Consultant Acute Medicine GHH

We are looking for enthusiastic colleagues to join our existing team of Acute Medicine Consultants at Good Hope Hospital. We currently have a team of 18 Consultants with areas of special interest including Respiratory, Diabetes, Renal and Intensive Care. Our department includes a Medical Assessment Unit (MAU), inpatient beds on our Acute Medical Unit (AMU) and Short Stay wards as well as a Same Day Emergency Care Unit (SDEC). Opportunities for teaching are available in our simulation suite and clinical skills area. Other areas of special interest are encouraged. Standard job plan of 10PA, the exact job plans will be agreed with the successful candidates. The appointees must have necessary qualifications and should either be on the Specialist Register of the GMC or be within 6 months of CCT at the time of the interview. Main duties of the job Responsibilities include ward rounds of our footprint of 90 inpatient beds, assessment of new and follow up patients presenting to same day emergency care (SDEC) and full participation in the Acute Medical on call rota covering 0800-1600, 1400-2200 shifts. Weekend ward rounds are included on a 1 in 6 basis, CLINICAL CARE

• To have oversight of all team activity during that clinical session, and provide support to other
registered and non-registered clinical practitioners when needed.
• To provide appropriate supervisions to resident doctors, ACPs and clinical practitioners
• Administrative duties related to patient care
• Contribution to undergraduate, post-graduate and continuing medical education activity, including
AHPs as part of the multidisciplinary team.
• Regular participation in departmental and directorate meetings.
• Consultants are encouraged and supported with research projects.
• Provision of cover for Consultant colleagues periods of leave in accordance with arrangements
agreed within Trust policy.
• To help the department and Trust in emergencies., CLINICAL CARE
• To have oversight of all team activity during that clinical session, and provide support to other
registered and non-registered clinical practitioners when needed.
• To provide appropriate supervisions to resident doctors, ACPs and clinical practitioners
• Administrative duties related to patient care
• Contribution to undergraduate, post-graduate and continuing medical education activity, including
AHPs as part of the multidisciplinary team.
• Regular participation in departmental and directorate meetings.
• Consultants are encouraged and supported with research projects.
• Provision of cover for Consultant colleagues periods of leave in accordance with arrangements
agreed within Trust policy.
• To help the department and Trust in emergencies.
• Appropriate evening and weekend on-call commitments.
  
  MBBS or equivalent
• MRCP or equivalent
• Entry on the GMC specialist register for General
• Internal Medicine and specialty interest via
• (a) CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6
• months of interview), (b) CESR or (c)
• European Community rights
• Evidence of Continuing Professional
• Development including CME
Person Specification Qualifications Essential
• MBBS or equivalent
• MRCP or equivalent
• Entry on the GMC specialist register for General
• Internal Medicine and specialty interest via
• (a) CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6
• months of interview), (b) CESR or (c)
• European Community rights
• Evidence of Continuing Professional
• Development including CME
  
  University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.