Locum Consultant in Acute Medicine

Main area Acute Medicine Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant Contract Fixed term: 12 months (Including on-call participation after a period of induction) Hours

• Full time
• Part time

10 sessions per week Job ref 412-MED-

Site Leighton Hospital Town Crewe Salary £113,565 - £150,569 po rata Salary period Yearly Closing 18/10/:59

Job overview

Applications are invited for a Locum Consultant in the Acute Medicine Department at Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. This is an exciting opportunity for the successful motivated and enthusiastic candidate to join the team based at Leighton Hospital in Crewe. This is a 12 month fixed term post.

The successful candidate will be highly motivated with a passion to improve the quality of patient care. They will have strong communication skills and be an excellent 'Team Player'. They will value training and education.

The successful applicants must have full registration with the GMC and continue to hold a License to Practice.

Main duties of the job

The vision of the Acute Medical Unit is to consistently provide a caring, professional, high quality, efficient clinical service for patients who present with an acute medical condition to secondary care from the community, Emergency Department or following a clinic attendance.

Our values, alongside professional codes of conduct, will empower staff to deliver a high quality service.

Working for our organisation

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community services for East Cheshire (population 399K) and West Cheshire and Chester (population 357K). Our services include planned and unplanned/emergency care, cardiac and critical care, child health, maternity, and intermediate care across Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford.

Through our community arm, Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership, we deliver extensive services in 26 medical centres and schools in collaboration with Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FT and the South Cheshire and Vale Royal GP Alliance. With 500 beds and around 5,500 staff, we are one of the area's largest employers.

Since the formation of Integrated Care Systems in July 2022, the Trust has become a key partner in Cheshire East & Cheshire West and Chester and in two provider collaboratives, aligning our strategic goals with the Cheshire & Merseyside Integrated Care System.

As part of the national New Hospital Programme, we're reimagining Leighton Hospital to create a new health and care neighbourhood, transforming healthcare delivery for a Healthier Future. Learn more on our Healthier Futures website .

At Mid Cheshire, our mission is to inspire hope and provide unparalleled care for the people and communities of Cheshire, helping them to enjoy life to the fullest.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

9 PAs (DCC): which includes 1.25 PAs to cover scheduled on-call work (identified as on-call on job plan timetable).

1 core SPA PA per week to support appraisal and revalidation.

Further details about the role can be found within the attached JD.

Person specification Qualifications

• Full GMC Registration
• MBBS or equivalent
• MRCP
• Additional higher degrees relevant to this post
• Qualified educational supervisor

Experience

• Extensive experience in Acute / General Internal Medicine
• Other specialties will be considered but especially desirable would be Respiratory Medicine, Care of the Elderly/Frailty, Diabetes or Rheumatology

Ability

• Recognised ability to work within, and provide leadership to, the multidisciplinary team
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Commitment to clinical risk management and implementation of clinical governance
• Effective team leader

Teaching and Education

• Evidence to allow accreditation as a Consultant Clinical Supervisor for trainee doctors with the GMC
• Experience and interest in teaching both junior medical and non-medical staff
• Membership of Society of Acute Medicine
• Evidence of commitment to continuing professional development and lifelong learning
• Evidence to allow accreditation as a Consultant Educational Supervisor for trainee doctors with the GMC
• Recognised teaching skills course Special interest in role development and staff training

Key Messages

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Please let us know if you require an adjustment to our recruitment process and we'll be happy to discuss this with you.

We actively promote flexible working so please discuss any requirements you may have with us.

Secondments will be considered for fixed term positions when both parties agree. Candidates should seek approval from their current line manager before application.

• All correspondence will be sent via the email address you have registered as your TRAC account. Selection is based on the Trust's values, and the criteria outlined in the Job Description for the role.
• Appointments are subject to a 6-month probationary period. LED Doctors are subject to a 3-month probationary period.
• You are required to pay for a DBS disclosure where the post requires one, and we encourage applicants to join and remain registered with the DBS update service.
• We do not reimburse travel to interview expenses.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Dr Shirley Hammersley Job title Associate Medical Director Email address Telephone number Additional information

Dr Sarah Kay

Consultant Acute Physician and Clinical Lead for Acute Medicine

Tel:

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