Main area: Acute Medicine
Grade: NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 10 sessions per week (Weekend working to be agreed as part of a rota system)
Job ref: 331-L1270224-C
Site: Royal Lancaster Infirmary
Town: Lancaster
Salary: £93,666 - £126,281 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 12/09/2024 23:59
"Creating a great place to be cared for and a great place to work"
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay has a firm commitment to strengthening the diversity of our workforce, and therefore welcome and encourage applications from likeminded people who can support our ambition to become effortlessly inclusive. We are particularly keen to hear from protected groups – including BAME, LGBT+ and people with a disability.
Job overview
The Acute Medicine Unit (& SDEC) at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary prides itself as a Centre of Diagnostic Excellence. Patients are managed effectively and efficiently. This is due to the ethos of the team and the presence of senior clinical decision makers throughout the day.
This post offers the successful candidate an opportunity to contribute to the further development of a well-established service. The post will suit candidates who are passionate about diagnostic accuracy, are motivated to partake in an acute service and can make sound clinical decisions.
We stream medical patients directly into our SDEC, from Primary Care, ambulance providers and the Emergency Department. The successful candidate will provide support/advice and guidance to the Medical SDEC team, alongside their Acute Medical Unit duties.
Our SDEC provides a comprehensive service aided by our excellent relationship with general internal medicine specialties, pharmacy, and radiology. Complex medical diagnoses can be established and then referred to the relevant specialty for continuing care.
Working hours: 10PAs divided into 8.5 PA DCC and 1.5 SPA. 1 additional PA will be provided for on call and supplement. Additional roles can be negotiated in addition to basic PA’s.
Main duties of the job
The Acute Medicine team comprises of a Consultant led team covering 39 Acute Medical Unit beds (3 side rooms) and an adjoining Medical SDEC.
The team is assisted by the on-call consultant, ST3+ on call for medicine and intermediate grade doctors on call for medicine.
We have successfully reduced admissions and shortened length of stay. Our philosophy is one of ensuring safe good quality care in a friendly and supportive professional department.
The successful candidate will have completed a CCT/CESR in GIM/Specialty area and have the opportunity for a joint job plan designed with them to accommodate their continued practice in a sub-specialty interest, Acute Medicine and their parent specialty.
- Be dedicated to hands-on involvement with medical admissions to the Acute Medicine Unit focusing on timely assessment, management and discharge
- Supervise junior doctors, ANPs & nurse consultants seeing patients in our medical SDEC & on AMU
- Supervise & co-ordinate junior doctors on AMU
- Teach & train undergraduate medical students & junior doctors
- Provide leadership & work as part of our team
- Be part of the on-call team
Part-time applicants will have their PAs adjusted pro rata and additional sessions/on call to be discussed.
Person specification
Education and qualifications
- Full registration with the General Medical Council (with a licence to practice)
- Current MRCP(UK) qualification, or equivalent
- Certificate of Completion in Specialist Training (CCT) or within 6 months of completion of training at the time of interview
- Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR), or European Community Rights
- Substantial (5 years+) Acute internal Medical experience
- Specialty Certificate Examinations in Acute Internal Medicine
The Behavioural Standards Framework
Everybody’s responsibility in everything we do
PLEASE NOTE THAT SHORTLISTED APPLICANTS WILL BE CONTACTED BY EMAIL.
The Trust promotes flexible working opportunities wherever possible to enable staff to balance their work and home life. We are committed to Equal Opportunities and aim to be Effortlessly Inclusive.
The trust operates a No Smoking Policy.
Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our Person Specification will be shortlisted for Interview.
We reserve the right to close a job advert early where sufficient applications have been received.
Anyone newly appointed to the trust under the Agenda For Change contract, will be subject to the completion of a satisfactory 6 month probationary period.
Name: Richard Vallely
Job title: Clinical Service Manager
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Telephone number: 07825175792
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