The Missing Piece of the Puzzle
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust are looking for enthusiastic Consultants to help us develop our brand new General Internal Medicine Directorate across our county.
We know that the needs of our patients and their expectations have changed; we are looking for people to help us on our journey towards delivering excellent patient-focussed and holistic Internal Medicine pathways.
Main duties of the job
In joining our team, you'll be delivering care across acute, short stay, inpatient and outpatient settings, whilst also having the ability to enhance the Acute-Community interface with system partners.
We really do value the role of clinicians with generalist skills who have expertise in managing patients with complex medical needs, managing diagnostic uncertainty, and have a firm foundation in diagnostic reasoning, differential diagnosis, and multidisciplinary team working.
With the support of the Division of Medicine Management team, we will create a supportive and safe environment in which to develop the speciality and raise its profile across our hospitals and our communities.
Situated between the calm tranquillity of the Malvern Hills and the hustle-and-bustle of Birmingham City Centre, our hospitals offer the best of both worlds. You could be a short distance away from beautiful countryside for outdoor pursuits, or a short distance away from dining at Michelin-starred restaurants or visiting the many theatres, museums, and music venues of Birmingham and Worcester.
About us
Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.
The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester.
Our workforce is over 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.
Job description
Job responsibilities
A suitably experienced post-holder will be expected to provide a clinical service in General Internal Medicine to patients of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and to General Practitioners.
The post-holder will be expected to provide a clinical service to patients of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, General Practitioners, and to attend multi-disciplinary meetings. The successful candidate will be expected to work within multi-disciplinary teams in providing high-quality clinical care. It is anticipated work will be undertaken on three sites and closer to the patients' home. The Trust is seeking to extend services to GP surgeries/health centres, etc., and job plans may be revised in due course.
The post-holder will provide support to the A&E department and acute medicine to ensure timely appropriate care, and patient flow through the hospital. Key performance indicators will be established at each stage of the patient's journey and be designed to support flow through the hospital system.
The post-holder will provide consultation and advisory service to clinical colleagues in the Trust and Primary Care.
The post-holder will attend cross-county & cross-site meetings.
The post-holder will collaborate with colleagues to deliver a high-quality, timely service and to work towards meeting the Trust's and departmental objectives.
The post-holder will, if relevant, participate in the on-call rota to ensure that both emergency and urgent services are provided out of normal hours, to be shared equally with Consultant colleagues in post.
The Trust would expect a consultant whilst undertaking on-call duties to attend the hospital site to review patients when clinically necessary. The consultant on call must be prepared to attend willingly whenever requested to do so by a member of their medical and nursing team.
The post-holder, whilst undertaking weekend on-call duties, will attend the hospital to undertake patient reviews.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Full GMC Registration with a Licence to practise.
* Success in Intercollegiate Specialty Examination (MRCP) or overseas equivalent.
* Successful completion of MRCP Part 1 and Part 2 or equivalent.
Desirable
* Higher degree.
* Entry on Specialist Register in General Internal Medicine (or CCT expected within 6 months of interview date).
Management and Administrative Experience
Essential
* Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively.
* Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of specialist service.
* Ability to organise and manage outpatient priorities.
* Ability to manage and lead the Medicine firm and multi-disciplinary team.
* Experience of audit management and conducting clinical audit.
Desirable
* Ability to manage and lead specialist unit and working parties as appropriate.
* Ability to use evidence-based and clinical audit to support decision making.
Teaching Experience
Essential
* Ability to teach clinical skills to medical, nursing staff and other disciplines.
* Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates.
Desirable
* Ability to supervise postgraduate research.
Other Requirements
Essential
* An understanding of the current NHS environment, particularly in relation to reforms, initiatives and issues.
* Able to meet the travel requirements of the job and return to the hospital within 30 minutes when on call.
Personal Attributes
Essential
* Ability to work in a team.
* Enquiring, critical approach to work.
* Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies.
* Commitment to Continuing Medical Education.
Desirable
* Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national levels.
Experience
Essential
* Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining (UK) CCT in General Medicine.
* Consultant level experience.
* Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on range of problems both emergency and elective within specialty.
* Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients.
* Expertise in subspecialty.
Research Experience
Essential
* Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems.
* An awareness of current specialty specific developments and initiatives.
Desirable
* Publications in relevant peer-reviewed journals in the last 5 years.
* Evidence of having undertaken original research.
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