NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Job overview
We are looking for a new colleague to expand our forward thinking and friendly consultant team in Acute Medicine. We are a flexible specialty. We want to provide a varied model for working that keeps people motivated and engaged long term while ensuring a good work life balance. We are open to applications from candidates wanting part time, flexible / annualised contracts.
We are committed to continuous service improvement across all areas of the service for the benefit of patients. Applications are welcomed from candidates with qualifications / interests in teaching, education, research, patient safety, quality improvement and management.
NUH has one of the busiest acute medical takes in the country, taking on average 110 patients per day so if keeping busy is how you thrive, come and join us!
Candidates should want Acute Medicine as their primary commitment but applications from candidates wanting to continue clinical interests in other medical specialties are very welcome.
(Please note this job description has not yet received Royal College approval and may be subject to change based on their advice.)
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will work across all areas of the service –Acute Medicine Receiving Area (22 trollies and recliners), Assessment Unit (currently 64 beds), Level 1 (12 monitored beds for initial care of high acuity admission) Acute Medicine Rapid Assessment (AMRAT - dedicated ED in reach service that triages referrals from ED) and Telephone Triage.
Consultants are on site 7 days until 22.00 and are well supported by a superb nursing team plus around 45 junior doctors. We are embracing alternative workforce models with a growing team of ACPs, Physician Associates and prescribing pharmacists.
For further information, please read the attached job description and person specification.
Working for our organisation
Our Acute Medicine department is based on the Queen’s Medical Centre campus. The service is being ambitiously and innovatively restructured, expanded and modernised. This work is already well underway but there are still opportunities for new colleagues to get involved and to influence the shape of our service going forward. Our vision for the service is a senior-led, front door service working across traditional boundaries and in close partnership with colleagues in the ED, Critical Care, medical specialties, and Primary Care.
NUH has a national and international reputation for high quality patient care and research, education and innovation. We have strong links to local universities. This allows for the provision of excellent training and education for students, as well as being a major research organisation.
We offer a wide range of staff benefits including:
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We are able to offer a uniquely flexible annualised job pattern which enables people to shape a pattern of working to suit their circumstances. A ‘shift bank’ allows for ease of shift swaps and time in lieu for additional shifts worked above job plan.
We have expanded our bed base, and we have plans to further develop our SDEC provision. We strive to offer the very best care for our patients. The team is committed to providing continuous service improvement with opportunities for everyone to contribute.
We seek a colleague interested in Acute Medicine as their primary commitment but will support candidates wanting to continue clinical interests or work in liaison roles with other specialities, for example:
For an outstanding candidate, we may be able to consider a joint appointment with another specialty.
We are ambitious in our plans to develop and improve all aspects of our service so would also welcome candidates with qualifications and / or interests in teaching, research, patient safety, quality improvement, management and leadership or bedside ultrasound.
We actively encourage flexibility and diversity of interests in our team; existing consultants are supported in a range of special interests and roles including Maternity Medicine, Toxicology, bedside ultrasound, post graduate medical education and governance. We recognise that all recent trainees have a special interest or skill gained in training and we will incorporate these into the team as fully as possible. Special skills / interests and how these might be incorporated into the role and the wider Acute Medicine team can be discussed informally pre-interview.
Clinical
A full range of Acute Medicine emergency and elective patients are admitted to Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust and the appointee will be responsible for the management of those patients admitted under their care.
Provision with Consultant colleagues of a comprehensive elective and emergency Acute Medicine service.
Provision of reciprocal cover for periods of leave.
Continuing responsibility for the care of patients in their charge and the proper functioning of the department.
These duties are subject to review from time to time in the light of the changing requirements of the service. If alterations to the described duties are required these will be mutually agreed between the appointee, their Consultant colleagues, and the Trust.
The person appointed will be required to devote substantially the whole of their time to the duties of the post and give them priority at all times.
Governance and Audit
Each consultant is expected to take an active role in clinical governance activities including (but not restricted to) clinical audit, incident reporting, review of complaints, risk management, CPD and Evidence-Based Practice. Each specialty has a Consultant Clinical Governance lead.
Teaching
Both main campuses of the Trust are major centres for undergraduate and postgraduate education and teaching. The successful candidate will be expected to play a significant role in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching. There are opportunities for formal, job planned time for Educational Supervision of Junior Doctors.
Person specification
Professional Registration
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Professional Qualifications/Development
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Clinical Skills/Experience
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Managment Skills
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Teaching, Audit and Research
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Bring your whole self to work for us at NUH. We love diversity and we value your difference, your unique skills, knowledge and experience. Becoming one of our people may realise your potential, helping us to raise our performance in delivering world class healthcare to the diverse patient populations we serve.
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are currently under-represented at NUH.
Covid-19 vaccination: remains the best way to protect yourself, family, colleagues and our patients/service users from the Covid-19 virus. We continue to encourage our current and potential colleagues to get vaccinated. For helpful advice and information about the Covid-19 vaccination and how to access visit: https://nottsccg.nhs.uk/covid-19/covid-19-vaccinations/
Closing Dates: Please submit your application form as soon as possible to avoid disappointment; we reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the published closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.
Communication: All communication related to your application will be via the email address you have provided. Please ensure you check your email account including your junk email regularly.
Easy read application: if you have a disability and find it difficult to complete our online application form, you can apply via our easy read application which you can find on the intranet https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/easy-read-job-application
Salary: The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.
Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.
At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are ‘at risk’ of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.
Skilled Workers Visa: We welcome applications from individuals who require a skilled worker visa in line with the Home Office regulations. NON-UK/NON SETTLED candidates may not be appointed, if a suitably qualified and skilled UK/SETTLED candidate is successful at interview stage as it is unlikely that the Trust is able to satisfy the Home Office Visa requirements
ID and Right to work checks: NUH authenticate all ID and right to work documentation such as passports, visa’s and driving license through a system called Trust ID. NUH will scan your ID and right to work documentation in to the Trust ID system at your face to face ID appointment. The system will run a check against the key security features within your documentation. The system will provide us with an outcome of your check which will be stored securely on your personal file along with all other pre-employment check documentation.
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