Senior Locally Employed Doctor in Acute Medicine

Job overview

The 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 enthusiastic, highly motivated and dynamic candidate to join our team in Acute Medicine at North Manchester Hospital. We are supported by a large multidisciplinary. The candidate must have a desire to work in the field of general and acute internal medicine, The candidate should have a good experience, competencies and background of this area and be prepared to work independently with the support of consultants.

This truly 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 post graduate education, with plans in place to become one of the most digitally enhanced hospitals in the UK. This creates a rare opportunity to become involved with these changes and part of the new future of the site. We are part of Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust which unites multiple hospitals and providers of community services. MFT delivers care to approximately 750,000 people across 10 hospital sites.

Main duties of the job

Provide 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 of 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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To 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.

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Thank you for helping us uphold the values that make our Trust a place where people belong, grow, and thrive.  We look forward to receiving your application.

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, please contact the manager named below.