Job summary
The Royal Surrey is one of the few hospitals in the country to be rated 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and we are excited to invite applications to join our new Acute Medical Department! Our brand new same day emergency care (SDEC) unit opened alongside a revamped Acute Medical Unit and we are now looking to expand our consultant workforce to develop the service further!

Successful candidates will join a growing team looking to transform our existing offering into a national, best-in-class model for collaborative care. We are adopting a one-floor approach with the emergency department, SDEC and community services to ensure that we deliver timely care. The focus is to avoid unnecessary admission, reduce duplication and ensure that the sickest patients are prioritised.

We are committed to multi-professional development and there are myriad opportunities to develop the department within your area of interest. Areas particularly encouraged are same day emergency and enhanced level and remote care, ultrasound Imaging and echocardiography, education, research and development and quality Improvement. We support part-time and flexible working patterns and are embedding self-rostering to maximize autonomy and well-being.

Main duties of the job
The acute physician(s) will be responsible for providing consultant cover for the medical patients on AMU, SDEC and the emergency department. The key duties and responsibilities of the post will be:

• Clinical and administrative responsibility for patients in AMU & SDEC.
• Early and appropriate clinical decision making for emergency admission.
• Supervision of medical admissions through the acute medical unit and Guildford ward.
• Promoting flow through from the Emergency Department.
• Recruitment, supervision and training of junior medical staff and allied health professionals working in the units.
• Ensuring that resuscitation and end of life care issues are appropriately and sensitively managed.
• Development of ambulatory pathways.Delivery of clinical audits and quality improvement relevant to the needs of the department.
• Recruitment and active involvement with clinical trials in both units.
• Participate on the GIM on call rota (optional).

About us
Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5,000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing programme alongside a strong commitment to developing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family ensures you feel valued from your initial interview and throughout your time with us.

We are clinically led and provide joined-up care by bridging hospital and community services, alongside delivering regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford, with community sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh, and services delivered in patients' homes across Guildford and Waverley.

We work in partnership with Ashford & St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust through a collaborative Group Model, supporting joined-up services, workforce flexibility and development opportunities.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated us as Outstanding. We are proud of our achievements and continue to invest in our people and infrastructure.

To learn more about life at Royal Surrey, please watch our short video: Apply through our website

Adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

Job description
Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the role, job plan and person specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications
Essential

• Full registration and a license to practice with the GMC
• MBBS or equivalent
• MRCP
• Acute Medicine SCE

Desirable

• Entry on the GMC Specialist Register for Acute Medicine, GIM or a related medical specialty via CCT (CCT date must be within 6 months of the interview date) or Portfolio Pathway (must already be on the Specialist Register)
• Postgraduate degree e.g. MSc MD PhD
• Out of programme management experience (e.g. Deanery secondment)
• Teaching/Education qualification
• Educational Supervisor qualification
• Appraiser qualification
• Qualification in leadership and/ or clinical management

Experience
Essential

• Extensive experience of Acute Internal Medicine including multidisciplinary working within the NHS
• Significant evidence of experience in clinical leadership
• Undergraduate and postgraduate teaching experience
• Understand the principals of Clinical Governance
• Evidence of experience of / commitment to audit and improving clinical practice/service development
• Experience and interest in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching

Desirable

• Research experience & delivery of clinical trials

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.

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