Job Description

Applications are invited for a Consultant in General Medicine at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. This is a full time Consultant post.

At West Suffolk Hospital the appointee will be expected to provide a clinical and administrative service in General (Internal) Medicine. A specialist interest is not required although it would be welcomed and supported. This service will be based on Ward G10 (General Medicine/Covid19), the post holder would manage the General Medical patients.

Ward G10 is a 32 bedded Medical ward. This ward is supported by General Physicians and along with Registrars and many junior doctors. The successful candidate would manage half of the ward, and look after the General Medical patients.
Main duties of the job

• Provide advice and day to day management of medical inpatients.

• Maintenance of the highest clinical standards in the management of all in-patients and out-patient under the care of your team.

• Teaching and training of intermediate, junior staff, nursing staff and medical students.

• To actively participate in both departmental and Trust matters concerning Clinical Governance and audit.

• To fulfil obligations relating to continuing medical education and professional development, appraisal and revalidation

About us

#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community

Were a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.

The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and childrens ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.

Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.

We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.

With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.

We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.

Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?

Job description
Job responsibilities

Please see attached full job description and person specifications.

• The weekday working pattern starts at 08:30hrs until 17.00hrs Monday to Fridays. There are protected shifts for administration and SPA time (1.5PAs). The appointee will conduct regular ward rounds including board rounds as agreed on the Job Plan. There are several doctors in training based on the ward, including juniors at all grades and levels

• Morning ward round would compromise of up to 20 General Medical patients on ward G10, this is with Registrars and Juniors. There will also be timetabled sessions for both admin and SPA, this role has an option to take on 1-2 clinical sessions a week of a speciality of the candidates choosing.
• For a full-time Consultant a standard week would consist of 8.5 sessions of DCC and 1.5 sessions of SPA. This standard DCC/SPA split has been agreed by the West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust LNC.
• Maintenance of the highest clinical standards in the management of all in-patients and out-patient under the care of your team.
• To produce, maintain and update departmental clinical management guidelines in line with evidence based best practice on a continuing basis.
• The appointee is expected to participate in teaching and training of medical students on the Graduate Course and the traditional Cambridge course, junior staff and other clinical staff groups. The appointee will also have supervision responsibilities for junior medical staff within the specialty.
• Supervision of the training of Junior Doctors in the Department will be required in accordance with their provisions of the Royal College of Physicians. Contribution to grand round meetings in the Education Centre is encouraged.
• To actively participate in both departmental and Trust matters concerning Clinical Governance and audit.
• The appointee will be expected to provide prospective cover for short periods of annual and study leave and other authorised absences from duty of the other Consultants based on the ward

• To fulfil obligations relating to continuing medical education and professional development, appraisal and revalidation

Person Specification
Experience
Essential

• 1. Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT in General Medicine
• 2. Experience in management of acute medical inpatients and medical outpatients
• 3. Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
• 4. Experience in management of General Medicine in-patient and out-patient medicine

Desirable

• 1. Five years supervised training in an appropriate SpR training programme or equivalent

Knowledge & Skills
Essential

• 1. Depth and breadth of experience in acute ward based and out-patient medicine
• 2. All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues which could be demonstrated by one of the following: -
• -that applicants have undertaken undergraduate medical training
• in English or
• -have the following scores in the academic International English
• Language Testing System (IELTS)-Overall 7.5. Speaking 7, Listening
• 7, Reading 7, Writing 7.
• If applicants believe that they have adequate communication skills, but do not fit into one of the examples they need to provide evidence.

Appraisal & Clinical Governance
Essential

• 1. To have training and experience in appraisal systems
• 2. To have a broad understanding of all elements of, and a commitment to the principles of Clinical Governance

Personal Skills & Qualities
Essential

• 1. Good personal interactive communications skills: clarity of expression and purpose
• 2. The ability to work as a team member
• 3. Acceptance of management and administrative duties by working within a structured hospital team for the greater good
• 4. Enquiring, critical approach to work
• 5. Caring attitude to patients
• 6. Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies
• 7. Commitment to Continuing Medical Education and the requirements of Clinical Governance

Desirable

• 1. Has own/current driving licence

Qualifications
Essential

• 1. Entry on the GMC specialist register in General (Internal) Medicine or be eligible for entry (within six months of attaining Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training) at the time of interview
• 2. MRCP or equivalent
• 3. Full GMC registration

Desirable

• 1. MD or PhD

Teaching, Training, Research & Publications
Essential

• 1. Experience of supervising FY1s, FY2s StRs and SpRs
• 2. Ability to teach clinical skills
• 3. Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
• 4. Publications in peer reviewed journals

Desirable

• 1. Experience of teaching basic clinical skills to undergraduates
• 2. Experience of teaching other professional groups
• 3. Ability to supervise postgraduate research
• 4. Experience of conducting research projects
• 5. Publications in peer reviewed journals

Management & Audit Training
Essential

• 1. Ability to organise and manage day to day service delivery e.g. out-patient priorities
• 2. Ability to manage and lead strategic developments in service delivery
• 3. Experience of audit management
• 4. Ability and willingness to work within the Trust and NHS performance framework and targets

Employer details
Employer name

West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
Address

Harwick Lane

Bury St Edmunds

Suffolk

IP33 2QZ

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C9179-MSC60-23

Company

British Medical Journal