Job overview
WearelookingtoappointConsultantPhysiciansforourAcuteMedicine department.TheTrustsees these appointmentasakeypartofanexcitingopportunitytodevelopaninnovativeapproachto acutemedical care that places unscheduled care as the central function of the Trust in collaboration with local community partners. The posts will support the existing Consultants in Acute Medicine at Hampshire Hospitals. Theywill bepivotal in delivering a consultant lead service for our Emergency Medical Assessment Units. It will bolster the current model of care provided by Acute Medicine specialists and increase the scope and the quality of our front-line service.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicants will be expected to:
1. Join the Acute General Medicine team and deliver the Trusts urgent care strategy. This will mean working in close co-operation with Emergency and Specialist Physicians, Older persons services and Primary care, to build an efficient and seamless system of care.
2. Provide Consultant service on the Acute Medical Assessment Unit and in reach to the Emergency Department. Rapid Same Day Emergency services and direct GP admission services are active. The post holder would be supported in further developing pathways of care for ambulatory patients.
3. On-going Consultant support to short stay patients, general medical patients remaining on the assessment units.
4. To participate in teaching and training of junior staff.
5. Participate in audit and responsibility for clinical governance
Working for our organisation
Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.
Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.
We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.
The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information, please see attached job description and person specification.
For further information, please contact the team to discuss.
Person specification
Professional Qualifications
Essential criteria
6. MBBS or equivalent
7. Full GMC Registration with a licence to practise
8. Entry on the Specialist Register in General Internal Medicine or Acute Medicine (or CCT expected within 6 months of date of interview)
9. MRCP (UK) or equivalent
Desirable criteria
10. Higher degree
11. NHS Experience
Clinical Experience & Knowledge
Essential criteria
12. Recent Clinical training & experience equivalent to that required for gaining (UK) CCST in General medicine or Acute medicine
Desirable criteria
13. Expertise in initiatives for reducing admissions
14. Guideline and pathway development
Clinical Skills & Ability
Essential criteria
15. 3 years experience
16. Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively
17. Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
18. Proven ability to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team and display leadership
Other specific requirements
Essential criteria
19. Ability to understand local and national political agendas and respond accordingly
20. Ability to perform effectively and maturely in management roles for the benefit of the service.
21. Ability to plan strategically and to demonstrate sound judgement
22. Ability to lead, motivate and develop the multidisciplinary team
23. Ability to organise work of self and team in an efficient and effective way
24. Evidence of experience and active engagement in clinical audit
25. Ability to work flexibly with colleagues, sometimes at short notice
26. Ability to manage staff and resources
Desirable criteria
27. Experience managing and leading specialist working parties
28. Formal training in management and administration
29. Experience in managing staff rotas
Research & Teaching
Essential criteria
30. Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
31. Awareness of current acute medical initiatives and developments
32. Recent relevant clinical teaching experience within medical and allied disciplines
Desirable criteria
33. Participation in research
34. Publications in relevant peer reviewed journals
35. Formal training in clinical supervision of junior doctors
36. Other educational formal qualifications