Consultant Physician in General Internal Medicine
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
We have an exciting opportunity to welcome a full-time consultant into the newly developed Department of General Internal Medicine. The successful applicants will join our expanding team of motivated consultants. Candidates with a CCT or CESR in General Medicine are encouraged to apply. Those working towards the CESR qualification who already have experience working at consultant level are encouraged to contact the department to discuss other options. We are also keen to support colleagues' professional clinical areas of interest and are open to negotiations on your individual job plan.
Main duties of the job
Clinical Responsibilities:
1. To diagnose and treat a wide spectrum of clinical problems, ranging from acutely ill young persons to elderly patients with multiple complex co-morbidities.
2. To look after patients that do not fall into the remit of a specific medical specialty or are deemed to have complex medical problems involving multiple symptoms and co-morbidities.
3. To provide continued care in both inpatient and outpatient settings for this patient group.
4. To direct treatment of such patients and orchestrate specialist care where needed.
5. To support a complex patient MDT.
6. To support our links into community care, including supporting virtual ward environments.
7. To supervise Higher Specialty Trainees in Internal Medicine, IMT stage one trainees, and Clinical Fellows working towards CESR in GIM. Formal Education and Clinical Supervisor roles are available with suitable training.
8. To develop enhanced clinical skills, especially in the assessment and management of acutely ill patients.
9. To have excellent team-working skills and a professional attitude to work well in a multi-professional team.
10. To deliver clinical and quality targets agreed both nationally and locally with clinical teams and commissioners.
About us
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is the main provider of acute hospital services for around half a million people in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin, and mid Wales. Our main service locations are the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford and the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) in Shrewsbury, which are located 20 minutes' drive apart. Together they provide 99% of our activity. Both hospitals provide a wide range of acute hospital services including accident & emergency, outpatients, diagnostics, inpatient medical care, and critical care.
Job responsibilities
A formal job plan will be agreed between the successful candidate and their Clinical Director and consultant colleagues, on behalf of the Medical Director within 3 months of starting in post. A full-time job plan is based on a 10 PA working week. The job plan will be reviewed annually and is a prospective agreement that sets out the consultant's duties, responsibilities, and objectives for the coming year. It covers all aspects of a consultant's professional practice including clinical work, teaching, research, education, and managerial responsibilities. It will provide a clear schedule of commitments, both internal and external, and will include personal objectives, detailing links to wider service improvements and trust strategic priorities.
For a full-time contract, the job plan will be divided on average per week (pro-rata for a part-time post) as follows:
1. 7.5 Programmed Activities (PAs) of Direct Clinical Care - includes clinical activity, clinically related activity, and predictable and unpredictable emergency work.
2. 2.5 Supporting Professional Activities (SPAs) - includes CPD, audit, teaching, and research.
The allocation of PAs is reviewed and may be subject to adjustment when a further diary exercise is undertaken or if the service demands a review of the team job plan.
Any applicant who is unable, for personal reasons, to work full-time will be eligible to be considered for the post. If such a person is appointed, modification of the job content will be discussed on a personal basis with the Trust in consultation with other consultant colleagues.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* MBBS, MBChB or equivalent medical qualification
* MRCP
* MD, PhD or equivalent
Entry Criteria
* Full Registration and a licence to practise with the General Medical Council (GMC)
* Entry on the General Medical Council (GMC) Specialist Register via one of the following:
1. Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) (the proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of the interview)
2. Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR)
* Broad exposure to medical diseases and their comprehensive management (acute and long-term conditions).
* Management of patients with multi-morbidity.
* Skills in cross-speciality collaboration and/or liaison working.
* Experience of undergraduate teaching and postgraduate training.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and as such, it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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