Locum Consultant in Acute Medicine

We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic, innovative and progressive Locum Consultant to join our Acute Medical Consultant team. The appointee will cover all areas of Acute Internal Medicine which include the Acute Medical Units, Short Stay Units, Medical SDEC, Virtual Clinical and our Acute Hospital At Home service - EPICENTRE. We are looking for individuals who will lead, innovate, teach and be involved in research.

Applicants need to demonstrate a wide breadth of knowledge, experience and skills within AIM. This would include POCUS, leadership and QIP delivery. We are also keen to accommodate flexible working. The Acute Medicine department is renowned for being the most popular site for Acute medical trainees and is a national centre for POCUS training and accreditation. We have the first dedicated AMU Clinical Skills Lab within the UK which houses a POCUS simulator, CVP, LP and Chest drain training equipment. Trainees receive training in POCUS, leadership, and are involved heavily in teaching and education. Feedback from our trainees is that this team provides one of the best training within the Trust.

Main duties of the job include contributing to the acute medicine department in terms of service delivery within the acute medical take. The successful candidate will work on the AMU, SSU, MSDEC, Virtual Clinical and our Acute Hospital At Home service - EPICENTRE. They will contribute to the teaching, education supervision of junior doctors and our wider MDT including our ACPs and trainee ACPs. The successful candidate will also lead on service innovation, QIP to research and contribute heavily to the governance and safe running of the department.

About us: Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated care organisation with a budget of approximately £600 million and over 7,000 staff. Diversity and social care is at the core of what we do as the Trust provides Community and Acute Services to over half a million people in an urban centre that demands massive regeneration and has substantial premature mortality.

Our new acute hospital, the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), opens this year and will provide care to our local population from first class, purpose-built premises. As a result, the base of this role may change to MMUH. If this is applicable to your role, you will be informed during the recruitment process and continue your application with this understanding. The development of the new hospital will play an important role in the regeneration of the wider area and in improving the lives of local people and reducing health inequalities.

We have three strategic objectives:

• Our People - to cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff
• Our Patients - to be good or outstanding in everything we do
• Our Population - to work seamlessly with our partners to improve lives

Job responsibilities include managing 108 AMU beds across 5 different zones (MSDEC, Enhanced Care Unit, Assessment Unit, Frailty Assessment Unit and Short Stay Unit) within the MMUH. Medical SDEC has 24 trolley spaces and 30 plus chair spaces. The single-site Acute Hospital will benefit from co-located specialist services which will support the new Emergency Department with dedicated imaging facility and Assessment Units. It will provide state-of-the-art treatment and care for patients from Sandwell and across the region and will become the civic heart of the area and a point of pride for the community.

For more information on the job role and responsibilities, please refer to the Job Description attached.

For an informal discussion, please contact:

• Group Director Medicine and Emergency Care and Consultant Cardiologist: Dr Chetan Varma, Tel: 0121 507 6439
• Deputy Chief Medical Officer and Acute Medical Consultant: Dr Sarb Clare MBE, Tel: 0121 507 6465
• Clinical Director for Acute Medicine and Toxicology: Dr May Yan, Tel: 0121 507 6465

Person Specification:

• Qualifications: Essential Entry on the Specialist Register in Acute Medicine (or CCT expected within 6 months from the date of interview), MRCP (UK) or equivalent. Desirable: Higher Degree SCE Acute Medicine.
• Clinical Experience: Essential Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining CCT in Acute Medicine, Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the management of acute medical emergencies, Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the care of patients. Desirable: Special interest that complements the existing consultants.
• Management and Administrative Experience: Essential Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively.
• Clinical Effectiveness: Essential Experience of conducting clinical audit.
• Teaching and Training experience: Essential Ability to teach clinical skills to medical and nursing staff and other disciplines. Desirable: Formal training in teaching.
• Research, Innovation and Service Improvement Experience: Essential Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems. Desirable: Knowledge and experience of the application of information technology to management of flow of patients, Publications in relevant peer-reviewed journals in the last five years, Evidence of having undertaken original research.
• Other Requirements: Essential Full GMC Registration.