Job summary
Employer heading
Consultant in Acute Medicine
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
With over 13,000 members of staff you can expect huge variety and new opportunities every day! Our staff go above and beyond and take pride in caring for our patients.
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is fully committed to promoting inclusion, equality, diversity and human rights in employment and delivery of its services. The Trust is committed to providing an environment where all employees, patients, carers and visitors experience equality of opportunity by means of understanding and appreciating the value of diversity.
As a Trust we promote an inclusive environment and welcome applications from a diverse pool of talent and backgrounds. All individuals are valued and given every opportunity to succeed based on merit.
The Trust actively encourages applications from members of our Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities. These groups are under-represented in our organisation, and it’s important to us that our workforce reflects the diversity of our communities as much as possible.
Armed Forces and Disability Confident guaranteed interview scheme
To further support the pledges in the Armed Forces Covenant and to make a positive contribution to support ex-armed forces personnel (veterans) make the transition to civilian life, the Trust has introduced a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for veterans who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification, to help them overcome barriers to find civilian employment. The scheme will operate for all external recruitment.
The Trust is a Disability Confident Employer and committed to both employing and retaining people with disabilities. This commitment is to guarantee an interview for any candidate that has disclosed a disability under the Equality Act 2010 and who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification. Reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010 will be considered upon request.
If you require support/adjustments with your application please contact the recruitment team on 01332 788466
Join us and help make a real difference to our Trust.
Here’s more about the role and what we’re looking for;
Job overview
The post holder will join a successful and dynamic team that have helped transform Acute Medical Care at Royal Derby Hospital. Our vision is ‘to be a pinnacle for best practice and patient care across our emergency and urgent care pathways. We will integrate our services with the wider urgent care network to ensure patients receive the best care possible at the right time and in the right place’.
The Royal Derby Hospital has secured significant funding to reconfigure and redesign our Emergency, Urgent and Acute Care Services to ensure we have the facilities and pathways to meet the changing needs of our patients. We are expanding and redesigning our emergency department, collocating same day emergency care service, urgent care and primary care services. Our assessment units will be expanded and we will provide focus to frailty and mental health pathways. In this context we continue to aim to add further Consultants to our team.
Main duties of the job
Your clinical role will be working across the Medical Assessment Unit (MAU) Medical Same Day Emergency Care (mSDEC) and provide in reach to our Emergency Department (ED) at the Royal Derby Hospital . You will work 1:6 weekends.
MAU is a 57 bedded unit. When working in MAU for the day you will be one of a team of 3 Acute Medicine Consultants contributing direct clinical care to patients alongside the Junior doctor/ assistant clinical practitioner (ACP) workforce and ward MDT. We also work closely with all our medical specialities who provide Speciality Consultant In reach/Ward rounds 1-2 times per day, 7 days per week.
Our improved Same Day Emergency Care Centre was relaunched at a new on-site location during 2018 and has a dedicated nursing team and a junior doctor workforce. As part of rota commitments you will contribute to Consultant shifts in SDEC.
Working for our organisation
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In return we will offer:
• Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
• On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Key Facts about our Trust:
• We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We are looking for ambitious physicians, who want to transform clinical services, provide stimulating teaching, develop shop-floor research and deliver high quality care within the field of urgent care.
You will be given support by working with dedicated ward-based multidisciplinary support teams, all based in our modern hospital facilities. Our Trust is committed to "Getting it Right, First Time" as shown with the expansion of our medical teams, which have helped the Trust to gain national recognition for urgent care services.
The post will be based at The Royal Derby Hospital, Derby but as a newly merged organisation, we expect flexibility to be able to work across all sites of University Hospitals of Derby and Burton Foundation Trust should the need arise.
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust will consider relocation expenses and enhanced Terms and Conditions on appointment, depending on previous experience.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MBBS or equivalent
- Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
- Evidence of entry on GMC Specialist Register or Be within 6 months of attaining CCT at time of interview and entry on GMC Specialist Register by date of commencement or evidence that the GMC is processing the Specialist Registration application (MUST be provided prior to interview)
- MRCP
Desirable criteria
- Postgraduate thesis – in any aspect of cliical medicine or education
- CCT in General (Internal) Medicine
- CCT in Acute Internal Medicine
Clinical Experience
Essential criteria
- Clinical training & experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT in General Internal Medicine
Desirable criteria
- Experience in Ambulatory Care
- Clinical training & experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT in Acute (Internal) Medicine.
- Experience of Same Day Emergency Care.
Teaching/Research Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of supervising junior doctors
- Experience of audit and management
Desirable criteria
- Teaching qualification
- Publications in peer-reviewed journals
Management and Administration
Essential criteria
- Experience of audit and management.
Desirable criteria
- Completed a management course for consultants
- Leadership experience
Other attributes
Desirable criteria
- Transformation experience
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lubna Habib
- Job title
- Assistant Clinical Director for Acute Medicine
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01332 787606
- Additional information
Lucy Smith Deputy General Manager for Acute Medicine on 01332 787855.
Informal visits are very welcome and we would be delighted to show you around our unit. Please contact our secretary Mrs Jackie Else, Tel: 01332 787606
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