Consultant Acute Physician - Peterborough

The Methodist Church in Britain; Peterborough; In loco; GBP 95.000 - 120.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a consultant in acute medicine to deliver high-quality care across Medical Assessment, Short Stay and Ambulatory Care Units. You will work a 10-PA plan, with 1:6 on-call and cross-site responsibilities from the Peterborough City Hospital base.

The role requires MRCP or equivalent, MBBS, and full GMC registration, along with extensive experience in acute/general internal medicine and a track record in clinical governance and teaching.

Competenze

• MBBS or equivalent medical degree.
• MRCP or inclusion on the specialist medicine with General Medicine accreditation.
• Full GMC registration and licence to practise.
• Completed training programme in General or Acute Medicine.
• Experience in Acute or General Internal Medicine recognised by the EEC.
• Expert clinical opinion across the full range of adult acute general medicine problems.
• Working calmly and effectively under pressure.
• Organising and prioritising workload.
• Management experience and/or training.

Mansioni

• Provide high-quality, safe and compassionate care to acutely ill medical patients admitted to the hospital.
• Deliver acute medical care across the Medical Assessment, Short Stay and Ambulatory Care Units.
• Make rapid clinical decisions while maintaining high standards of patient care.
• Work in a multidisciplinary team across the co-located ED, AAU/MAU and Ambulatory Care Unit.
• Teach, train and supervise doctors, nurses and students, promoting a positive and supportive atmosphere.
• Lead clinical governance activities including audits, mortality review and appraisal processes.
• Keep clinical guidelines updated and followed in line with evidence-based practice.
• Work a 10-PA job plan (8.5 DCC, 1.5 SPA) and the on-call rota of 1:6.
• Work cross-site, with the main base at Peterborough City Hospital.
• Work Monday to Friday shifts, mostly 0800-1600, with late, long and weekend clinical shifts possible.

Conoscenze

Fluent English

IT skills

Teaching & training

NHS knowledge

Formazione

MBBS

MRCP or equivalent

Descrizione del lavoro

This consultant post sits in the acute medicine team of North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust, covering the Medical Assessment, Short Stay and Ambulatory Care Units. The work centres on acute care for admitted adult medical patients, with teaching and clinical governance alongside. It is a split-site role with the main base at one hospital and cross-site working expected, on a 10-PA job plan with a 1-in-6 on-call rota. Applicants need training in acute or general internal medicine and MRCP or equivalent specialist accreditation.

What the job involves

• Provide high-quality, safe and compassionate care to acutely ill medical patients admitted to the hospital
• Deliver acute medical care across the Medical Assessment, Short Stay and Ambulatory Care Units
• Make rapid clinical decisions while maintaining high standards of patient care
• Work in a multidisciplinary team across the co-located ED, AAU/MAU and Ambulatory Care Unit
• Teach, train and supervise doctors, nurses and students, promoting a positive and supportive atmosphere
• Lead clinical governance activities including audits, mortality review and appraisal processes
• Keep clinical guidelines updated and followed in line with evidence-based practice
• Work a 10-PA job plan (8.5 DCC, 1.5 SPA) and the on-call rota of 1:6
• Work cross-site, with the main base at Peterborough City Hospital
• Work Monday to Friday shifts, mostly 0800-1600, with late, long and weekend clinical shifts possible

What’s required

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent
• MRCP or inclusion on the specialist medicine with General Medicine accreditation

Registration & licences

• Full GMC registration and licence to practise

Experience

• Completed training programme in General or Acute Medicine
• Experience in Acute or General Internal Medicine recognised by the EEC
• Expert clinical opinion across the full range of adult acute general medicine problems
• Working calmly and effectively under pressure
• Organising and prioritising workload
• Management experience and/or training

Skills & knowledge

• Good IT skills
• Knowledge of NHS structure and the current NHS "5 year forward plan"
• Effective written communication, including record keeping, and verbal communication
• Fluent verbal and written English
• Knowledge of, and ability to teach, all grades of doctors and medical students

Other

• Demonstrated successful participation in clinical governance activities
• Awareness of and respect for the dignity, privacy, integrity, cultural and religious beliefs of colleagues, patients and relatives

Nice to have

• Higher qualification (MD, PhD)
• Valid ALS certificate
• Experience in service development
• Attendance on a management course
• Educational and clinical supervisor course
• Participation in relevant national audits
• Recent published clinical research in a peer-reviewed journal

What’s offered

• Additional 0.5 PA where qualified as an educational supervisor and trainees are allocated
• Additional SPAs for extra responsibilities such as educational supervision
• Option of additional PAs, to be discussed
• Flexible and less than full-time working, well established in the department
• Shifts fixed or rotated to suit personal circumstances
• Opportunity for additional shifts via the Trust bank, with a considerable salary uplift
• Job plan changes negotiated to keep the post holder's flexibility