Job summary
LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
CONSULTANT ACUTE MEDICINE Fixed term 12 months
The proposed job plan and timetable are set out below. The appointee will develop an individual job plan that fits in with the rest of the team job-plan following discussions with the Clinical Director (Dr P Cunningham):
AMU Activity: 8 sessions of direct clinical care* (includes patient-related admin).
CPD/Job Planning/Appraisal/Teaching: 2 sessions for Supporting Programmed Activities (SPA) (subject to agreement with CD)
*One of these sessions will include the potential for a specialty session in consultation with the post-holder.
Main duties of the job
A key driver behind this model is the Trust's commitment to Acute Medicine, and optimising consultant-led care during peak demand hours to ensure the rapid assessment and treatment of acutely ill medical patients. A dedicated Ambulatory Emergency Care Unit (AEC) opened at Aintree in 2015. This allows same day treatment of ambulatory medical patients and hot clinics, which enables admission avoidance and early follow up of patients.
We also continue to embed a rapid assessment process across the floor and support nursing and medical coordinators throughout the day with acute take board rounds on the Acute Medical Unit. This enables us to drive forward patient care and optimise patient flow through improved coordination and management of the medical take. These initiatives earned Acute Medicine the Team of the Year, and Proud of Aintree awards in November 2016.
Senior clinical involvement is available 12 hours per day, 7 days per week and is provided currently by a combination of acute physicians and other physicians from within the Medical Division but it is envisaged that, with further appointments, this service will be provided by the Acute Medicine Directorate itself with in-reach services provided by the inpatient speciality teams.
There are approximately 80-90 medical admissions per day. At any time, there are also six other specialist teams on call:
. Cardiology
. Gastroenterology
. Chest Medicine
. Diabetes/ Endocrinology
. Nephrology
. Medicine for the Elderly
About us
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.
The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.
The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.
To hear more about our achievements click here https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/media/13089/1606-annual-report-booklet_final.pdf
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Job description
Job responsibilities
The AMU Consultants work very closely with the AED team, the on-call Medical Specialist Registrars and IMT and Consultant Physicians across the Medical directorate to help support the management of the Acute take.
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of main responsibilities etc.
Person Specification
ACADEMIC & RESEARCH SKILLS
Essential
- Research Skills: Demonstrates ability to undertake robust audit / research within team structure.
- Teaching Skills: Demonstrates range of teaching techniques relevant to variety of curricula,
Desirable
- Degrees, awards, presentations, publications. Evidence of teaching and assessment skills.
Clinical Skills
Essential
- Clinical Knowledge & Expertise: Appropriate knowledge base and ability to apply sound clinical judgement to problems. Demonstrates the necessary range, depth and breadth of competencies specified in the acute and general medicine curriculum and applying to this post.
Application Completion
Essential
- ALL sections of application form FULLY completed according to written guidelines
Language Skills
Essential
- 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
Fitness to Practice
Essential
- Is up to date and fit to practise safely
Eligibility
Essential
- oEligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment
- oMembership of Society of Acute Medicine
- oEvidence of achievement of competencies by time of appointment in line with GMC standards/Good Medical Practice including: oGood clinical care oMaintaining good medical practice oGood relationships and communication with patients oGood working relationships with colleagues oGood teaching and training oProfessional behaviour and probity oDelivery of good acute clinical care
- oEligibility to work in the UK
Qualifications
Essential
- oMB ChB or equivalent medical qualification
- oMRCP (UK) or equivalent
- CCT in acute medicine or GIM (General Internal Medicine) (or within 6 months)
Desirable
- Additional post-graduate qualifications. CCT in acute Medicine
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Liverpool Hospital
Mount Vernon Street
Liverpool
L7 8XP