Acute Medicine Consultant

Job overview

Acute Medicine is an exciting and essential pillar of urgent care at UHBW. We have ambitious plans to grow the service at the BRI. Key milestones aim to include the expansion and development of our Acute Medical Unit, Same Day Emergency Care Unit and optimising clinical pathways.

What’s in it for you?

As well as joining a welcoming, talented team in the beautiful city of Bristol, we offer:

• **Recruitment and retention premium up to £20,000 including an initial welcome bonus.**
• **Relocation allowance and support up to £8,000.**
• Negotiable job plans up to a maximum of 12PAs
• Ability to pursue specialist interests e.g. research, teaching, leadership, split job plans and cross-specialty working.

The post is advertised as a 10PA job plan with options to increase or negotiate time for specialist interest. We are also supportive of less than full time working as well as flexible working requests.

Main duties of the job

You will have a unique opportunity to lead and shape the future of the service. You will be joining an enthusiastic, collaborative multi-disciplinary team that is committed to driving forward the Trust vision for Acute Medicine, delivering an exemplary service. This is also an exciting time as we have recently announced the ‘Joint Clinical Strategy’ which will enable greater collaboration with North Bristol Trust (NBT) to provide sustainable and equitable acute care for patients across the region.

Learn more about our brilliant team and watch our departmental video at https://www.uhbwcareers.nhs.uk/acute-medicine/

Our service is comprised of a 39 bedded Acute Medical Unit, Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) unit and the management of the Medical Take. Acute Medicine is within the Division of Medicine, working closely with colleagues in the Emergency Department, Care of the Elderly, Respiratory Medicine, Diabetes and Endocrinology, Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

Our Trust includes leading tertiary specialist services including the Bristol Heart Institute, St Michaels Maternity Hospital, Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre. We actively encourage our consultants to explore opportunities for cross-specialty collaboration.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact our clinical lead, Dr Ben Jeffs [email protected].

Department visits are welcome and can be arranged by contacting our Specialty Manager, Kate Bailey,  [email protected].

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specifications for further details of this position.