This is an opportunity to join our ambitious and forward looking Acute Medicine Service as a Consultant Physician, based at Northampton General Hospital.
The post is a new appointment for a full time Acute Physician (10-12 PAs). The post includes sessions providing high quality care for our patients in the Same Day Emergency Care Unit, acute medical take and within our modern 66-bed Nye Bevan Acute Assessment Unit.
We welcome any candidates with sub specialty interests. We have potential roles in Medical Education, Ultrasound training and Digital Health but any specialist interest will be considered and accommodated if possible. These can be discussed on an individual basis depending on your personal ambitions. You will of course be working as part of a wider MDT, but also autonomously.
Main duties of the job
Clinical
Duties entail provision of a comprehensive acute medical service alongside Consultant colleagues and the wider team, provision of reciprocal cover for periods of annual/study leave; and continuing responsibility for the care of patients in his/her charge, and the proper functioning of the department.
During the medical take, the appointee will be responsible for the management of those patients admitted under their care. The Consultant's role is to assess and review patients, sometimes prior to junior review and sometimes afterwards facilitating earlier 'senior' decision-making and high quality clinical care. All duties within Acute Medicine are rostered and other clinical commitments must be timed so that they do not clash with these duties.
Other Duties
Any positions offered by bodies outside the Trust, (e.g. Training Programme Director, Regional College Advisor, Royal College Representative etc.) must be discussed and agreed by the Head of Service in advance of the position being accepted.
Working for our organisation
Northampton General Hospital is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. All of our divisions are committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
A formal job plan will be mutually agreed between the appointee and the Clinical Director of Urgent Care (on behalf of the Medical Director), within three months of the commencement date of the appointee. The job plan for the first three months will be based on a provisional/indicative timetable. The job plan will be a prospective agreement that sets out the Consultants duties, responsibilities and objectives for the coming year. It will also cover all aspects of a consultants professional practice including clinical work, teaching, research, education and managerial responsibilities. It will provide a clear schedule of commitments both internal and external. In addition, it will include personal objectives including details of their link to wider service objectives; the support required by the consultant to fulfil the job plan and the objectives.
Person specification
Academic Achievements & Research
* Publications in recognised Medicine / Medical Education Journals or Presentations at National Level
* Research experience relating to quality improvement
Interpersonal Skills
* High level Organisational Skills
* Communication Skills
Other Requirements
* Full registration with General Medical Council
Qualifications & Training
* Completion of Specialty Training (CST or equivalent) or within 6 months of achieving it in relevant specialty
* MD, PhD or other higher degree
* Education / Medical Education Qualification (preferably at Masters level)
Teaching/Audit/Quality Improvement
* Experience of Audit and Quality Improvement
* Experience of Teaching Junior Staff
* Experience of Undergraduate Teaching
* Experience in Curriculum development and delivery
Management Experience
* Effective Team worker, valuing the experience and contributing
* Demonstrable Team Leadership skills and experience
* Understanding and experience of delivering organisational change
At Northampton General Hospital we provide general acute services and hyper-acute stroke, vascular and renal services to people living in Northamptonshire. As well as this we are an accredited cancer centre and provide cancer services to a wider population of Northamptonshire and parts of Buckinghamshire.
We celebrate staff achievements and value the importance of working as one big team. That’s why we talk about Team NGH. It’s all about working together to provide the best possible care for our patients and supporting each other to grow and develop our skills. We are driven to helping you to be the best you can be.
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In submitting an application form, you authorise Northampton General Hospital to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Electronic Staff Record Inter Authority Transfer process should you be appointed to the post.
Due to the high number of applications received we are unable to respond to each application individually. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you have been unsuccessful in this application.
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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