Consultant Acute Physicians

Job overview

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust is looking for an enthusiastic individual with a passion to support the transformation programme of the trust moving into a single site emergency hospital who will be predominantly based at The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, with responsibilities across both hospitals’ sites.

The successful candidate will provide high-quality clinical care to acutely ill patients, working closely with multidisciplinary teams. The role involves leading the acute medical unit, offering expert guidance and supporting junior staff. You will contribute to service development and quality improvement initiatives. A commitment to teaching and ongoing professional development is essential. We are looking for individuals motivated enough to take on a leadership role in the department as a part of this job and share a CD role based at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital. This will be renumerated separately.

Candidates with Acute Internal Medicine training and/or GIM training wishing to do hybrid posts are encouraged to apply. We are also keen to support colleague’s professional clinical areas of interest (e.g., Endocrinology or Respiratory to name a few) and are open to negotiations on your individual job plan.

Main duties of the job

Managing Acute take

• Supervising the medical admissions ensuring timely junior team  assessment and Consultant post take review of all new patients referred to acute medicine throughout the acute medical floor.
• Leading and supporting the medical handover every morning including focusing on learning opportunities.
• Driving the acute medical take and making sure patients are seen and dealt with efficiently and timely manner.
• Ensuring national and hospital target of care and assessment of patients are complied with in a timely manner.
• Provide advice and when appropriate review of patients when requested by the medical and nursing staff on the acute medical floor.
• Engaging in timely discussions with subspecialties such as ITU/Cardiology/Renal (to name a few) in the care management of unwell acute medical admissions.

Same Day Emergency care (SDEC)

• Prompt assessment of patients seen in this area including early senior reviews to initiate investigations required for rapid turnaround of these patients.
• Facilitating ‘PULL’ and ‘PUSH’ of patients from the emergency department based on SDEC criteria.
• Support the work of medical team and nurses in this clinical space.
• Referral to the appropriate discharge support services where needed e.g. OPAT and Virtual ward.
• Liaise with other specialties as required.
• Good communication with Primary Care Colleagues to ensure smooth transition of care of patients once discharge.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

A formal job plan will be agreed between the successful candidate and their Clinical Director and consultant colleagues, on behalf of the Medical Director within 3 months of starting in post. A full-time job plan is based on a 10 PA working week. The job plan will be reviewed annually and is a prospective agreement that sets out the consultant's duties, responsibilities, and objectives for the coming year. It covers all aspects of a consultant’s professional practice including clinical work, teaching, research, education and managerial responsibilities. It will provide a clear schedule of commitments, both internal and external and will include personal objectives, detailing links to wider service improvements and trust strategic priorities.