Consultant Physician - Acute Medicine

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

We are looking to appoint a Consultant in Acute Emergency Medicine to join our team at Broomfield on a full-time permanent basis.

The successful applicant will be expected to provide consultant advice and treatment to patients with emergency problems attending the Emergency Department. The post holders will share responsibility for the delivery of emergency medicine services with the other Emergency Medicine Consultants.

Main duties of the job

It is expected that the post-holder will actively contribute to the Trust's Acute Medicine services and support true multi-disciplinary working in line with the Royal College of Physicians and the Department of Health's strategy for modernising acute care within the NHS. Individual consultants are also trainees' managers and are encouraged to liaise with their managerial and clinical colleagues to resolve operational issues.

You will either be an established Acute Medical Consultant looking for new challenges or a Specialist Trainee approaching CCT who is looking for your first consultant post. You will have full GMC registration or evidence of eligibility for full GMC registration, with appropriate/fellowship training in Emergency/Acute Medicine.

Job responsibilities

Interested applicants are invited in the first instance to contact: Dr Neil Campbell, Clinical Lead for Acute Medicine (email ) or Dr James Orpin (Clinical Director for Local Services) telephone for informal enquiries.

Person Specification Teaching Experience

• Knowledge and experience of supervising undergraduates, junior doctors and other staff.
• Ability to teach clinical skills.

Research/Audit Experience

• Knowledge of the principles of research/audit and ability to interpret and apply clinical research.
• Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical and surgical problems.
• Recent published clinical research in peer-reviewed journals.
• Ability to supervise postgraduate research.

Qualifications

• MBBS or Equivalent.
• GMC Registration with entry on Specialist Register; eligible for entry on Register or within six months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of training (CCT) at the time of interview.
• Evidence of completion of specialist training or equivalent.
• Ability to supervise postgraduate research.
• NHS Experience.

Experience

• Evidence of thorough and broad training and experience in the specialty.
• Comprehensive knowledge in the specialty and ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of problems.
• Demonstrates good knowledge of the structures and culture of the NHS, roles, responsibilities, and relationships across the MDT and the multi-professional team.
• Able to take full and independent responsibility for delivering service without direct supervision.

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.

Salary: £105,504 to £139,882 a year (Pro Rata for Part Time)