Consultant in acute medicine

Job overview

This is a consultant post in Acute Medicine created in order to help develop further expansion in provision of Acute Medical Care within the trust. The successful candidate will join the existing Acute Medicine consultant team in helping to deliver Acute Medicine Services. Their main responsibilities will be across the 'Emergency Floor', consisting of 80+ acute medical admission beds, the Emergency Department as part of the in-reach service, and the successful medical Same Day Emergency Care service.

Main duties of the job

This consultant post in Acute Medicine will help develop a further expansion in provision of Acute Medical Care within the trust. The successful candidate will join the existing Acute Medicine consultant team in helping to deliver Acute Medicine Services. Their main responsibilities will be across the Emergency Floor from the Emergency Department and Same Day Emergency Care unit to several Admission Units.

The Acute Medical Department currently covers several areas including a 136 bedded Acute Medical Unit which incorporates a higher level receiving area referred to as the Acute Care Bay, along with a separate Same Day Emergency Care area.

The Acute Medicine Department aims to sustain its position at the forefront of advances in Acute Medicine. It is continously developing its ambulatory care and triage services to prevent admissions and to offer new options to GPs seeking advice for acutely unwell patients.

A medical in-reach service to the Emergency Department is well establsihed and facilitates rapid assessment and appropriate management of Medical Patients presenting via the Emergency Department.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To provide senior clinical decision making at the “front door” reviewing patients awaiting admission to Medicine within the Emergency Department and the Ambulatory Area (referred to as GPAU).
• - To contribute cover of the Acute Medical Unit on Weekdays. Weekend work can also be considered if the candidate wishes with time off in lieu during the week.
• - To help further develop the Medical Same Day Emergency Care service.
• - To liaise and work with the Emergency Department to provide a seamless acute medical service to patients.
• - To enhance links with the Emergency Department.
• - Supervise and train junior medical staff.
• - To develop acute medicine for the benefit of patients along with the other Consultants at UHL, and our external commissioners and provider partners.
• - To ensure the provision of good standards of practice and care as described in the GMC Guidance ‘Duties of a Doctor’ are followed at all times; and that bad practice is reported.
• - To ensure that clinical practice is both effective and efficient and that appropriate monitoring of clinical care takes place. To actively participate in audit.
• - To work with the CMG management team to ensure that services are delivered efficiently and reflect best practice with processes and governance to match - this may require new and flexible ways of working in the future.
• - To provide continuing responsibility for the care of the patients in their charge and for the proper organisation and functioning of their clinical practice.
• - To work closely with other specialties, departments and outside agencies to deliver the objectives of the Division and Clinical Business Unit.
• - To take responsibility for ensuring that critical clinical incidents, as defined in the Trust’s ‘Critical Incident Policy’, are reported in a timely manner.
• - To participate in yearly appraisal and job planning.
• - To undertake Mandatory & Statutory training as determined by the Trust and Clinical Management Group.
• - To undertake the delivery of undergraduate teaching as a clinical teacher
• - To contribute to research in acute care

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.