Consultant in Acute Medicine

GENERAL

The remit of the post holder will be to work within the multi–disciplinary team providing and further developing care for patients under the Acute Medicine. In addition, the individual will be required to play an active role in the general workload of the department while having a significant commitment to teaching and training of junior staff. In addition, the individual will be required to play an active role in the general workload of the Care Group, take on appropriate specific responsibilities as part of their core Supporting Professional Activity (e.g. infection control, risk and performance management, consultant and junior rota supervision, teaching programme, mortality monitoring, audit, speciality liaison) while having a significant commitment to teaching and training of junior staff and students.

Major areas of Acute Medicine in King’s include the interface with Emergency Medicine, other medical specialties and community care providers.  It is envisaged that the successful candidate will contribute to the development and delivery of all aspects of the service but our priorities are to continue working towards provision of recognised outstanding patient safety, quality of care, patient experience and reducing waste, and our focus is on the expansion of ambulatory assessment and management of our patients with appropriate clinically lead pathway design.

It is envisaged that the successful candidate will contribute to the development and delivery of aspects of these services depending upon their interests and experience.

PURPOSE OF JOB

The post will be based at the Princess Royal University Hospital and the proposed 10 PA Job Plan is attached. This will be reviewed within 3 months of the postholder commencing in post. The job plan is based on the provision of a Consultant delivered service seven days a week and into the evening in accordance with principles of Acute Medicine endorsed by the Royal College of Physicians and NHS England (London).

             We welcome applications from candidates with interest in Specialty.

The On-Call commitment is for a 1:10 rota, which is classed as Category A. There is a commitment to undertake routine job planned work on Saturdays or Sundays as part of the total job planned PAs.

All employees are expected to undertake work on any of the Trusts sites as required by the service. As a senior employee of the Trust you will work in close co-operation with, and support other clinical, medical professional and managerial colleagues in providing high quality healthcare to the Trust’s patients.   Integral to these responsibilities is the following: -

·         The provision of a first class clinical service

·         Effective leadership to all staff engaged in the specialty

·         Sustaining and developing teaching and research in conjunction with King’s College London / KHP

·         Undertaking all work in accordance with the Trust’s procedures and operating policies

·         Conducting clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Trust’s service plans

·         Maintaining the confidence of business plans and development strategies formulated for the specialty, the Division or the Trust

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Together with the other Acute Medicine Consultants, to provide a service for Acute Medicine. This includes all aspects of treatment and relevant management duties for the proper functioning of the department.

1. Shared responsibility with the other Acute Medicine and contributing GIM Consultants for providing 24 hour, 7 day a week cover for AM on a rota basis.  Responsible also for covering colleague’s periods of annual leave and short-term sickness.

1. Provide clinical supervision of junior medical staff as a shared responsibility with other consultant colleagues.

1. Responsible for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and contributing to CPD and clinical governance initiatives.

1. Responsible for outpatient clinic commitments in peripheral hospitals as agreed with the Divisional management team.

1. Contribute to departmental research interests in accordance with the Trust’s R&D framework.

1. Contribute to the audit programmes, Morbidity and Mortality, clinical governance programs and learning from Deaths.

1. Take an active role in the formulation, implementation and monitoring of the department’s/ Division’s          Business Plan.  This may include assisting with discussions regarding service plans and developments with internal and external agencies.

1. Conduct all activities within the contracted level of service and operating plan for service(s).

1. Exercise professional leadership for all staff working in the specialty.  This will include fostering and developing projects focused towards these ends and ensuring that the momentum of post-qualification professional education and other appropriate training is maintained.

1. Work in conjunction with clinical and other professional colleagues to ensure that the productivity of staff within the specialty is maintained and their job satisfaction is enhanced.  This may include involvement in the appraisal process for peers and/or junior colleagues.

1. Undertake Divisional management duties as agreed with the Divisional/departmental Manager/Clinical Director.

1. Be aware of, and comply with, all Trust infection prevention and control policies, to include hand hygiene, personal hygiene, environmental and food hygiene.

1. Prepare for and undertake the protective interventions that you are responsible for in a manner that is consistent with evidence-based practice and maintaining patient safety.

Generic Statements for inclusion in all job descriptions:

1.    You have a general duty of care for the health, safety and well-being of yourself, work colleagues, visitors and patients within the hospital in addition to any specific risk management or clinical governance responsibilities associated with this post.

2.    You are required to observe the rules, policies, procedures and standards of King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust together with all relevant statutory and professional obligations, including complying with statutory and Trust core training.

3.    You are required to observe and maintain strict confidentiality of personal information relating to patients and staff.

4.    You are required to be responsible, with management support, for your own personal development and to actively contribute to the development of colleagues.

5.    The post-holder has an important responsibility for, and contribution to make to, infection control and must be familiar with the infection control and hygiene requirements of this role. These requirements are set out in the National Code of Practice on Infection Control and in local policies and procedures, which will be made clear during your induction and subsequent refresher training.  These standards must be strictly complied with at all times.

6.    All employees must hold an 'nhs.net' email account, which will be the Trust's formal route for email communication.  You are therefore required to check this regularly and to deal with such communication promptly.

7.    This job description is intended as a guide to the general scope of duties and is not intended   to be definitive or restrictive. It is expected that some of the duties will change over time and this description will be subject to review in consultation with the post-holder.