Respiratory Consultant

Team BDI Resourcing are seeking to recruit a motivated Doctor for an exciting position as a Speciality Doctor in Acute Medicine. 

Role:

• The successful candidates will work under the supervision of the Consultants and Registrars in the care of acute general medical inpatients with the opportunity to participate in the Acute Medicine
• Take on call as well as work in Ambulatory Care as well as develop your procedural skills.
• The appointee will be expected to attend and actively participate in Departmental and other teaching sessions.
• It is expected that the appointee will assist with the teaching of undergraduate medical students attached to the firm and postgraduate doctors.
• The appointee is welcome to participate in Clinical Audit and clinical governance activities within the department of Acute Medicine.

Requirements:

Full GMC 

MRCP 

Role:

• The post holder will take part in a 1 in 9 on-call medical rota pattern.
• You will also carry out diagnosing and treating the wide spectrum of medical disorders that present acutely to hospital emergency departments and acute medical units, referring for specialist opinion and care as appropriate.
• Providing advice and care for patients admitted to hospital under other specialties (e.g. surgery, obstetrics & gynaecology) who have or develop medical problems.
• To liaise between nurses, other clinicians, patients and relatives in order to support safe care.
• To attend and participate in ward rounds, when applicable, and other related daily unit activities. 
• To provide appropriate workplace supervision to other staff as and when needed as requested.
• Take on additional outpatient and inpatient activity as per the clinical demands.
• Receiving referrals and requests for advice from GPs and other clinicians and ensuring follow up and timely discharge communications are sent back when appropriate. 
• Participating in systems to improve patient safety and quality of care, including error reporting, root cause analysis, audit and quality improvement work.
• Taking personal responsibility for risk management in your own scope of work and undertaking to review practice and learn from mistakes, near-misses, and positive events.

Requirement:

Full GMC 

MRCP or equivalent 

Roles:

• To help provide a first class clinical service to all Trust patients.
• To provide high quality leadership and support to medical staff, allied health care professionals, and Trust management and support staff in both the Acute Medical Unit, and associated medical speciality areas.
• To support and sustain teaching and research where possible in relevant clinical areas.
• To work within the framework of applicable Trust policies, procedures, and clinical governance framework.
• To work within contractual requirements, and in support of applicable Trust clinical development frameworks, business plans, and development strategies.
• To at all times, comply with the GMC’s guidance on ‘Good Medical Practice’ as amended or substituted from time to time.
• To ensure that patient confidentiality is maintained at all times.
• To share responsibility with other Consultants for the recruitment, appointment and supervision of junior medical staff in accordance with Trust policies.
• To devote time on a regular basis for teaching and training of junior medical staff, contributing as appropriate to post-graduate and continuing medical education.
• To fully participate in Clinical Governance arrangements across the Trust including participation in clinical audit, research (where appropriate), pursuing an agreed agenda with colleagues and the Trust Board and fully co-operating in implementing the results in order to achieve best practice.

Requirements:

Full GMC

MRCP 

Role:

• Maintenance of high quality patient centred care.
• Shared responsibility for the day to day management of the service and participation in strategic planning.
• Teaching and training within the multidisciplinary service.
• Active involvement in multidisciplinary team meetings when needed and directorate clinical governance activity.
• Active participation in continuing medical education.

Requirements:

Full GMC, MRCP