Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description which gives full details of the role. Alternatively call to arrange an informal visit to meet the team.

Person Specification

Criteria

Essential

• Educated to GCSE level standard grade C or above

Desirable

• Holds current Level 3 Diploma for Health Screeners

Experience

Essential

• Experience of IT skills, and use of email systems
• Experience of data entry

Desirable

• Background of working in health care settings
• Previous experience of working within a hearing screener role

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Computer literate
• Understanding of quality assurance and can apply this to clinical practice
• Ability to be self-directing and prioritise workload
• Ability to work methodically and with attention to detail

Communication

Essential

• Effective interpersonal skills and ability to develop and maintain good working relations with staff at all levels
• Ability to communicate with the general public
• Flexible and pro-active approach to work

Values and Behaviours

Essential

• To understand and role model the Trust Personal Responsibility Framework on a daily basis.
• To demonstrate compassion
• To demonstrate a willingness to develop and improve the service
• To be actively respectful towards colleagues, and service users
• To, always, put patients first.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Employer details

Employer name

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Peterborough City Hospital

Bretton Gate

Peterborough

PE3 9GZ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.nwangliaft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Trust is committed to develop its acute medical services, and we are planning important changes to our urgent care model. Our current Acute Assessment Unit has 19 beds and 8 recliner chairs. We have a 30 bedded short stay ward, and an ambulatory care unit. Work is in progress to establish Same Day Emergency Care services (SDEC) that include medical assessment, surgical assessment, and ambulatory care and frailty services. These posts offer a unique opportunity to be involved in the planning and development of an integrated SDEC service from an early stage.The department will also work closely with primary care and community to develop better services for our patients.We are looking for newly qualified consultants or established consultants with a passion for Acute Medicine and wanting a new challenge. You must be a capable senior decision maker who will support the rapid assessment of patients including post take ward round for patients, streaming to appropriate pathways and commencement of treatment. There is the possibility of a session of speciality work for those with specialist interests. Applicants wishing to work less than full time or to job share are encouraged to apply.Our consultants are required to provide strong clinical leadership and to be available for opinion and advice on any patient within the acute medicine department. Consultants are expected to be based within the clinical area when rostered for direct clinical care programmed activities (PAs).

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

• MRCP(UK) CCT and/or eligibility for inclusion on the Specialist Register of GMC Acute Medicine or specialist medicine with general medicine accreditation or within six months at the time of the Appointments Advisory Committee
• MBBS (or equivalent)
• Full GMC Registration and license to practice

Desirable

• Higher qualification (e.g. MD, PhD)
• Valid ALS Certificate

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

• Completed training programme in General or Acute Medicine
• Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on the full range of problems in adult acute general medicine
• Ability to remain calm and work effectively, under pressure environment
• Able to organize and prioritize workload

Communication Skills

Essential

• Effective written (including record keeping) and verbal communication skills
• Fluent in verbal and written English
• Awareness and respect for colleagues, patients and relatives dignity, privacy, integrity, cultural and religious beliefs

Clinical Governance

Essential

• Able to demonstrate successful participation in clinical governance activities

Desirable

• Participation in relevant national Audits
• Recent published clinical research in peer reviewed journal

Leadership/Management

Essential

• Evidence of management experience and/or training
• Good IT Skills
• Evidence of knowledge of NHS structure, and current NHS "5 year forward plan"

Desirable

• Attendance on Management course
• Experience in service development

Teaching

Essential

• Knowledge and Ability to teach all grades of doctors and medical students

Desirable

• Educational and Clinical Supervisor Course

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Hinchingbrooke Hospital

Hinchingbrooke Park Road

Huntingdon

PE29 6NT

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.nwangliaft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)