Junior Specialist Doctor (JSD) - Higher Acute Medicine

We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and hardworking doctor to join our Acute Medicine Department as Junior specialist doctor - Higher at MMUH, Sandwell Hospital, West Bromwich and City Hospital, Birmingham with effect from as soon as possible. This post will be a 12 months fixed term post in the first instance with the possibility of longer term opportunities within the Trust subject to performance and progress.

This post would be at middle grade level (ie 3/4 years post qualification/post foundation level). The successful candidates will have extensive experience post qualification, full MRCP, full GMC Registration with a license to practice and up to date ALS certification. Recent acute hospital experience at ST 3 level or equivalent (within the last 12 months) of at least 6 months duration is desirable. Previous General Medicine experience would be essential and knowledge of the workings of the NHS is preferable.

Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust is a friendly, integrated healthcare provider focused on improving the life chances and health outcomes of our diverse population.
We have three strategic objectives:
People: To cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff;
Patients: To be good or outstanding at everything we do;
Population: To work seamlessly with partners to improve lives;
We run services from Sandwell, City and Rowley Regis Hospitals, Birmingham & Midland Eye Centre, Birmingham Treatment Centre, the Lyng and Leasowes Intermediate Care Centre. Our GP practices and community teams provide care in schools, healthcare centres and at home.
Our next milestone is opening the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), a once in a career opportunity to shape care transformation within and beyond the hospital walls.
Developing and caring for our People is fundamental. We were one of the first Trusts to provide the Real Living Wage, as well as a Live and Work scheme to support people at risk of homelessness into paid work and training. We offer a range of staff benefits, health & wellbeing support and will help you to bring your ambition to life through our bespoke training and development programmes. As "People" is one of our three strategic objectives, we make a continued commitment to prioritise support for all our colleagues.
Healthcare services have a significant impact on the environment. We are committed to embedding sustainable practices. We expect all colleagues to support the delivery of our Green Strategic Plan and to drive positive changes in their department., Participating in ward rounds on the AMU's. Leading on SDEC (same day emergency care) and work with ED to improve patient journey. Carry out Acute medicine virtual Clinics. Opportunity to have a specialty session to develop further interest in Acute Medicine. On the AMU Focused USS such as FICE, CUSIC and FAMUS will be taught. Correspond with General Practitioners in a timely manner (of site secretarial support is available). Participation in medical student teaching (and MRCP teaching) will be encouraged. Research/Audit will be supported as appropriate. Participation in weekly Medical meetings at City Hospital. Provide mutual cover for colleagues for annual and study leave. Participate in GIM Middle grade rota. Wellbeing of our staff members is our utmost priority.

Working for our organisation
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated care organisation with a budget of approximately £600 million and over 7,000 staff. Diversity and social care is at the core of what we do as the Trust provides Community and Acute Services to over half a million people in an urban centre that demands massive regeneration and has substantial premature mortality.
Our new acute hospital, the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), opens this year and will provide care to our local population from first class, purpose-built premises. As a result, the base of this role may change to MMUH . If this is applicable to your role, you will be informed during the recruitment process and continue your application with this understanding. The development of the new hospital will play an important role in the regeneration of the wider area and in improving the lives of local people and reducing health inequalities.
We have three strategic objectives:
1. Our People - to cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff
2. Our Patients - to be good or outstanding in everything we do
3. Our Population - to work seamlessly with our partners to improve lives, Acute Medicine at SWBH NHS Trust is a fundamental specialty, which has grown dramatically over a matter of years. Acute Medicine has been credited by the Trust and is critical to the day-to-day flow of the hospital. The Acute Physicians are heavily involved in strategic decision-making and play a large role in leadership, management and education with the Trust. As Acute Physicians we are responsible for the first 72 hours of care of our sick medical patients. We look after a range of patients from the very sick, to those that need diagnostics and discharge to ambulatory care and admission avoidance. We house Level 1 beds and have large SDEC area as well as short stay units. We deliver prompt senior decision making on the AMU's with continual presence of acute physicians on the AMU's. We work in line with the Society Acute Medicine (SAM) Standards and perform well within the key performance indicators.

For more information on the job role and responsibilities, please refer to the Job Description attached.
For an informal discussion, please contact:
Consultant In Acute Internal Medicine: Dr N Rajaiah, E-mail: [email protected]
Consultant In Acute Internal Medicine and Recruitment Lead: Dr S Kiani.
E-mail: [email protected]
As a major employer in the Black Country and West Birmingham region we are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance. We want the Black Country and West Birmingham region to be the best place to work and as such will consider all requests to work flexibly taking into account personal and individual circumstances alongside the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the Recruiting Manager as part of the on-boarding process.