Main area: Acute Medicine
Grade: NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 10 sessions per week (as per rota)
Job ref: 200-MC-712696-6775562-AS
Employer: St Georges University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: St George’s Hospital
Town: London
Salary: £105,504 - £139,882 Per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 06/03/2025 23:59
Consultant in Acute Medicine
St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the regional specialist care provider for south west London, Surrey and beyond. The trust provides a high quality, comprehensive range of health services from leading edge tertiary and trauma care to community services.
We are seeking an enthusiastic physician to join our team of 16 Acute Physicians to participate in the on-going development and evolution of our Acute Medical Unit (AMU), Ambulatory Assessment Area (AAA), Acute Dependency Unit (ADU) & G&A bed base, and to play a key role in the management of emergency admissions.
Main duties of the job
These posts have been developed in order to deliver a sustainable model of acute care. The London Quality Standards recognise the importance of a dedicated Acute Physician team leading acute care. This individual will be expected to contribute to the ongoing development of the clinical interface with both Primary Care and the Emergency Department at St George’s.
The appointee is expected to participate in undergraduate, postgraduate and multi-disciplinary education programmes and to play a full part in Clinical Governance.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Acute Medicine rota will be based on a 14 WTE model, all of whom are dedicated acute physicians. We operate an “Acute Physicians of the day” model. The post-night consultant period begins with non-resident on-call, followed by a post-night ward round commencing at 08:00, and then an MDT triage meeting and an afternoon ward round.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Higher Research Degree
* Entered on the Specialist Register for General/Acute Medicine +/- complimentary medical speciality
* MRCP or Equivalent
* Full registration with GMC
Experience
* Higher specialist training with CCT in General/Acute Medicine +/- another medical speciality
* Advanced Life Support Certificate
* Demonstrable experience in Clinical Governance activities
* Demonstrable experience in teaching
* Demonstrable experience in research with an appropriate publication record
Knowledge
* Detailed knowledge of Acute Medicine
* Understanding of modern medical curricula and of learning assessment tools
* Detailed knowledge of the specialist skills required for this post
Skills
* Ability to take on independent clinical responsibility whilst working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
* Ability to organize and manage staff and resources effectively
* Ability to communicate effectively with GPs and other professionals in hospital and community
* Ability to teach medical students and junior medical and nursing staff
* Ability to engage busy clinicians in the ongoing development of the acute medical service
* Ability to develop research projects and supervise trainees in their research
Personal Disposition
* Caring attitude to patients
* Flexible and co-operative approach to colleagues and team members
* Demonstrable ability to cope under pressure
* Demonstrable commitment to continuing medical education
We expect all our staff to share the values that are important to the trust – being excellent, kind, responsible and respectful – and behave in a way that reflects these.
Please note that this vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient applicants are received. Please check your email regularly as all candidates shortlisted for interview will be contacted and informed by email or via NHS Jobs.
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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