Consultant

Consultant in General Medicine

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust

CQC: Requires improvement

Hartshill

Salary

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Posted

1 weeks ago

About the role

We are pleased to offer this opportunity to join the General Medicine team at the University Hospital of North Midlands (UHNM). Applications are invited for the posts of Consultants in General Medicine, providing expert patient care at UHNM, serving a catchment population across Staffordshire, Leek Moorlands and North Shropshire. A full range of secondary and tertiary specialties are delivered at UHNM and we are also able to specialty sessions of your choice. We currently run two acute general medical wards at Royal Stoke (Wards 120 & 79) and one acute general medical ward at County (Ward 14), with patients admitted under the consultant team, supported by junior and middle grade staff. There will be a requirement to work a 1:3 weekend rota as well as 1:48 overnight on-call on the GIM rota.

Each ward has a daily board round followed by a morning consultant ward round and the consultant is currently allocated further time on wards for the afternoons to meet relatives, MDTs or review newly admitted patients in the afternoon as required.

You will be expected to work with local managers and professional colleagues in the efficient running of services and will share with consultant colleagues in the medical contribution to management.

Consultant in General Medicine

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust

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Subject to the conditions of the Terms and Conditions of Service you are expected to observe the Trust's agreed policies and procedures, drawn up in consultation with the profession on clinical matters and to follow the standing orders and financial instructions of the Trust.

You will be expected to make sure that there are adequate arrangements for hospital staff involved in the care of your patients to be able to contact you when necessary.

All medical and dental staff employed by the Trust are expected to comply with the UHNM Trust's Health and Safety Policies.

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

Person specification

Essential

Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6months of interview or CESR)
Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively
Documented previous contribution to substantial departmental development
Ability to plan strategically and to exercise sound judgments when faced with conflicting pressures.
Ability to motivate and develop the multi-disciplinary team, balancing departmental and personal objectives.
Enthusiasm and the ability to work under pressure.
An enquiring and critical approach to work
Caring attitude to patients.
Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other staff and agencies.
Commitment to Continuing Medical Education and Professional Development.
Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining CCT in GIM
Ability to offer expert clinical opinion in a range of problems within the specialty
Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the care of patients
Attendance at MDT meetings
Track record of engaging in clinical governance; reporting errors, learning from errors
An awareness of current specialty specific developments, initiatives and issues
Evidence of training in research methodology
Evidence of having undertaken original research. Publications in relevant peer-reviewed journals in the last 5 years
Research experience
Ability to plan strategically and to exercise sound judgements when faced with conflicting pressures
Ability to motivate and develop the MDT, balancing departmental and personal objectives
Good leadership skills
Use of IT
Evidence of ability to teach and experience of teaching

Desirable

A higher degree
PG Cert Medical Education
Good leadership skills
Use of Information and Technology
Evidence of ability to teach and experience of teaching
Higher teaching qualification
Critical Care experience