Job summary
- Main area
- General medicine
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- 2 years (2 years fixed term contract)
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week
- Job ref
- 364-EPUT648
- Employer
- Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Lodge
- Town
- Wickford
- Salary
- £105,504 - £139,882 PA
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/10/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant Physician Virtual Hospital (Frailty)
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
About Us
EPUT provides community health, mental health and learning disability services to support more than 3.2 million people living across Bedfordshire, Essex and Suffolk. Also:
- We are among the largest employers in the in the East of England region, with more than 10,000 staff working across more than 200 sites.
- We run the COVID-19 vaccination programme across mid and south Essex and Suffolk and north east Essex.
EPUT was formed on 1 April 2017 following the merger of North Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (NEP) and South Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (SEPT). A new leadership team was established at the Trust in 2020.
Our vision and values
Our Vision
“To be the leading health and wellbeing service in the provision of mental health and community care”.
Our Purpose
“We care for people every day. What we do together, matters”.
Our Values
- We Care
- We Learn
- We Empower
Our strategic objectives
- We will deliver safe, high quality integrated care services.
- We will enable each other to be the best that we can.
- We will work together with our partners to make our services better.
- We will help our communities to thrive.
Our services
- Mental Health Services
- Community Health Services
- Learning Disabilities Services
- Social Care
Find out more about the services we offer in our service directory.
Job overview
Would you like to be part of leading health and wellbeing service in the provision of mental health and community and inpatient care? Why not join Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust for the opportunity to flourish and excel in your career and be part of our dedicated medical team.
EPUT is looking to appoint an enthusiastic Consultant Physician Virtual Hospital (Frailty) to join the service that is delivered as part of Mid and South Essex Community Collaborative, a partnership between Essex Partnership University Trust (EPUT), North East London Foundation Trust (NELFT) and Provide Community Interest Company (Provide CIC).
Main duties of the job
The MSE Community Collaborative is working together to:
· Reduce variation for patients across community services, meaning that everyone in mid and south Essex should be able to receive the same outcomes from health and care services regardless of where they live or which organisation delivers their care.
· Enable increased collaboration, partnership working and innovation so that we can work together to share our best clinical practices with each other and deliver high quality services which are fit for the future.
· Ensure community services are fit for the future enabling more services to be delivered closer to home.
You must have full GMC registration and be on either GMC Specialist Register; eligible for entry on Register or within six months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of training (CCT) or GP Register.
Working for our organisation
EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;
- Season Ticket Loans
- NHS discounts for staff
- Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
- Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
- The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
- Day One Flexible Employer
The Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. We offer many options and you are encouraged to ask the recruiting manager what is possible for this role. If appointed, you will have the opportunity to apply for a flexible working request from the first day of your employment
Join our Staff bank
What is Staff Bank?
Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able offer safe and effective care at all times.
All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish.
If you are joining our Trust in a fixed term role, please indicate on your New Starter Paperwork that you wish to join our staff bank
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will support the expansion of our innovative Frailty Virtual Ward in the Mid and South Essex ICS. The role will work across the three community providers that deliver the Frailty Virtual Ward.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification.
- Entry of either GMC Specialist Register; eligible for entry on Register or within six months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of training (CCT) or GP Register.
- Evidence of completion of specialist training or equivalent.
- MRCP (UK) or equivalent.
Desirable criteria
- MD/PhD or other higher degree.
- Postgraduate diploma ALS.
Eligibility
Essential criteria
- Fully registered with the GMC with a license to practice at the time of appointment.
Desirable criteria
- In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice.
Transport
Essential criteria
- Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative.
Clinical skills, knowledge and experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of thorough and broad training and experience in the specialty.
- Comprehensive knowledge in the specialty, latest best practice clinical guidance and ability to offer expert clinical opinion on range of problems.
- Experience of working independently as a senior clinician.
- Experience of inter-agency working Experience of teaching trainees / multidisciplinary staff demonstrates good knowledge of the structures and culture of the NHS, roles, responsibilities and relationships across the MDT and the multi-professional team.
- Able to take full and independent responsibility for delivering service without direct supervision.
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience as a Consultant Geriatrician/ Physician/GP with special interest.
- Experience of community frailty medicine or Virtual Ward.
- An interest in managing frailty in Acute and community care.
- Personalisation, Anticipatory care and shared decision making skills.
Teaching experience
Essential criteria
- Knowledge and experience of supervising undergraduates, junior doctors and other staff.
- Ability to teach clinical skills. Interest in, and knowledge of, advances in medical education and training.
- Ability to operate within a teaching / training culture.
- Ability to encourage on-going learning both in self and others.
Research/Audit experience
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of the principles of research/audit and ability to interpret and apply clinical research.
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical and surgical problems.
Desirable criteria
- Recent published clinical research in peer reviewed journal.
- Previous experience of quality improvement work including presentation at Regional, National, International level.
Communication skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent verbal and written skills. Ability to communicate effectively with clinical colleagues, other specialties and support staff.
- Evidence of management experience or training.
- Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of specialist service.
- Ability to manage and lead department.
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
- Dr Feena Sebastian
- Job title
- Deputy Medical Director
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01702 538013
- Additional information
For more information about this opportunity, please contact Dr Feena Sebastian on 01702 538013.
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