Specialist in Acute Medicine

NHS; Swindon; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading NHS Trust as a Senior Specialist in Acute Medicine. The role emphasizes a commitment to patient care, teamwork, and ongoing professional development within a supportive healthcare environment. You will lead a dynamic team, engaging in clinical governance and shaping the future of acute medical services.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Support for well-being initiatives

Qualifications

• Demonstrable ability to manage priorities.
• Experience in clinical training and expertise in full range of medical conditions.
• Ability to lead and independently manage patient care.

Responsibilities

• Providing evidence-based care in a multidisciplinary setting.
• Support leadership and management within the division.
• Participate in clinical audits and governance activities.

Skills

Multidisciplinary team working

Clinical care management

Teaching clinical skills

Leadership

Education

Fully registered with the GMC

MRCP (UK) or equivalent

Job description

Go back Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Specialist in Acute Medicine

The closing date is 18 June 2025

This role is a new role within the department of Acute Medicine. As a Trust, we place high importance on staff wellbeing, you will be offered a wide variety of support to help you maintain your wellbeing and to help colleagues maintain theirs. The Trusts Health and Wellbeing team has won a National Award during 2020 for the work they have done locally.

On joining the department, you will become part of a well-established, friendly team and will help us continue to drive forward improvements in the service that we provide to our patients. As a senior member of the team, you will become a key part in the delivery of training and supervision to our junior colleagues. As a Trust, we place high importance on staff wellbeing, you will be offered a wide variety of support to help you maintain your wellbeing and to help colleagues maintain theirs.

Our Acute Medicine department is made up of the following areas with a capacity of 72 beds:

We are located in the main Hospital building, which has excellent travel links (including good onsite parking), with many cities within easy range. The Trust is located on the edge of Swindon with access to a variety of outstanding areas to live which include both urban and village areas with short commutes to the site.

Main duties of the job

The Duties outlined below are not definitive and may be changed in accordance with the needs of the service.

Clinical Duties:

• Multidisciplinary team working is key component of the working within the Trust and involves regular MDT discussions with colleagues.
• Providing evidence-based care for patients in a multidisciplinary setting.
• Continuing responsibility for the care of patients in your charge, including all administrative duties associated with patient care (with secretarial support)
• Development of subspecialty interests that fit in with Division needs and the strategic direction of the Trust.
• Responsibilities for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties are required, and for contributing to undergraduate and post-graduate and continuing medical education activity.
• Participation in clinical audit and in continuing medical education.
• Conducting suitable duties in cases of emergencies and unforeseen circumstances.
• Specialist Doctor will be allocated daily to each area as above.
• Supporting Post Take ward round in all areas

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About us

Our STAR values are at the heart of everything we do. You can expect to see them in the way we act and the way we treat each other. Our values make us who we are. We will expect your values and behaviours to reflect the STAR Values of the organisation:

ServiceWe will put our patients first

TeamworkWe will work together

Ambition We will aspire to provide the best service

RespectWe will act with integrity

Job responsibilities

Management and Leadership Responsibilities:

All staff in each Division are managerially accountable through their Lead Clinician to the Associate Medical Director, who has overall responsibility for the services within the Division. Specialist Doctors are key members of the Division and are accountable and responsible for leading changes to service that will improve the patient experience.

• To support the Clinical Lead in policy and strategy development as a senior member of the Divisional Management Team.
• To contribute to the leadership and development of Services under the direction of the Clinical Lead and Associate Medical Director and in line with the Trusts business plans.
• The post holder will ensure effective communication and involvement of staff across the Division including support to the Divisional Director to achieve their objectives.
• Work in partnership with colleagues in other Divisions within the Trust.
• As part of the Division Management Team, assist in the cost-effective utilisation of resources, including pay and non-pay items such as equipment and drugs, within budgets.
• Work within the Trusts framework for Clinical Governance and Risk, including the development of clinical policies and adherence to standing orders, standing financial instructions and financial procedures.
• Undertake direct supervision of junior colleagues and participate in departmental/trust wide teaching programmes.
• Undertake investigations and report writing for incidents and participate in clinical risk management.
• Appointed candidates will embody the STAR values and use the principles of the NHS Constitution for England to guide decisions.

Clinical Governance and Audit

All consultants are expected to participate in clinical effectiveness activities. They are expected to maintain and foster improvements in the quality and standards of clinical services. Consultants lead the safeguarding of high standards of care by participating in the creation of environment in which excellence in clinical care will flourish.

Consultants are expected to support the Clinical/Medical Leadership teams within their division to achieve the following:

• Production of a Division annual clinical governance plan.
• Production of a Division quality strategy.
• Production of a Division quarterly report to the Trusts Clinical Governance and Risk Committee.
• Ensuring targets within the plan are met, including:
  • Adoption of evidence-based practice including compliance with government guidance, e.g., NICE
  • Establishment and implementation of a Division clinical audit programme
  • Completion of risk assessments as required and compliance with the Trusts risk management policies and strategies including controls assurance standards
  • Encouraging research and development
  • Ensuring, through the Divisional Director, in association with the Division of Workforce and Education, that Division staff meet the education and training targets agreed within the Trusts annual plan.
  • Ensuring through the Divisional Director that complaints management is timely and effective including implementing action plans relating to individual complaints.

Contributing to work force planning to ensure timely availability of appropriate clinical skills to maintain excellence in patient car

Further details can be found in the attached Job Description

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Fully registered with the GMC
• MRCP (UK) or equivalent

Clinical Experience

• Clinical training/experience in keeping with senior specialty trainee
• Expertise in full range of medical conditions
• Ability to lead a multi-professional team and take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
• Sub-specialty interests will be supported

Management Administration

• Demonstrable ability to manage priorities
• Demonstrable multi-disciplinary team leadership skills
• Experience of audit and management
• Flexible approach to work organisation Ability to lead project teams
• Evidence of management/leadership skills training

Knowledge

• Intermediate to Advanced level IT skills
• Ability to teach clinical skills to trainees and multi-disciplinary teams
• Interest in leading multi-professional education
• Publications in peer reviewed journals
• Ability to supervise post-graduate research

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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