Consultant in Acute Internal Medicine

Job overview

• Provision of Acute Medical Services predominantly in AMU and AEC
• Working collaboratively with colleagues to further develop and improve the service
• Administrative duties as required within the Directorate
• Provision of cover for colleagues’ leave
• Participation in clinical audit and CME/CPD appropriate to experience at Consultant level, together with contribution to education and training of medical students and junior staff
• Professional management and supervision of medical and nursing staff.

Main duties of the job

• Consultant duties in the speciality of Acute Medicine. Clinical assessment and management of patients in AMU and AEC.
• Provision of advanced clinical skills, conducting routine examination and investigations according to accepted medical practice with increasing emphasis placed upon evidence-based health care and financial effectiveness to provide the maximum health gain.
• The Acute Medical Consultant will be responsible for those patients being referred from the Emergency Department and those being referred from GPs.
• Responsibility of care of the patient will be transferred to the other specialty according to agreed local protocols
• The Consultant will be responsible to facilitate a quick triage of the patients, rapid assessment and discharge from the Acute Medical Unit, and organise follow up at outpatients’ clinics.
• The Consultant will be responsible for Daily ward rounds, continuous assessment, and continuity of care as well as follow-up and discharges of patients from the AMU Short Stay Ward
• Responsible for implementation of agreed policies in relation to health promotion and prevention as per local and national guidelines.
• Administrative duties within the department
• The post holder may participate in an on-call rota. Currently this rota is on a 1 in 19 basis and is paid at category [A] level, which currently attracts a supplement of 3%.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities that the post holder is required to undertake.