Detailed job description and main responsibilities Provision of cover, including attendance at daily board rounds on medicine escalation ward and medical patients outlying in other areas. Take ongoing responsibility for patients under his/her care. Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with colleagues in other specialties and participate in clinical meetings and other postgraduate activities. Have responsibility for the professional supervision and development of trainee/locum doctors within escalation / medical outliers. Develop and maintain good communications with General Practitioners and appropriate external agencies. Ensure own practice is up to date. This will involve taking responsibility for own Clinical Professional Development. Share responsibility for data protection arising out of the use of computers. Comply with all relevant Trust Policies and Procedures. Take responsibility for improving and complying with infection control practices. Ensure that all Trust-wide standards are maintained to improve the quality of total care to all who come into contact with services provided by UHNM NHS Trust. • Demonstrate a firm involvement in Clinical Governance, Risk Management and Clinical Audit. This will include the development and maintenance of appropriate systems and practices to ensure continued safe clinical practice. • The Trust supports the requirements for continuing professional development (CPD) as laid down by the Royal College of Physicians and is committed to providing time and financial support for these activities. • The Trust has the required arrangements in place for appraisal, as laid down by the RCP, to ensure that all doctors have an annual appraisal with a choice of trained appraiser and are supported when going through the revalidation process. • Share responsibility for data protection arising out of the use of computers. • Comply with all relevant Trust Policies and Procedures. • Take responsibility for improving and complying with infection control practices. • Ensure that all Trust-wide standards are maintained to improve the quality of total care to all who come in to contact with services provided by UHNM NHS Trust. • The Trust supports the Royal College of Physicians guidance on provision of mentors for new consultants, in line with GMC recommendations. This will be provided within the Trust. Person specification Qualifications Essential criteria Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6months of interview or CESR) Desirable criteria A higher degree PG Cert Medical Education Management and Administrative Experience: Essential criteria Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively Documented previous contribution to substantial departmental development Ability to plan strategically and to exercise sound judgments when faced with conflicting pressures. Ability to motivate and develop the multi-disciplinary team, balancing departmental and personal objectives. Desirable criteria Good leadership skills Use of Information and Technology Evidence of ability to teach and experience of teaching Higher teaching qualification Personal Attributes Essential criteria Enthusiasm and the ability to work under pressure. An enquiring and critical approach to work Caring attitude to patients. Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other staff and agencies. Commitment to Continuing Medical Education and Professional Development. Knowledge Essential criteria Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining CCT in GIM Ability to offer expert clinical opinion in a range of problems within the specialty Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the care of patients Attendance at MDT meetings Track record of engaging in clinical governance; reporting errors, learning from errors An awareness of current specialty specific developments, initiatives and issues Evidence of training in research methodology Evidence of having undertaken original research. Publications in relevant peer-reviewed journals in the last 5 years Research experience Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively Documented previous contribution to substantial departmental development Ability to plan strategically and to exercise sound judgements when faced with conflicting pressures Ability to motivate and develop the MDT, balancing departmental and personal objectives Good leadership skills Use of IT Evidence of ability to teach and experience of teaching Desirable criteria Critical Care experience Higher teaching qualification Important information about your application All correspondence will be sent to you via the email address you applied from. Please ensure you check your emails regularly. References - please ensure you provide email addresses for all referees for the last three years of employment. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from everyone regardless of ethnicity, disability, gender, age, faith or sexual orientation. Appointment will be based on merit alone. Flexible working will be considered in line with Trust policies New recruits are required to pay for their Disclosure and Barring Service check (and admin fee) prior to starting if the role requires a DBS check. We work with 'trac.jobs' to support out recruitment process. If you have any queries regarding this please read this