Locum Consultant in Acute Medicine

NHS; Salisbury; On-site; GBP 105,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job description

We are seeking a motivated and innovative locum to join us on a fixed term contract until August 2025. We have recently rolled out a process driven Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) unit which, alongside the rest of AMU, is run by a dynamic and enthusiastic team. There has been no better time to join our AMU. There is a generous financial Welcome Payment available in addition to relocation expenses.

The unit serves a population of 250,000. The Acute Medical Unit is a purpose-built 19-bedded unit. We have an assessment area which has 10 trolley spaces and chairs which is protected and designated for assessment of SDEC patients alongside acutely unwell patients. The Department has a reputation for being forward-thinking with an adept ability to respond to the front door demands of the hospital. We are looking for a dynamic consultant to complement the current team of senior consultants. Recently finalists for a HSJ Patient Safety Award: Urgent and Emergency Care Safety Initiative of the year.

Our vision at our AMU is to provide expert care at the front door over a 7-day working week, treating a patient as an individual through a process-driven model. To achieve this, our aim is to significantly expand our consultant numbers. The clinical team is supported by junior medics, prescribing pharmacists, ward-based therapy, and nursing support teams with plans to expand our Advanced Nurse Practitioners and Physician Associates numbers.

Main duties of the job

What you'll do:

1. Work in close collaboration with the AMU team to improve the management of medical admissions, to support the achievement of departmental and trust key performance indicators (KPIs).
2. Work within your own area of subspecialty interest to influence change and service improvement within this area of medicine.
3. Support the Trust in the delivery of an effective front door service to support patient flow and length of stay.
4. Continue to support the AMU in the delivery of excellent length of stay for their short stay inpatients.
5. Mentor and support the junior medical staff on the AMU and as part of the general medicine on-call teams to create a culture of learning and development, promoting good team relationships.
6. Provide teaching to junior medical staff colleagues to support their learning and development.
7. Participation in the on-call medical consultant rota.

About us

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre, and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery, and holiday play scheme.

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away, or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk.

Job responsibilities

What we're looking for:

The applicant must have CCT in General Medicine or be within 6 months of obtaining it, although a CCT in Acute Internal Medicine is desirable. The Department particularly welcomes applications from candidates who have additional specialty or subspecialty interests that they wish to pursue or lead. Applicants will be expected to demonstrate their competence to communicate in spoken and written English.

What we can offer you:

The current AMU Consultant team can offer learning and support to help you achieve your career ambitions. With progression and developmental opportunities available within the team. There is a strong sense of collaboration amongst the whole medicine Consultant workforce, and we pride ourselves on working in a friendly environment. There is good multi-disciplinary working across all professional disciplines.

Applications for flexibility within the job plan or applications for less than full time will also be considered.

Our current working encompasses compressed hours to reflect the nature of the AMU workload, to help support you in having a positive work-life balance.

Visit our Medicine Division eBrochure to find out more about working & living in Salisbury.

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Specialist Training

• Possession, or within 6 months of possession, of a CCT in GIM.
• Full GMC registration with a licence to practice.
• Possession of Acute Medicine CCT.

Experience/Clinical Skills

• Evidence of wide experience and a high level of clinical competence, as well as some leadership skills and evidence of team working.
• Appropriate knowledge base and ability to apply sound clinical judgement to problems: demonstrates clear, logical thinking/analytical approach.
• Experience in managing risk and knows when to seek help, able to prioritise clinical need.
• Knowledge and application of up-to-date evidence-based practice.

Management Experience

• Ability to perform effectively as a member of a team, including a multidisciplinary team and to motivate and develop staff.
• Willing to forge clinical, research and academic links with other organisations.
• Capacity to manage/prioritise time and information effectively: capacity to organise own workload.
• Ability and willingness to work within the Trust and NHS performance targets.
• Ability to balance individual requirements against those of the department/Directorate.
• Commitment to active clinical governance and learning from errors.
• Demonstrates clarity in written and spoken communication.
• To be empathetic and sensitive; capacity to take others perspective and treat others with understanding.
• Always considers patients' preferences when discussing treatment options.

Teaching

• Demonstration of an interest and commitment to teaching.
• Ability to teach clinical skills to trainees and others. Enthusiastic and ability to inspire others.

Audit and Research

• Audit and Research Experience in, and commitment to clinical audit.

Other attributes

• Ability to gain the trust and confidence of colleagues and patients.
• Good interpersonal skills.

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.

£105,504 to £139,882 a year per annum pro rata if part-time.