Locum Consultant in Acute/General Medicine

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust

CQC: Good

Huddersfield

Salary

£113,565 – £150,569

Posted

2 weeks ago

About the role

The Division of Medicine is looking to fill a vacancy within Acute/General Medicine in order to increase the consultant capacity within the acute medical team. A 'special' interest (as defined by the Acute Internal Medicine curriculum or dual CCT) will be considered. The Trust is based on two Acute sites with Acute Medical services on each site. The Acute Strokeunit is based at Calderdale Hospital along with specialist Cardiology and Respiratory wards and thespecialist Gastroenterology and Oncology/Haematology wards are based at Huddersfield withspecialist Frailty and Care of the Elderly services.

The successful applicant will form part of our Acute Medical Consultant team, providing Acute services across the two Trust sites, Successful candidates will be expected to cover our two Acute Floors, Short Stay/outlying wards, Medical Same Day Emergency Care (MSDEC) unit and EDs (Admission Avoidance).

The Acute teams run the Acute Medical Units (AMUs) with a total bed base of 106 (60 CRH, 46 HRI- including Frailty). These are planned as 'acute floors' incorporating both Acute assessment beds but also short stay beds. The Huddersfield 'floor' is shared with the Acute Frailty team who have ongoing responsibility for 22 patients. Successful candidates will be expected to cover Acute/Short Stay and outlying wards. There is a consultant led ward round of the AMUs each morning, followed by continual assessment on the AMUs until 8pm on most days of the week.

Person specification

Essential

MRCP or equivalent
Specialist registration for Acute Medicine is preferred (or within 6 months of being admitted to the register for trainees, if currently in a training programme in the UK) but consideration will be given to applicants with relevant consultant level experience or trainees in a UK training scheme who are within 6 months of attaining specialist registration.
Applicants must be Registered with the General Medical Council and hold a Licence to Practise
Must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in all aspects of the Acute Medicine specialty
Experience of and enthusiasm for clinical teaching of postgraduate doctors and non-medical staff.
Knowledge of Audit principles and evidence of participation in and completion of audit projects
Good communication and empathy skills with patients
Evidence of willingness to participate in a multi-disciplinary team environment to provide an integrated service
Ability to work as a member of a team, both through communication and sharing workload
Ability to manage high pressure situations e.g. clinical crisis
Ability to prioritise and organise workload and co-ordinate staff
Ability to integrate the care of a patient by many and various other clinical staff
Willingness to work flexibly to deliver clinically effective and cost effective healthcare
Eligibility to work in the UK
Ability to work in various locations throughout the network of services provided by Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
For areas requiring EPP Clearance (Exposure Prone Procedures), this will also be a requirement of the health screening
An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required with the Disclosure and Barring Service

Desirable

Relevant higher degree
Also, should have significant minor Acute Medicine procedures experience and any other post graduate qualifications that can advance the department needs would be preferable
Understanding current issues within the wider NHS
Attendance at a recognised management course
Shows ability to work with and lead others across professions
Academic achievements/evidence of familiarity with research methods which have resulted in publications
Training in clinical and educational supervision
Attendance at a teaching course