Consultant Acute Medicine (10 pa's)

Site
Acute Medicine
Town
CROYDON
Salary
£88,364 - £119,133 London weighting + on call 3% cat -B
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
09/06/2024 23:59
Croydon is a busy, exciting and diverse place to work. The borough has one of the youngest populations in London and continues to grow.Croydon Health Services cares for local people at Croydon University Hospital, Purley Memorial Hospital and in clinics and people’s homes all across the borough.We are a very close-knit and friendly organisation where everyone of our 3600 members of staff is valued. We strongly believe that our employees are our greatest asset and so through Listening into Action – our way of engaging staff - we empower everyone at any level to initiate and bring about real improvements in our care.Join us and be a part of the team that is making Croydon proud. #choosecroydonJob overviewAcute Medical UnitThe Acute Medical Unit (AMU) within Croydon University Hospital has 46 beds where acutely unwell medical patients are admitted either directly from their GP’s care, or most commonly, from the Emergency Department. Once in AMU patients are assessed, stabilised and have rapid initiation of evidence-based treatments before being referred and moved “downstream” to specialist medically “zoned” wards elsewhere in the Trust (eg. a respiratory or gastroenterology ward) for appropriate specialist medical care. This ensures patients receive the right care in the right place by the right clinician whilst still receiving early input and treatment from a senior clinician (Acute Medicine Consultant).One of your primary responsibilities will be admitting, assessing, monitoring and treating patients with urgent medical conditions before identifying them for timely discharge, referral to an alternative pathway (such as the use of our Virtual Ward) or referring them on to the most appropriate speciality. Patients should not stay on AMU beyond 72 hours, so it is a fast-paced, exciting and rewarding environment full of variety. You will work closely with the other AMU consultants, the ward Matron and operational manager, whilst also being expected to work closely with clinical colleagues in the Emergency Department and General Medicine in order to facilitate the provision of high quality patient care.Main duties of the jobManagement of the AMU is provided at consultant level, by a group of 9 Consultant Acute Physicians (6 existing substantive Acute Physicians and 2 locums’ currently). The trainee grades supporting AMU consist of 2FY1, 5 SHO grades and 2 Trust Registrars supporting the unit. The post holder has also got an opportunity to continue practicing their specialty of interest based on our consultant rota.This dedicated AMU team will be responsible for the initial assessment and management of acute medical patients from 0800 until 1700 while on the ward, the ambulatory care duties are between 0900 and 1800 and the on call is from 0830 till 2030 during the working week depending on the rota. The appointed post holders will be expected to lead the team of junior doctors within the unit, provide consultant level decision making into the management of acutely unwell patients, aid with streaming of such patients to appropriate specialist zoned beds, and facilitate the early discharge of patients not requiring in-patient care. As part of the latter function, consultant delivered discharge clinics will be held within the ambulatory unit.Outside normal working hours cover for the AMU is provided by the current body of Acute Physicians from 0800 to 1400 on Saturdays and Sundays, and it is anticipated that the post holders will participate in the General Medical Consultant rota at weekends (12-hours each Saturday and Sunday), which will be approximately 1 in 48 basis.Working for our organisationCroydon University Hospital is a large urban DGH serving a diverse population of 340,000 in South London and has the second busiest A&E Department in London. The hospital has affiliated teaching status with St. George’s Hospital Medical School and Guy’s, King’s and St Thomas School of Medicine. Croydon is situated to the South of London and has easy access to both central London and the south coast. It also offers a huge range of social, leisure and shopping options, with transport links to both Gatwick and Heathrow Airport.We are a progressive Trust with emphasis on innovation.Detailed job description and main responsibilitiesApplicants must be on GMC specialist register or within 6 months of attaining Specialist registration at the time of interview in acute medicine/General Internal Medicine. The trust will encourage and support successful candidates to develop an area of their specialist interest.For Informal enquiries, please contact:Dr Sajid Chaudhry, AMU Consultant and Clinical Lead on ##### or Victoria Oji, General Manager for Acute Medicineand Emergency Care at ##### specificationExperienceRegistered to work in the UKExperienceExperienced Acute ConsultantWe particularly welcome applications from black, asian and minority ethnic candidates as there is anunder-representationatsenior level within Croydon Health Services NHS Trust.We offer many flexible and part-time working opportunities and all of our substantive & Fixed Term employees can enjoy a range of staff benefits, including parking, a gym, an active health and wellbeing programme, an on-site nursery and a cycle to work scheme. We value diversity and promote equality of opportunity.DETAILS ON APPLICATION PROCESSPlease note that no job offer or volunteer placement will be made until satisfactory references have been received. You are asked to provide email addresses for all referees, and ensure their accuracy before submitting your application.If you need to discuss any reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act, require the application form in a different format or would like advice in regard to the recruitment process, please email the South West London Recruitment Hub @For Nursing:- ##### Non-Nursing:- ##### submitting an application form, you authorise our Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the ESR IAT process, if applicable, should you be appointed.WE COMMUNICATE TO ALL JOB APPLICANTS VIA THE E-MAIL ADDRESS WHICH HAS BEEN PROVIDED ON THE APPLICATION FORM. PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOU CHECK YOUR E-MAIL ON A REGULAR BASISDue to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.If you decide to apply for this post, but do not hear back from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been short-listed on this occasion.TIER 2 CERTIFICATE OF SPONSORSHIPApplications from job seekers who require Tier 2 sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. However, non-EEA candidates may not be appointed to a post if a suitably qualified, experienced and skilled EU/EEA candidate is available to take up the post as the employing body is unlikely, in these circumstances, to satisfy the Resident Labour Market Test. The UK Visas and Immigration department requires employers to complete this test to show that no suitably qualified EEA or EU worker can fill the post. For further information please visit the UK Visas and Immigration
website. Please note, we are unable to sponsor a candidate for a visa on a bank contract.Employer certification / accreditation badgesYou 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
Victoria Oji
Job title
General Manager - Urgent and Emergency Care
Email address
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Additional information
Dr Sajid Chaudhry, AMU Consultant and Clinical Lead on ##### or Victoria Oji, General Manager for Acute Medicineand Emergency Care at ##### can also be contacted via Judy Hurton, secretary to acute physicians on 02084013175
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