Consultant in Acute Internal Medicine

Job overview

The Urgent and Emergency Care CSU are seeking dynamic and innovate clinicians to join their team of consultants in Acute Internal Medicine.  The successful candidates should have qualities which meet the Trust values along with a strong work ethic and a commitment to developing acute internal medicine in line with the NHS plan.  In return the service can offer a friendly and welcoming team, a role with huge variety and opportunities to influence the delivery of acute care at Bradford.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will deliver ward rounds on our two acute medical units, along with inreach to A&E to aid in decision making at the front door.  The post holder will help to develop admission avoidance pathways and will work closely with clinicians from other medical and surgical specialties to provide specialist care in a timely manner to patients arriving on the short stay units.   The post holder will also have the opportunity to assist in the continued development of the Trust's medical day case unit, developing a hot-clinic model to ensure our patients receive the right care in the right place at the right time.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The successful post holder will be expected to provide clinical leadership, diagnosis, management, and treatment for patients with a broad spectrum of medical needs; act as an expert resource for medical, nursing, and other health care professionals across the Trust footprint; and be an active champion of high-quality care. The post holder will complement and develop existing services through the provision of specialist knowledge & expertise.

The post holder is therefore required to have full registration with the General Medical Council & a valid licence to practice and be on the specialist register for medicine or be within 6 months of CCT or equivalent at the time of interview.

If you have a CCT within a medical specialty but are prepared to provide inpatient medical cover to the acute medical wards there will be opportunity for activity within chosen specialty.