Job summary
- Main area
- Acute Medicine
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 210-2024-783-B
- Employer
- Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Countess of Chester Hospital
- Town
- Chester
- Salary
- £105,504 - £139,882 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- Today at 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant in Acute Medicine
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, staff pride themselves on not only leading through clinical excellence, but also by creating an environment where all staff are valued and appreciated. To achieve this, the Trust has embarked on an exciting new strategy focused on continuous improvement.
Our vision is to improve the lives of our community and provide excellence in healthcare, through partnership and innovation
Our High Performance Culture will support everyone to be the best version of themselves by being true to our Trust vision, values and behaviours.
We welcome applications from colleagues from our local and neighbouring communities of all backgrounds and identities, who are currently under-represented within our region such as Black, Asian, Minority ethnic and those with disabilities.
As a region we are reviewing the way we work, and exploring how new working practices that support flexible working can create a positive work-life balance. As part of our recruitment process we will explore how our inclusive employment policies, flexible working, staff engagement forums, Trust facilities and services can be of mutual benefit.
Job overview
Working Full Time: 10 Sessions per week
Division : Urgent Care
Job Title : Consultant in Acute Medicine
We are looking for applicants to join an expanding team of Acute Medicine Consultants who are interested in progressing our journey of service development and innovative working within Acute Medicine.
Acute Medicine works closely with the Emergency Medicine Team and all Medical Specialities, and you will be involved in the development of clinical processes to improve patient outcomes and experience.
The successful applicant, along with the other Acute Medicine Consultants, will be responsible for the care of patients on our Acute Medicine Unit and Acute Medicine Assessment Centre (Assessment and SDEC/Ambulatory care). You will be supported by a full multi-disciplinary team, which includes a Junior Medical Team and Advanced Nurse Practitioners.
The Trust has a strong Medical Education department, and the post holder would have a significant educational role, particularly in educational supervision of our IMT doctors and students.
Applicants should be able to demonstrate extensive experience in Acute Medicine and we would entertain applicants seeking to work in Acute Medicine and another specialty.
Applications are welcome from those who wish to work flexibly or on a less than full time basis.
Main duties of the job
- Leading ward rounds on the AMU, supporting junior doctors and the multidisciplinary team.
- Post taking patients within ED and SDEC
- Supervision of patients returning to SDEC (ambulatory clinic)
- Acute Medicine outpatients
- Educational and clinical supervision of junior doctors
- Attendance and input into departmental and medical meetings
Working for our organisation
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:
- The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds
- Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility
- Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.
The Trust employs over 6258 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 407,000. This includes 357,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.
The Trust is a busy district general hospital and in 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery. This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £27.50 (standard) or £55.50 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered with the GMC with a licence to Practice
- MRCP (or equivalent) and active ALS
Desirable criteria
- CCT in Acute Medicine or General Medicine (or expected within 6 months of interview) or alternative route to specialist register (e.g. CESR)
- Registered on the GMC Specialist Register
- An appropriate higher degree (eg an MD, PhD or equivalent)
Experience and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in acute medicine
- Evidence of teaching
- Relevant experience in undertaking and organization of an audit or quality improvement projectt
- Knowledge of appropriate clinical guidelines to acute medicine
- Understand importance of management skills
- Ability to integrate, motivate and provide professional lead in multidisciplinary team
- Excellent communication skills
Desirable criteria
- Registrar level experience in Cardiology, Respiratory, Care of the Elderly and Intensive Care Medicine
- Experience of ambulatory emergency care
- Recognised Teaching Skill Course or Qualification
- Research and publications relevant to acute medicine
- Undertaken any relevant management courses or qualifications
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Leon Barker
- Job title
- Clinical Lead Acute Medicine
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01244 363514
List jobs with Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in Medical and Dental or all sectors