13 Oct
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Birmingham
Job description
Job summary
We are looking for enthusiastic colleagues looking to join our team of acute medical consultants at Heartlands Hospital, part of University Hospitals Birmingham.
Our department includes a large acute medical unit, a newly refurbished busy SDEC and 3 short stay wards as well as in-reach to the emergency department.
We serve a diverse population within an urban conurbation. The trust is committed to tackling health inequalities and providing outstanding care to our communities.
The medical take is busy with a fascinating range of pathologies and rich in learning and teaching opportunities.
We welcome applications from consultants with other speciality or research interests and several of our substantive consultants work across other departments such as infectious diseases, endocrinology and renal medicine.
Part-time working can be considered.
Main duties of the job
Our Acute medical consultants are responsible for :
- Oversight of the medical take in ED, MAU and SDEC; including post-take ward rounds
- The care of patients admitted to acute medicine wards and will complete daily ward rounds.
- Providing support, education and supervision for doctors in training and Advanced Clinical Practitioners.
- Contributing to departmental governance processes including M & M and incident reporting and reviews, as well as service development
- Administration related to patient care- prompt review and communication of patient results, with support of our admin team
- Maintaining good working relationships with the whole MDT
About us
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.
Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to :
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.
UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment.
This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work.
This is more than words. We are taking action.
Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO.
We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.
University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please note for more information about this opportunity please see attached detailed job description.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent
- MRCP or equivalent
- Entry on the GMC specialist register for General Internal Medicine or Acute Medicine
▶️ Consultant in Acute Medicine
🖊️ University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
📍 Birmingham