Consultant - General Medicine

We are looking to recruit a dynamic Consultant doctor to support our General Medicine Department. East Cheshire NHS Trust has a real sense of energy and enthusiasm, and the Trust is committed to reducing the time people spend in hospital and strives to be a beacon of excellence.

The post will be based at Macclesfield District General Hospital. Office accommodation will be provided and is usually shared with other senior clinical colleagues. Access to appropriate IT systems will be provided in the office accommodation as well as in the clinical areas. Secretarial support will also be provided by a medical secretary, with typing of clinical correspondence supported by the clinical transcription suite. 10.5 PAs inclusive of on call.

Main duties of the job

• The post holder will provide senior expertise within General Medicine.
• Be able to manage a full range of presentations in specific area of practice.
• An autonomous practice framework will be agreed along with this job description, which will outline the defined level of competency for the post holder in relation to independent and autonomous practice.
• The post holder will be responsible for adhering to the generic capabilities' framework outlined nationally for Specialists.
• In addition, the post holder will be required to undertake Hot Clinics in line with GIRFT recommendations, supporting earlier inpatient discharges and helping to prevent avoidable admissions.
• The post holder will also be expected to deliver specialist outpatient clinics and contribute actively to the teaching and supervision of junior doctors and medical students, supporting both service development and medical education within the department.

About us

NHS Medical and Dental salaries are set at a national level. For new starters not already working to UK Medical and Dental terms and conditions of service will be appointed to the minimum paypoint. The starting salary paypoint can only be increased when there is evidence of relevant, completed year's experience in terms of nature, type and level of role.

Please be aware that this post requires an Enhanced with Barred list Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, the cost of which is payable by the successful candidate. If you have lived or worked abroad for 6 months or more in the last 5 years you will need to obtain an overseas police clearance.

Person Specification

• Registration
• Essential: Entry on the General Medical Council (GMC) Register with license to practice.
• Desirable: Appropriate higher degree (e.g., an MD, PhD or equivalent).
• Qualifications
• Essential: MRCP or equivalent (Membership of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom), Full registration with General Medicine Council (GMC) with license to practice.
• Applicants must have full and specialist registration (and a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC) (or eligible for registration within six months of interview).
• UK trained applicants are required to be a Holder of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), or within six months of award of CCT by date of interview.
• Applicants are required to be on the Specialist Register or due to obtain their CCT within 6 months of interview.
• Desirable: Advanced life support, Appropriate higher degree e.g., an MD, PhD or equivalent.
• Clinical Experience
• Essential: Broad range of recent experience in general (internal) medicine with a minimum of 3 years at Medical Registrar Level, Evidence of ability to change clinical practice and service provision, up to date practice in line with recent initiatives.
• Management and Administrative experience
• Essential: Evidence of developing and delivering change.
• Desirable: Ability to engage and communicate the benefits of organisational change to stakeholders.
• Clinical Effectiveness
• Essential: Understanding of principles of governance and audit.
• Desirable: Evidence of having undertaken audit.
• Teaching and Training Experience
• Essential: Experience of successfully supervising and teaching junior doctors and other staff.
• Desirable: Evidence of having developed learning opportunities for others.
• Research Experience
• Essential: An awareness of current specialty developments, initiatives and issues.
• Desirable: Knowledge and experience of the application of information technology to Medicine, Previous research-based publications / presentations to national/ international meetings.
• Personal Attributes
• Essential: Leadership qualities, Effective communicator, able to work in a multi-disciplinary team, Good inter-personal skills, Ability to work under pressure, Flexibility, Commitment to CME/CPD, Familiarity with information technology and general computer skills.
• Desirable: Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities.
• Information technology
• Essential: Computer Literate.
• Desirable: Knowledge of Microsoft packages.

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.

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.