Locally Employed Doctor (Higher) in Acute Medicine QEHB
| Posting date: | 23 April 2025 |
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| Salary: | £61,825.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £61825.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 14 May 2025 |
| Location: | Birmingham, B15 2TH |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C0020-25-0746 |
Summary
Appointees will work in accordance with the Trust's standard operating procedures and policies. They will commit to attending accredited conferences and meetings to maintain their continuing professional development, in line with national CME requirements, as well as completing mandatory training. The appointee will be accountable to the CSL. The appointee will also participate in an annual job planning and appraisal process as required by the GMC. Clinical Responsibilities include ward rounds of our footprint of 94 inpatient beds, assessment of new and follow up patients presenting to MSDEC and a pro-rata contribution to the general medical on-call rota. The appointee will be expected to respond to results appropriately and liaise with other teams as required. The appointee will be accountable for clinical matters to the supervising consultant of the day and will be supported by a senior colleague during all shifts to offer advice as required. Governance We have an active governance structure that includes a monthly morbidity and mortality meeting. As well as being expected to attend these meetings, the appointee will recognise and respond to risks and incidents using widely used reporting systems. They will support responses to patient complaints in a courteous and timely manner. They will contribute to audit of departmental and hospital-wide standards as well as contributing to quality improvement work as part of their non-clinical role. Management The appointee will be encouraged to adopt management roles within the department. These roles will be mutually agreed following discussion with the CSL after appointment. As above, the appointee will be supported to develop their own areas of interest that contribute to the wider development of Acute Medicine as a speciality.