with flexibility to work at both sites. Particular sub-specialty interests in any aspect of medicine will also be considered. The majority of clinical services provided by the Trust are managed on both sites and cross cover with the other hospital sites within the Trust may be required in circumstances where there is clinical need. The post is part of a General Internal Medicine on-call rota. The Department of Acute Medicine is part of the Acute Medicine & Geriatrics Directorate within the Division of Medicine and Emergency Care. The appointee will work with a total of 11 other Acute Medical Consultants at MTW when fully established.
Job responsibilities
1. To provide a high standard of care to any patient for whom you have clinical responsibility. This will include any patients referred to you and cared for by you personally or by members of your team and, in addition, any patients of consultant colleagues when you are covering on-call or for annual leave.
2. To participate in clinical and other service activities and developments with the aim of ensuring a high standard of patient care across the Trust.
3. To work in close co-operation with other medical, professional and managerial colleagues, both within and outside the specialty, to provide high quality health care to the Trust's patients, and to make a contribution to future thinking about the Trust's strategic direction.
4. To participate fully in and share leadership of the clinical governance of the specialty covering its Trust-wide activities. To attend clinical governance half-days as detailed in the Trust's Guide to Job Planning unless on agreed leave or while attending emergencies.
5. To participate actively in departmental audits, sharing co-ordination of audit activities within the department and implementation of change.
6. To take an active responsibility for undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, training and supervision.
7. To assume responsibility, both personally and corporately with consultant colleagues, for the management of junior medical staff. You are expected to be involved in their professional development, both clinical and personal as per guidance from the Deanery.
8. To ensure that all doctors in training for whom you have supervisory responsibilities undertake delegated clinical tasks that are within their level of competence and knowledge.
9. To ensure at all times that you comply with the General Medical Council's published guide Good Medical Practice including the Duties of a Doctor.
10. To take personal responsibility for risk management in your work and undertake to review practices and learn from mistakes.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* MBBS or equivalent.
* Higher qualification relevant to acute medicine.
* MRCP(UK).
* Full registration with GMC and name on Specialist Register on date of taking up appointment or within 6 months of completing CCT by interview date/CESR approval.
Desirable
* Academic higher degree or diploma.
* Instructor status: ALS.
Training and Research
Essential
* Wide experience in all aspects of acute medicine.
* Awareness of clinical governance with particular reference to acute medicine and professional development (CPD).
Desirable
* CCT in acute medicine plus a subspecialty interest.
Administration
Essential
* Familiar with current structure of the health service and conversant with recent initiatives and changes.
Desirable
* Evidence of involvement in service delivery and strategic goal planning.
Employer details
Employer name
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
Address
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