Job description

Job responsibilities

• Assess, investigate, diagnose and manage patients presenting with acute and undifferentiated medical conditions, including recognising and responding appropriately to clinical deterioration and emergency situations.
• Develop and implement appropriate management plans, including decisions regarding admission, discharge, escalation of care and admission avoidance, seeking senior or specialist support where required.
• Review and act on investigation results in a timely manner and ensure accurate clinical documentation, prescribing and handover of patient care.
• Communicate effectively with patients, relatives and carers regarding diagnosis, treatment, prognosis and onward care.
• Liaise with other medical and service departments, General Practitioners and relevant community and social care services to support safe and coordinated patient care.

For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.

Person Specification

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

• Broad clinical experience in General Internal Medicine
• Experience of managing a broad range of acute medical presentations, including patients with complex comorbidities and clinical deterioration
• Experience of prioritising and managing competing clinical demands within a busy acute care environment, with an understanding of appropriate escalation to senior clinicians and specialist services
• Experience of working effectively within a multidisciplinary team, including supporting, supervising and providing clinical advice to junior members of the clinical team
• Good understanding of the NHS and the professional responsibilities of a senior clinician, including clinical governance, patient safety, incident reporting and risk management.
• Understanding of the principles of safe discharge, admission avoidance, and effective patient flow

Desirable

• Experience of clinical leadership within an acute care environment

Qualification(s) and Professional Training

Essential

• MBBS or equivalent
• Full GMC registration with a license to practice
• Evidence of completion of Core medical training or equivalent
• Current Advance Life Support (ALS) certification or equivalent
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• MRCP Part 1 or equivalent evidence of postgraduate medical knowledge

Desirable

• MRCP Part 2 and/or PACES
• Additional relevant postgraduate qualifications or formal training in teaching, leadership, or quality improvement

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Able to assess, diagnose, and initiate appropriate management for acutely unwell and undifferentiated patients
• Able to recognise and respond appropriately to clinical deterioration and emergency situations
• Able to make safe, timely, and effective clinical decisions
• Able to prioritise workload according to clinical need and risk
• Able to provide effective clinical leadership, supervision, and support to junior medical colleagues
• Able to communicate clearly and effectively with patients, relatives, carers, and colleagues
• Able to provide clear and structured clinical handovers and ensure appropriate transfer of clinical information
• Able to work collaboratively with colleagues across the multidisciplinary team
• Able to use relevant clinical and patient administration systems effectively.

Desirable

• Experience of completing a full audit cycle or quality improvement project

Other

Essential

• Able to participate in the relevant out-of-hours, weekend, and on-call arrangements for the post
• Ability to work flexibly according to the needs of the service

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust

Address

George Eliot Hospital

College Street

Nuneaton

CV10 7DJ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://www.geh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)