Specialist in Acute Internal Medicine

Job Overview

This is a new post, and the successful applicants will join a

department of 8 consultants and 1 specialist.

The postholder will provide senior support to the front-line work on

the Acute Assessment Unit (AAU) and the Ambulatory Care Unit

(SDEC). This will also require in-reach to the

Emergency Department when required.

There is also the opportunity to have DCC activity in other specialties including for example palliative care. We expect the provision of excellent care, comprehensive assessment, and appropriate timely discharges and/or onward referrals.

Airedale General Hospital work jointly with other local NHS providers in the region, including Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Bradford District Care Trust, to help ensure we can deliver a patient led collaborative service and thereby promoting a culture of safety and improvement.

Main duties of the job

Duties

The principal duties of this post are to deliver a high-quality service to Acute Internal Medicine patients. The appointee would be expected to:

• Provide clinical expertise and responsibility to the service in
  
  

terms of knowledge, clinical activity and guidance as needed.

• Clinical and administrative responsibility for the proper
  
  

functioning of the Acute Internal Medicine Department.

• Develop standards, procedures and robust systems in the
  
  

department to ensure safe, high quality and efficient patient care

from the point of entry into the department to admission or

discharge from the department.

• Supervision of the junior medical staff in the Unit who will have
  
  

opportunity to learn on a one-to-one basis on both formal and

informal rounds and also on ad hoc basis throughout the day.

• Play an active part in educational programmes for junior medical
  
  

staff, including formal teaching sessions and clinical audits

relevant to the needs of the Unit.

• To teach and train staff in other medical disciplines, nursing and
  
  

support staff as appropriate.

• Maintain an up-to-date job plan and personal development plan
• Register and participate in the appropriate CPD scheme with the
  
  

Royal College of Physicians.

• Work with colleagues to provide a consultant-led service with the
  
  

highest standard of care.

• Work with the multi-professional team to develop care pathways
  
  

and clinical guidelines.

Further details provided in attached Job information pack.

Working for our organisation

These posts provide an opportunity to pursue a consultant career in

Acute Internal Medicine (+/- Specialty interest) at Airedale Hospital

which is situated between the spectacular Yorkshire Dales and the

cosmopolitan centres of Bradford and Leeds.

This is a dynamic department, and the successful applicant will be

required to contribute to ongoing service development. We expect

involvement in our existing quality improvement projects and welcome

ideas for new work streams. We strongly encourage leadership

development.

There is a trust leadership programme in place and study leave is

encouraged for this. We also believe in maintaining work life balance

and mentoring is offered to new and current consultant employees of

the Trust.

We are always looking for enterprising and innovative approaches to the way we provide our services. We are a national centre for telemedicine and introduced telehealth to the UK offender healthcare sector and also provide a similar service to patients in their care homes. Community matters to us and we are supported by 400 dedicated volunteers and have strong links with Leeds Medical School, Bradford University, Craven College and Leeds City College to ensure we inspire the workforce of the future.

We want to attract staff who embrace our ‘Right Care’ behaviours of compassion, a commitment to quality of care and working together for patients – we want to make this part of our DNA.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

For further details of this post please see attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
• MBBS or equivalent
• Entry on the Specialist Register via CCT (proposed CCT date must be within six months of interview), CESR
• Evidence of specific training in acute medicine and/ or general medicine
• MRCP
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Acute Medicine SCE Higher Degree
• Undertaken Acute Internal Medicine training acceptable to the Royal College of physicians for appointment to Consultant Status
• Membership of Appropriate Professional bodies.
• Consultant level experience of Acute Medicine work
  
  

Knowledge/Skills

Essential criteria

• Applicant’s knowledge is up to date and fit to practice safely
• Relevant specialty clinical knowledge and practical procedure competency for Acute Internal Medicine
  
  

Desirable criteria

• ALS instructors Certificate Ultrasound Competency for unselected medical take (e.g., FAMUS)
• Up to Date ALS