Job summary
- Main area
- Toxicology
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 381-ME-7273060
- Employer
- Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- SWB NHS Trust-MMUH
- Town
- Smethwick
- Salary
- £105,504 - £139,882 pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant in Clinical Toxicology and General Internal Medicine
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Here at Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust we’re committed to recruiting and supporting a diverse workforce and we welcome applications from all parts of the community. We are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities whilst employing people to our organisation who meet our Trust values of ambition, respect and compassion. With the opening of our new hospital, Midland Metropolitan University Hospital, it’s the coming together of expertise from every corner of our organisation and a show of our commitment to provide better healthcare and create more jobs and so much more. We at the Trust actively encourage Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) and disabled applicants, as well as members of the armed forces community and value the positive impact that difference has on our teams. We are committed to equality and diversity within our workforce.
Job overview
Consultant in Clinical Toxicology & General Internal Medicine:
We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic, innovative and progressive Consultant to join our Clinical Toxicology and General Internal Medicine team. Applications are welcomed from candidates with recognized training and broad experience in clinical toxicology and internal medicine, with full registration with the GMC. Applicants must be on the GMC’s Specialist Register via a CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview) in Clinical Toxicology and General (Internal) Medicine; CESR or European Community Rights.
This post is based both at Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), Grove Lane, Smethwick and the City Health Campus, Dudley Road, Birmingham. The appointee will act as Consultant Clinical Toxicologist to the National Poisons Information Service (Birmingham Unit) and will also be responsible on a rota basis for the care of toxicology and medical outlier patients on the Clinical Toxicology ward at MMUH, C8, that is shared with gastroenterology. They will also contribute to the general internal medicine on call rota of MMUH.
Main duties of the job
1. To provide, with the other Consultants in the specialty, routine and emergency Clinical Toxicology and GIM services to the Trust, operating a system of mutual out-of-hours cover, and cover for annual, study and professional leave.
2. To provide Consultant support to the Alcohol and Drug nurse-led service within the Trust.
3. To participate in the education and training of junior doctors, medical students, nurses, paramedics and general practitioners.
4. To participate in research in accordance with priorities agreed within the NPIS and Trust Clinical Groups within available resources.
5. To contribute to the development of Clinical Toxicology services, treatment guidelines and the promotion of greater knowledge of the management of Clinical Toxicology conditions and alcohol and drug-related ill-health in primary care.
6. To demonstrate a firm commitment to the principles of clinical governance.
Working for our organisation
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWB) serves Birmingham and the Black Country – one of the country’s most culturally diverse areas. It’s a friendly and welcoming place – a place where you can belong, and a place where you can grow.
We care for our patients, we care about our population, and we care about our people.
Our values – Ambition, Respect and Compassion – are at the heart of who we are. They guide us every step of the way; how we work with each other, and how we look after our patients and their families; how we respect and value the rich diversity of our team and our community.
Our Trust has always aspired to be more than a hospital, more than a healthcare provider. Our purpose is to “Improve the Life Chances and Health Outcomes of our Population.” It is what inspires, drives, and unites us every day. It’s what makes us unique.
We want working at SWB to feel like more than just a job. We want our Trust to be a place where you can feel you belong. A place where you feel happy, safe, and rewarded. A place where you can develop your career in whatever way you choose. When we say we’re ‘with you all the way’ we want you to know that we mean it. Visit the SWB website to find out more about our ambitions and people plans.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust is an integrated care organisation. We are dedicated to improving the lives of local people, to maintaining an outstanding reputation for teaching and education, and to embedding innovation and research.
We employ over 8,000 people and spend around £430 million of public money, largely drawn from the Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) which serve the Sandwell and West Birmingham areas. The ICBs and the Trust are responsible for the care of 530,000 local people from across North-West Birmingham and all the towns within Sandwell.
The National Poisons Information Service (NPIS) provides advice to health professionals on all aspects of clinical toxicology, via a computerised database (TOXBASE®), by telephone and in correspondence. The Birmingham Unit is one of four regional NPIS bases and contributes to the provision of a 24/7 service.
The SWB clinical toxicology, alcohol and drug (TOAD) service at MMUH provides state of the art holistic inpatient and outpatient assessment and management for patients with all forms of poisoning and /or alcohol and drug related ill health, in collaboration with the award winning nurse-led Drug and Alcohol Care Team. An elective admission service for alcohol detoxification is also offered.
The toxicology, alcohol and drug service at MMUH has a strong research track record and is committed to improving the care of patients with poisoning and alcohol and drug addiction through evidenced based research. It has a close working relationship with the regional Toxicology laboratory based at the City Health Campus.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities (max 10,000 characters)
See attached job description and personal specification for full details
For an informal discussion, please contact:
Professor Sally Bradberry, Director, Birmingham Unit of the National Poisons Information Service and Clinical Lead for Clinical Toxicology, Alcohol and Drug (TOAD) services.
Tel: 07976423291
Email: [email protected]
Person specification
Qualifications:
Essential criteria
- • Entry on the Specialist Register in Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, or in Clinical Toxicology, and in General Internal Medicine (or CCT expected within 6 months from the date of interview)
Desirable criteria
- • Higher qualification in skillset complimentary to post
Clinical Experience:
Essential criteria
- • Extensive experience in provision of direct clinical care to general internal medicine and poisoned patients, including those requiring high-dependency care
- • Experience of managing patients with alcohol and drug related problems
- • Experience of managing health consequences of occupational and environmental exposures
- • Postgraduate teaching experience in clinical toxicology and acute medicine
- • Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the management of acute medical emergencies as well as care for patients beyond 72 hours of inpatient stay.
- • Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the care of patients
Desirable criteria
- • Special interest that complements the existing consultants
- • Experience of working in the National Poisons Information Service
Management and Administrative Experience:
Essential criteria
- • Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively
- • Ability to plan strategically and to exercise sound judgements when faced with conflicting pressures.
- • Ability to motivate and develop the multi-disciplinary team, balancing departmental and personal objectives.
Clinical Effectiveness
Essential criteria
- • Experience of conducting clinical audit
- • Ability to use the evidence base and clinical audit to support decision-making
Teaching and Training experience:
Essential criteria
- • Ability to teach clinical skills to medical and nursing staff and other disciplines.
Desirable criteria
- • Formal training in teaching
- • The ability to appraise junior doctors and other staff.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Professor Sally Bradbury
- Job title
- Director Birmingham Unit of the National Poisons
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07976423291
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