Job summary
With the opening of our new Acute Medical Unit (AMU) in April 2024, we are now looking to expand our Acute Medicine Consultant workforce and start looking to develop our Acute Medicine services further.
The successful candidate(s) will join an established team of consultants on AMU. As a growing team, we are looking for like-minded people to join an innovative and dynamic team to help transform our service providing nationally celebrated, collaborative care. We are committed to building a great team that delivers excellent patient care. This is an exciting opportunity to develop acute medicine and joining at a time when we are developing a new acute medicine service.
In addition, the successful candidate will be invited to discuss opportunities within their areas of interest. We actively encourage special interests and flexible working patterns to support services within acute medicine, education and leadership projects. Areas particularly encouraged are Same Day Emergency Care, Enhanced Level Care, Ultrasound Imaging and echocardiography, Education, Research and Development and Quality Improvement.
We are clinically led and provide joined-up care through our hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. With our main acute hospital site in Guildford and community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere, and Cranleigh, we are committed to transforming Acute Medicine across our hospitals and raising our profile nationally.
Main duties of the job
The Acute Physician(s) will be responsible for providing Consultant cover for the medical patients on AMU, patients referred to SDEC, and participate in the GIM on call rota. The key duties and responsibilities of the post will be:
Clinical and administrative responsibility for patients in AMU & SDEC
Consultant level input to deliver early and appropriate clinical decision making for emergency admissions
Supervision of medical admissions through the emergency assessment unit, including flow through from the Emergency Department.
Assessing and assigning patients for ongoing inpatient care, short stay inpatient care in the unit, ambulatory care or discharge
Supervision and training of junior medical staff and allied health professionals working in the units
Supervision and assessment of junior staff performing ward based invasive procedures for patients in the units
Ensuring that resuscitation and end of life care issues are addressed
Review and revision of joint protocols for the management of emergency admissions with clinical colleagues and the nursing team
Development of Ambulatory Emergency Medicine Pathways
Delivery of ambulatory medicine clinics
Delivery of clinical audits relevant to the needs of the Units
Recruitment and active involvement with clinical trials in both units
Participate on the GIM on call rota.
About us
Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.
We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.
Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.
Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
A video about the Royal Surrey - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R96pMboIYdo
Job description
Job responsibilities
See attached Job Description for further information.
An example timetable can be found in the attached Job Description. The successful candidate will have a job planning session after 3-6 months of being in post to review their timetable and SPA commitments. It is expected that there will be some flexibility around the timing of any duties and activities, reflecting role development.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full registration and a license to practice with the GMC
- Entry on the GMC Specialist Register for via: Acute Medicine, or General Internal Medicine (GIM) or a related medical specialty oCCT (CCT date must be within 6 months of the interview date) oPortfolio Pathway (previously CESR)
- MBBS or equivalent
- Out of programme management experience
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience of acute general medicine
- Wide experience of General Internal Medicine including multidisciplinary
- Significant evidence of experience in clinical leadership
- Undergraduate and postgraduate teaching experience
- Understand the principals of Clinical Governance
- Evidence of experience of / commitment to audit and improving clinical practice/service development
- Experience and interest in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching
- CPD - Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development clinical knowledge and skills
- Must have an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy/national guidance/CQC/ and appreciate the implications of this on engagement
Research/QI
Essential
- Active interest in research and commitment to clinical innovation
- Familiar with quality improvement methodologies and/or research
Skills and Capabilities
Essential
- Management, Leadership and Initiative skills
- Effective communication skills with internal and external stakeholders
- Effective interpersonal, communication and presentation skills with internal and external stakeholders
- Computer literate - Email, MS Office and Internet
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
Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Surrey County Hospital
Egerton Road
Guildford
GU2 7XX