Senior Locally Employed Doctor in Acute MedicineManchester University NHS Foundation TrustThe role of this post is to support the North Manchester Hospital Acute Medical Team. The clinical level is expected to be at IMT3 or equivalent, although this role is not recognised as an official training post by the JRCPTB or Royal College of Physicians.
The Acute Medicine department is looking to appoint an enthusiastic, highly motivated and dynamic candidate to join our team in Acute Medicine at North Manchester Hospital. The candidate must have a desire to work in the field of general and acute internal medicine, and should have good experience, competencies, and background in this area, being prepared to work independently with the support of consultants.
This is an exciting time to join North Manchester General Hospital. A once-in-a-generation opportunity will see our hospital rebuilt and the creation of a health hub within our grounds. We are an EIPC enabled hospital with a huge emphasis on postgraduate education, with plans in place to become one of the most digitally enhanced hospitals in the UK. We are part of Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust which unites multiple hospitals and providers of community services, delivering care to approximately 750,000 people across 10 hospital sites.
Main duties of the jobProvide supervision, assistance, and instruction to the junior medical staff e.g. Foundation trainees.Maintain the highest clinical standards at all times and in accordance with accepted good medical practice and the various clinical policies of the Service.Transmit relevant clinical information to other medical, technical, and nursing staff both within and external to the department, regarding patients referred to other places for further treatment or follow-up.Supervise nursing staff in matters relating to the treatment of patients.Teaching and supervision of medical students, nurses, and junior hospital at home team members.Occasional duties may arise at the acute trust, e.g. major incidents, ensuring adequate ward staffing.The post holder accepts that they will also perform duties in occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances at the request of the appropriate Consultants.The post holder is expected to provide cover for the occasional absences of colleagues as far as practicable.The post will consist of a basic working week of 40 hours plus on call.About usMFT is England's largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we've launched in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Job responsibilitiesTo find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you'll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that you're even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you'll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you'll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. While COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at ******.
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Person SpecificationMembership of the Royal College of Physicians or working towardsFully registered medical practitioner with licence to practice.GMC RegistrationExtra qualities which can be used to choose between candidates who meet all the essential criteriaKnowledge and SkillsAbility to manage a medical takeExperienceSuccessful Completion of the Foundation ProgrammeSome teaching experienceCompletion of Core Medical TrainingDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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.
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