Consultant - Acute Medicine

Job overview

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is pleased to offer an exciting opportunity for a Consultant in Acute Medicine to join our enthusiastic, supportive, and forward-thinking team. This is an excellent time to join our service as we continue to expand, offering the successful candidate the opportunity to contribute meaningfully to the development of Acute Medicine within the Trust. You will be joining a well-established team of 12 WTE Acute Medicine Consultants delivering high-quality, patient-centred care across a 42-bedded Acute Medical Unit (AMU), a Consultant-led Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) service, and in-reach to the Emergency Department, with a rotational model across these areas.

Interviews to be held in person on the 9th November.

Main duties of the job

Our service is underpinned by strong multidisciplinary working and close collaboration with specialty teams, including a 7-day cardiology chest pain in-reach service and an acute frailty service supporting referrals directly from ED and AMU. We also benefit from well-established 24/7 hyperacute stroke and primary PCI pathways with direct access, ensuring timely specialist care for our patients.

The post offers a 10 PA job plan (8 Direct Clinical Care and 2 Supporting Professional Activities) with flexibility by mutual agreement and participation in the general medicine on-call rota, incorporating a 1:8 weekend commitment with resident AMU ward rounds and non-resident on-call duties. The successful candidate will be expected to deliver high-quality, evidence-based care within a robust clinical governance framework, contribute actively to multidisciplinary team working to improve patient flow and outcomes, and support teaching, training, audit, and service development initiatives. There will also be opportunities to contribute to postgraduate education, appraisal of junior staff, and the ongoing strategic development of the service alongside clinical leadership.

We offer a supportive working environment with excellent administrative and secretarial support, dedicated office space, and a strong commitment to professional development and continuous improvement. A competitive relocation package is available for eligible candidates. Prospective applicants are warmly encouraged to visit the department to experience first-hand the collaborative culture and opportunities available within our Acute Medicine team.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To provide a high quality service in Acute Care with appropriate evidence based guidelines and clinical governance structure
• To contribute to the multi-disciplinary team working especially on the Acute Medical Unit to drive flow and enhance efficient acute medical care.
• To carry out medical teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required;
• To participate in the formal appraisal of junior medical staff in accordance with guidelines from the Royal College of Physicians and the Regional Postgraduate Dean;
• To contribute to postgraduate and continuing medical education activity including Continuing Professional Development
• To participate in medical audit on a regular basis and to help develop it;
• To provide information as required from time to time for legitimate management purposes, for example to support job planning, service development etc.
• To support the Chief of Service and the Associate Director for Acute and Emergency Medicine appropriate advice with regard to the development of services.
• To work within the framework of policies and procedures relevant to Medical and Dental staff.
• To participate fully in mandatory training as required and modified by the Trust from time to time and also in annual appraisal, job planning and revalidation procedures.
• The duties will be reflected in the job plan, which will be subject to review at least once a year.

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.