Consultant in Acute Medicine (PDF, 424.4KB)

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

About

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS organisations in the region, employing over 12,000 staff and serving a population of almost 800,000 residents. We deliver care from two main hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, six community hospitals and in patients' own homes.

We are an ambitious trust with a simple vision, to provide the communities we serve with excellent healthcare and build a better future for the people of East Suffolk and North Essex. To help us do this, we will work closely with our local partners to deliver more of the joined-up services and care our residents need.

For our staff and our patients we have the same philosophy: time matters. We concentrate on removing or improving the things we do that don't work for our patients. For our staff, this means more time to care for patients and greater opportunities to develop skills and experience. We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

To be the best, we need to attract and keep the best staff. Our size puts us in a strong position to grow, providing more of the latest services. Our scale provides exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training. Support from technology and logistics help us see patients at the right time.

If you are passionate about patient care, want to develop your skills and knowledge and if your ambition matches ours, it's time to work together.

Key details

Location: Colchester
Address: Turner Road, Colchester, CO4 5JU
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 10 sessions per week
Salary: £105,504 - £139,882 on experience
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: Consultant

Job Overview

Applications are invited for enthusiastic, motivated and committed individuals to join our friendly and dynamic team within the Emergency Assessment Unit at Colchester Hospital. Our unit has been at the forefront in improving the safety and quality of patient care within the Trust, and is looking to massively expand our capacity in providing same day emergency and short stay care.

The Trust is offering 0.5PA on top of a worked 11 PA job plan with the option of more PAs added depending on the candidate's situation, and will be reduced appropriately for someone wishing to work 10PAs. A further specialist interest will also be welcomed, and the sessional allocation considered on a case-by-case basis.

The job plan is expected to consist of 11.5 Programmed Activities (PAs) and the exact details of the job plan will be agreed with the successful candidate after their appointment.

Clinical

The key duties and responsibilities of the post will include:

• Clinical and administrative responsibility for the proper functioning of the Emergency Assessment Unit
• Organising medical admissions through the Emergency Assessment Unit, assigning patients for continuing inpatient care, short stay beds on the Unit or discharging from the EAU directly
• Developing joint protocols for the management of emergency medical admissions with the nursing team and clinical colleagues
• Developing standards, procedures and robust systems on EAU to ensure safe, high quality and efficient patient care
• Agreeing and ensuring clear processes for handover and specialty triage from EAU
• Supervision of the junior medical staff in the Unit who will have the opportunity to learn on a one-to-one basis on both formal and informal ward rounds and also on an ad hoc basis throughout the day
• Active participation in educational programmes for junior medical staff, including formal teaching sessions and clinical audits relevant to the needs of the Assessment Unit
• Teaching and training staff in other medical disciplines, nursing and support staff as appropriate
• Issuing advice to GPs on the suitability of patients for admission to hospital

Working for our organisation

One of the largest Trusts in East Anglia, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) provides hospital and community health services to people living across a wide geographical area. You will be joining a team of almost 12,000 amazing colleagues providing care to approximately a million people.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals, we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (if applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offers a variety of services. We offer a range of flexible working opportunities.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which do not work or cause time delays for our staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

• All consultants in the department have a continuing and individual responsibility for the care of patients in their charge and a general responsibility to provide, in conjunction with their colleagues, an effective Service to meet the needs of the local population, within the resources available
• 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
• Develop and maintain good working practices within wards, outpatients and A&E
• Collaborate and promote close working links with colleagues in tertiary centres, community services and primary care
• Offer support and leadership to junior medical colleagues, nursing colleagues and other members of the multi-disciplinary team

Please note that where response levels are exceptional we may close the post before the specified date; therefore early application is recommended.

Please make sure that you read the Job Description and Person Specification attached and that your statement in support reflects this as your application will be judged against these criteria.

Successful candidates may be charged for their DBS check. Please ensure you read the information found in the attached DBS Information document.

The Trust is committed to its staff and their development and to equal opportunities and diversity. Applications are welcomed from all sections of the community.