Job Overview
We are excited to welcome a dynamic Consultant in General Medicine with good general medical experience and the ability to work closely with the MDT and specialty colleagues as necessary to ensure efficient patient journeys, and high-quality care to join our enthusiastic and dynamic group of Physicians at Frimley Health Foundation NHS Trust. If the right applicant has a concurrent specialty CCT, we could discuss the option of some potential clinic/procedural time depending on specialty, this would be subject to negotiation.
Main duties of the job
We are looking to expand our medical workforce within the medical teams to run a stable 27 bedded general medical ward and a variable number of medical outliers in other zones as the need arises over winter (may be up to 35-40 patients) with 2 consultants. These would be relatively short stay patients so would need dynamic individuals with good general medical experience and ability to work closely with the MDT and specialty colleagues as necessary to ensure efficient patient journeys and high-quality care. The right applicant would need to provide good clinical supervision and support of a team of resident doctors, but not formal educational supervision.
Working for our organisation
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
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Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
The post-holder will be managerially accountable to the Chief of Service, and professionally accountable to the Chief Medical Officer. The successful candidate will be expected to agree a formal job plan with the Chief of Medicine indicating the number of programmed activities, within 1 month of taking up post.
The post-holder will be expected to cross-cover essential services when his/her consultant colleagues are on leave.
The successful candidate will be expected to agree a formal job plan with the Chief of Medicine indicating the number of fixed sessions, within 1 month of taking up post.
Any consultant who is unable, for personal reasons, to work full-time will be eligible to be considered for this post. If such a person is appointed, modification of the job plan will be discussed on a personal basis in consultation with consultant colleagues.
The appointment is subject to a satisfactory medical report from the Trust's Occupational Health department.
You will be paid in accordance with the Terms and Conditions for Consultant Medical Staff and assimilated to the salary scale taking account of all relevant Consultant service.
Annual Leave must be applied for at least six weeks in advance and approved by the Clinical Unit Lead, with cross cover consideration from the other Consultant covering this unit. The annual entitlement is thirty days per year.
All medical staff under contract to Frimley Health NHS Trust will be expected to comply with local policies and procedures, copies of which are available on the Trust's Intranet site, from the Human Resources Department or from the Clinical Unit General Manager and will be expected to attend Mandatory training sessions.
Person specification
Other
Essential criteria
* Experience - Leading an MDT team
Desirable criteria
* Involvement in the design or delivery of medicine, discharge pathways
Experience
Essential criteria
* NHS experience, able to provide expert clinical opinion, experience in managing acute medical patients on AMU setting e.g. SDEC.
Desirable criteria
* Business planning, management or experience in training
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* Qualifications - MRCP, CCT or equivalent. Full GMC Registration
Desirable criteria
* Post graduate degree, MD/PhD
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) is proud of its strong reputation, record of achievement and ambition for the future. We serve a population of over 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and South Buckinghamshire, and remain committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our communities.
Our new organisational strategy – FHFT 2030 – sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Underpinned by our Trust values –
Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future
, and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation – we are creating a culture where our people can thrive and patients always come first.
We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites. We have already delivered a brand-new £100m state-of-the-art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m upgrade to maternity services.
We are also committed to sustainability and the NHS Net Zero ambition. Our new hospital and estate developments are being designed to be environmentally responsible, energy efficient, and future-proofed, featuring on-site renewables energy and intelligent energy systems. Through our green plan, we are embedding sustainable practices across all areas of care and operations, ensuring we reduce our environmental impact while improving population health and wellbeing. Our staff are key to helps us deliver on our ambition and to ensure sustainability is a core component of care delivery and our operations.
Alongside estates' investments, we are embedding a strong focus on digital innovation and quality improvement. Our electronic patient record (Epic), launched in 2024, is already enabling safer, more connected, and more effective care for patients, while giving staff the tools they need to do their best work. Our electronic patient record also supports safe and effective digitised care pathways, savings time and carbon, whilst delivering excellent quality of care.
Everything we do is guided by our values, shaping how we care for patients, support colleagues, and build a sustainable future for healthcare together.
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