Consultant in Acute Medicine

The Acute Medicine department is looking to appoint an enthusiastic, highly motivated and dynamic Consultant colleague to join our team in Acute Medicine at Manchester Royal Infirmary. We are supported by a large multidisciplinary team of junior trainees, clinical fellows, ACPs and a dedicated physiotherapy, occupational therapy and NMP pharmacy team for our unit. We have excellent record of developing and retaining senior nursing colleagues for our unit.
This truly is an exciting time to join Manchester Royal Infirmary and we are an EIPC enabled hospital with a huge emphasis on post graduate education, with plans in place to become one of the most digitally enhanced hospitals in the UK. We place an emphasis on innovation in our service and this is evidenced by the recent opening of our multi-specialty SDEC service.
Candidates must be eligible for their own GMC registration: an active licence, ceased license or pending application with the GMC at the point of application. Candidates who do not fit this criteria will not progress through to the shortlisting stage.
Main duties of the job
We are constantly developing the Acute Medical Unit and expanding consultant support to ensure consultant led care is available 7 days a week. Manchester Royal Infirmary has successfully achieved and demonstrated an appetite for service development. We welcome imaginative and innovative ways of addressing the demands in acute medical care.The post will include weekend daytime sessions 1:8.
You'll thrive in our open, inclusive and collaborative environment where everyone matters, and is respected for who they are. We will help you to develop and support you to deliver your very best work.
The post is based at Manchester Royal Infirmary and provides senior medical support to our 48 Medical Assessment Units bed split across 2 wards and our Ambulatory Care Unit which hosts our innovative multi-specialty SDEC service. The post is offered at 10 PAs. In the spirit of continuing professional development this post can support a special interest that fits in with directorate and Trust objectives.
About us
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at #####.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Medical Practitioner fully registered with the GMC
Primary medical qualification (e.g., MBChB)
Evidence of research achievement or critical appraisal skills and a continuing interest to progress in this area.
The appointee will hold the MRCP or show evidence of equivalent training and experience
Desirable
Research in areas of innovative practice.
Attendance at Advanced communication skills or similar course
Experience
Essential
Ability to undertake/supervise audit projects resulting in improved practice
Evidence of awareness of and active participation in current management issues
Enthusiasm to build, lead and work in a team
Clinical expertise in Acute Medicine and broad knowledge of general medicine
Evidence of teaching and training experience to support clinical supervisor status
Desirable
Research in areas of innovative practice.
Ability to co-ordinate multidisciplinary audit programme
Publication of research articles, demonstrating understanding of research methodology and commitments
Skills/Knowledge
Essential
Supervision and training of undergraduate and postgraduate medical staff
Evidence of organisational and clinical leadership skills
Good verbal and written communication skills.
Desirable
Experience inleading service change or improvement
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