Job summary
- Main area
- Acute Medicine
- Grade
- Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 388-6444495-M&D
- Employer
- Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Torbay Hospital
- Town
- Torbay
- Salary
- £99,532 - £131,964 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant in Acute Medicine
Consultant
Job overview
Consultant in Acute Medicine: Up to 10 PA’s - x3 vacant posts
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust is offering the rare opportunity to combine a demanding and rewarding job in Acute Medicine with an unrivalled lifestyle in the heart of one of the most beautiful areas of the country.
This is an exciting time to join our Acute Medicine team. There is a dedicated two storey Acute Medical Unit adjacent to the Emergency Department and Outpatient facilities. The unit provides higher acuity assessment, intervention and SDEC, including for older people identified as living with frailty. The team comprises of 4.25 WTE consultants, 1 Registrar, 1 Speciality Doctors and 3 Physician Associates. We are seeking to recruit a proactive, forward thinking consultants to join our friendly and innovative team who is committed to providing the very highest standards of care.
Main duties of the job
The Acute Medicine department at Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust is a dynamic department known for taking a hands-on role in service development, quality improvement, education and training. Acute Medicine benefits from strong departmental and senior leadership and has easy working relationships with the hospital executive team through its work in development of our acute services.
Acute Medicine is well known as a nurturing and supportive department both for senior medical staff and for doctors in training. We work collaboratively with the well-established multidisciplinary teams of nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and discharge co-ordinators on our Emergency Assessment Unit and Acute Medical Unit, all of which maintain a strong culture of safety and professionalism.
Working for our organisation
At Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust we have an ambitious and inclusive vision to improve health and well-being for our local population. The Trust was formed in 2015 by an acquisition process that not only brought together acute and community health and social care services into a single integrated care organisation (ICO), but committed to delivering an exciting and ambitious new model of care for the population of Torbay and South Devon. Our model of care aims to support people as close to their own home as possible and empower them to manage their own health and wellbeing as far as they are able.
South Devon is an area of exceptional natural beauty, with outstanding opportunities for both dry-land and water-based activities, and has a very mild climate. Torbay is known as the English Riviera and boasts award-winning beaches and a stunning coastline. Schools in the area are excellent in both state and private sector, with a selective grammar school system.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Patient safety, dignity and care are the highest priority and at the centre of all that we do.
To provide high quality Consultant delivered care to patients, including clinical leadership and supervision of junior medical staff, ensuring the highest standards of clinical care are provided to all patients attending the hospital.
To be proactive in ensuring that all patients receive rapid assessment, treatment and clinical decision making, whilst ensuring our standard to deliver safe quality and performance are delivered and sustained.
To provide teaching and training at undergraduate and postgraduate level and supervised and train the juniors and specialty doctors. To be proactive in the Department’s clinical governance agenda and take on leadership roles to support continuous learning and improvement, thereby abiding by the clinical and corporate governance policies of the Trust.
To liaise with clinicians and managers within and outside the Department to address any issues arising that may affect the services.
To participate in relevant audit and quality assurance processes.
OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES
Junior staff: Recruitment, appointment and educational supervision including educational contracts, regular appraisal, organisation of study leave, annual leave and rotas.
Budget: Work collaboratively with the Operational Manager, Associate Medical Director & Associate Director of Operations to manage services within allocated resource.
Communication: This will include the responsibility for and arrangement of communication and liaison with all other medical and service departments within the Trust and other Trusts.
Teaching: To have an active role in the junior doctor training programme.
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- Full GMC Registration (with licence to practice).
- CCT Specialist Registration or will obtain within 6 months of interview date.
- CESR.
- Minimum of English Level 2 (GCSE grade C or equivalent), IELTS or graduate of a UK Medical School.
- ATLS / APLS / ALS
Management & Admin Experience
Essential criteria
- Effective specialist clinical service
- Experience of Audit and Management
- Evidence of involving patients in practice.
- Evidence of innovative development and implementation of guidance.
Teaching Experience
Essential criteria
- Proven ability to teach clinical skills within multi-disciplinary teams applying evidence based knowledge.
- Evidence of relevant research, publications or presentations.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Katherine Mellor
- Job title
- Clinical Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01803 656862
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