Site: Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital, Town: Margate
Salary: £105,504 - £139,882 Pro rata, per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 05/01/2025 23:59
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.
We offer:
* Flexible SPA included in job planning
* Possible annualised job planning
* Time for internal and external teaching
* Supporting your clinical interests
* Standard study leave budget of £1000 per year
* Dedicated office space
Main duties of the job
Our acute medical services are supported by a co-located Urgent Treatment Centre, NHS 111 walk-in and a Same Day Emergency Care Unit. These are highly motivated and focused departments, which pride themselves on delivering the highest standards of safe patient care. Clinical governance is central to all that we do; ensuring that patient care, safety and quality are the highest priority.
The QEQM Hospital Acute Medical unit comprises two short-stay Acute Medical Units (A & B), adjacent to the Same Day Emergency Care Unit. Our newly built ‘Rapid Assessment & Majors’ area within the ED footprint serves as an ED – Acute care interface for medical patients, overseen by the ED in-reach Acute physician and Geriatric / Frailty Team. There will be a contribution to the on-call weekday Rota of approximately 1:10 weekday (Category A = 5%) and moving forward a weekend commitment of around 1 in 18 with zero days off in lieu of working a weekend.
Working for our organisation
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with three acute hospitals and community sites serving a local population of around 700,000. We also provide specialist services for Kent and Medway. We’re on an exciting journey of transformation.
With a new Medical School at the centre of our community, a focus on research, clinical leadership and making our trust a rewarding and friendly place to work, there’s never been a better time to join us.
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 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
* Upholds and models the Trust value
* The ability to work an on-call commitment and travel across sites
* Managerial skills or Digital I.T experience to enable innovative clinical pathways (virtual wards)
Additional information
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.
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