Specialty Doctor - Acute Medicine/Same Day Emergency Care

The Role of Specialty Doctor is an integral part of the Acute Medical and Medical Same Day Emergency Care Teams at the Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust. This role is a hybrid role where you will split your role between Acute Medicine and Medical Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC). The split between areas is negotiable and can be discussed at interview and job planning.

You will be an integral part of the Acute Medical Team and the Medical SDEC team at Fairfield General Hospital working alongside an experienced team of consultants and junior/resident medical staff. The post will also include some in-reach into the Accident and Emergency Department. There may also be opportunities to pursue non-acute medicine specialty interest. This post does not include any on-call commitments although they can be added on an ad-hoc or rota basis if desired.

Main duties of the job

• Acute Medical Unit: The post holder will be expected to take part in the assessment and management of acute patients admitted to the AMU. This will include taking part in the daily assessment of patients, initiating management plans for these patients and performing procedures (under supervision if needed). This may also include the management of patients requiring non-invasive ventilation and CPAP.
• Medical SDEC: As a senior clinical decision maker you will work with experienced doctors, Advanced Care Practitioners, Physician Associates and senior nurses to screen and accept referrals from the Emergency Department, General Practitioners, North West Ambulance Service and community services including the Urgent Care Response team and Hospital and Care at Home. The caseload encompasses a broad range of ambulatory care-sensitive medical conditions for which you will provide clinical assessments, formulate investigation and management plans and offer safe onward referral or discharge.

You may also assist in co-ordination the care of patients assessed by other practitioners, offering your knowledge and advice in support of the department outside usual office hours. Specialist advice will be available, where necessary, from supportive colleagues in Gastroenterology, Cardiology, Rheumatology, Neurology and Medicine for the Elderly; you may also be involved in the medical management of frailty syndromes and offer co-ordination of a multi-disciplinary assessment.

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham, and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and collaborating closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we are always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

Person Specification

• Qualifications & Training: Essential: Primary medical qualification (e.g. MBChB, MBBS), Full registration with the General Medical Council & a valid License to Practice with the General Medical Council, Evidence of achievement of ST1 and ST2 or equivalent competencies within medicine, Evidence of completion of formal 'hands on' training in Advanced Life Support (ALS). Desirable: Completion of post graduate qualification - MRCP.
• Knowledge, Skills & Experience: Essential: Extensive hospital service experience in specialities allied to Acute Medicine since first obtaining full registration, Relevant experience in other specialties that would complement a career in Acute Medicine, Knowledge of the workings of the NHS, Use of evidence-based practice, Participation in audit, Understanding of clinical governance, Understanding of the basic principles of research, Good organisational skills and time management, Information technology skills, The applicant must demonstrate appropriate professional behaviour, i.e. integrity, honesty, confidentiality, as set out in the GMC's Good Medical Practice (2013). Desirable: Experience of working within the NHS in a variety of posts, Research Experience, Evidence of relevant peer-reviewed papers, Teaching achievement.

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. Applicants must have current UK professional registration.