Employer: The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: The Hillingdon Hospital
Town: Uxbridge
Salary: £105,504 - £139,882 incl. HCA £2,162
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 19/12/2024 23:59
Consultant in Acute Internal Medicine
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
The Trust only accepts applications made through this site. Please register when you click APPLY at the end of this advertisement. The Trust is able to offer hospital accommodation, pension scheme, on-site nursery (through third party provider), together with salary sacrifice schemes (including child care vouchers, ride to work) and a range of national and local staff discounts (subject to availability).
Job overview
The postholder will be part of a new team which we are developing to reinvigorate and develop our acute medical and same day emergency care services. These posts will work across acute internal medicine, with a focus on the acute medical unit, same day emergency care, and links with our emergency medicine department.
The postholder will be key to developing and leading changes to our services which we are developing to better support patient flow and education and training opportunities.
Applications are invited for motivated individuals with strong leadership, education, and change skills to join our team at Hillingdon Hospitals. Developing pathways and services that can be brought to our new hospital rebuild, planned to complete in 2025/6.
The post is advertised as 10 PAs. There is a possibility of additional PAs in discussion with the Divisional Director for Unplanned Care. Further subspecialty interests including specialty clinics and service development will also be welcomed and accommodated within the job plan, in addition to the Medical Specialties mentioned above.
The successful applicant will be a committed clinician with a track record of excellent clinical service delivery, quality improvement, teaching, and training. It is a requirement of the post that every doctor takes part in annual job planning and annual appraisal as part of the revalidation cycle.
Applications are welcomed from individuals who wish to work less than full time.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will be responsible to the Divisional Director of Unplanned Care at The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. This is a 10 PA post, 8.5 PA DCC, 1.5 SPA. SPA may include clinical and educational supervision, audit, personal CPD, and mandatory training. Personal CPD must be included as part of annual appraisal which is mandatory and required for the revalidation process.
Post holders will participate in the medical on-call (acute take) rota (approximately 1:18).
The post holder will, together with his or her consultant colleagues and other health care professionals in the Directorate, provide an effective and comprehensive service in developing the medical SDEC/ambulatory care services on the ambulatory medical unit, working closely with ED and surgical colleagues. The post holder will work closely with colleagues to support quality improvement and service development in the department.
Working for our organisation
The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has a thriving Unplanned Care division. The department has a history of innovation in patient care and has a continuing personal development programme to support ongoing service development. Candidates will have the opportunity to help shape the future direction of the department and take part in hospital-wide initiatives to improve patient care and experience.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for a full list of role requirements and responsibilities.
Person specification
* Full GMC Registration with License to Practice
* Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) (the proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of the interview) or Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR) or application submitted and outcome expected within 6 months of the interview
* Recent clinical experience in AIM
* MRCP
* Clinical and educational supervisor training courses.
* Relevant research articles in peer-reviewed journals
Once a sufficient number of applications have been received the vacancy may be closed prior to the published closing down date. All contracts are issued under Agenda for Change Terms & Conditions of employment and all posts are subject to appropriate job matching or evaluation process, where indicated. Applications are welcome from all sections of the community to ensure our workforce is representative of the population. Please note that all candidates at risk in London and going through the NHS London Redeployment scheme are to be given priority as part of the recruitment process where their application meets the essential criteria for the role.
Please note: If you do not meet the requirements for the role or have specific registration where required then your application will be automatically rejected.
If you do not hear from within 2 weeks of the closing date please assume you are unsuccessful.
The Hillingdon Hospital will use the information provided primarily for the purposes of managing your employment within the Trust.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Name: Dr Usman Ahmed
Job title: Clinical Lead - Acute Internal Medicine
Email address: Uahmed2@nhs.net
For further discussion and detail about the role, interested candidates are encouraged to contact:
Dr Usman Ahmed - uahmed2@nhs.net
or Dr Bob Grover (Consultant Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist, Acute Specialities Lead) - bob.grover@nhs.net
or Dr Sriram Thillainayagam - DD (Interim) - sriram.thillainayagam@nhs.net
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