Locum Consultant for Acute Medicine

This is an opportunity to join our ambitious and forward looking Acute Medicine Service as a Consultant Physician, based at Northampton General Hospital.

The post is a new fixed term (locum consultant) appointment for a Acute Medicine (10 PAs). The post includes sessions providing high quality care for our patients in the Same Day Emergency Care Unit, acute medical take and within our modern 66-bed Nye Bevan Acute Assessment Unit.

We welcome any candidates with sub specialty interests. We have potential roles in Medical Education, Ultrasound training and Digital Health but any specialist interest will be considered and accommodated if possible. These can be discussed on an individual basis depending on your personal ambitions. You will of course be working as part of a wider MDT, but also autonomously.

Main duties of the job

Clinical

Duties entail provision of a comprehensive acute medical service alongside Consultant colleagues, provision of reciprocal cover for periods of annual/study leave; and continuing responsibility for the care of patients in his/her charge and the proper functioning of the department.

During the medical take, the appointee will be responsible for the management of those patients admitted under their care. The Consultant's role is to assess and review patients, sometimes prior to junior review and sometimes afterwards facilitating earlier 'senior' decision-making and high quality clinical care. All duties within Acute Medicine are rostered and other clinical commitments must be timed so that they do not clash with these duties.

Other Duties

Any positions offered by bodies outside the Trust, (e.g. Training Programme Director, Regional College Advisor, Royal College Representative etc.) must be discussed and agreed by the Head of Service in advance of the position being accepted.

About us

**Please submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close any adverts before the closing date once we have received sufficient applications**

Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. All our divisions are committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered a Group Model with neighbouring Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.

Our Excellence Values

- Compassion

- Accountability

- Respect

- Integrity

- Courage

We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone's full potential.

The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups. We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative.

We recognise the valuable contribution that the Armed Forces community make to our organisation. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and achieved Silver Award under the Armed Forces Employer Recognition Scheme.

We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.

Job responsibilities

A formal job plan will be mutually agreed between the appointee and the Clinical Director of Urgent Care (on behalf of the Medical Director), within three months of the commencement date of the appointee. The job plan for the first three months will be based on a provisional/indicative timetable. The job plan will be a prospective agreement that sets out the Consultants duties, responsibilities and objectives for the coming year. It will also cover all aspects of a consultants professional practice including clinical work, teaching, research, education and managerial responsibilities. It will provide a clear schedule of commitments both internal and external. In addition, it will include personal objectives including details of their link to wider service objectives; the support required by the consultant to fulfil the job plan and the objectives.

See attached Job Discription for further information.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

- MRCP (UK) or an equivalent qualification

- Advanced Life Support (UK Resuscitation Council) Certification

- Extensive experience in the assessment and management of acute medical admissions with significant experience and understanding of Same Day Emergency Care

- Entry on the GMC Specialist register

- An appropriate higher degree e.g. an MD, PhD or equivalent

- Experience in the use of Point of Care US and/or FAMUS/FUSIC accreditation

- Experience in Virtual Consultations and Virtual Wards

- Education / Medical Education Qualification (preferably at Masters level/ MD, PhD or other higher degree

TEACHING / AUDIT / QUALITY IMPROVEMENT

- Experience of Audit and Quality Improvement

- Experience of Teaching MDT Staff (Doctors, Nursing, AHPs) including through simulation

- Experience of Undergraduate Teaching

- Experience in Curriculum development and delivery

- Advanced Life Support Instructor

MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE

- Demonstrable Team Leadership skills and experience

- Understanding and experience of delivering organisational change

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

- Full registration with General Medical Council

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.

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