Consultant Physician in Acute Medicine (AAU)

Job overview

AAU Consultant

Discover Island Life: AAU Consultant, Isle of Wight NHS Trust

Ready for an exciting and fulfilling AAU Consultant role within a dynamic and developing Acute Medicine team, set against the backdrop of a beautiful island?

St. Mary's NHS Trust on the Isle of Wight offers an exceptional opportunity for an enthusiastic Consultant to contribute to our high-quality Acute Medicine and Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) services, working towards enhancing patient safety, continuity of care, and positive clinical outcomes. We are a supportive team dedicated to best practice in emergency medical admissions, discharges, and admission avoidance. Flexible working to support your work-life balance is strongly encouraged.

Please note Job Description is pending Royal College Approval.

Main duties of the job

Why Choose a Career with Us?

• Shape Acute Medicine Services: Play a key role in developing and delivering acute care provisions, including the ongoing development of SDEC and Acute Medical Unit re-design.
• Develop Your Interests: Opportunities for prospective candidates to take on a clinical leadership role or develop their specialty interest as part of their acute job role.
• Progress Service Development: Join a team expanding Acute Medicine and SDEC across the emergency floor, working towards a seven-day acute medical model.
• Flexible Working: We are open to discussion regarding flexible working, annualised job plans, and recruitment and retention arrangements to support your lifestyle.
• Make a Real Impact: Contribute to excellent patient care within a Trust that values inclusion and diversity, proactively recruiting and retaining the highest quality of talent.
• Benefit from Island Life: Enjoy the unique charm of the Isle of Wight with its stunning scenery, easy mainland access, and excellent employee benefits.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Your Contribution:

• Provide comprehensive consultant/specialist led care for patients on the Acute Assessment Unit (AAU), a modern 24-bed ward located close to the Emergency Department.
• Participate in daily consultant ward rounds (morning and afternoon) and twice-daily multi-disciplinary board rounds with specialty in-reach.
• Supervise and lead the SDEC service, which accepts direct referrals from GPs, Urgent Care, and the Emergency Department, and manages step-down patients.
• Contribute to the Medicine on-call rota (currently 1 in 11 weekday nights and Saturday on-call), and the Acute Medicine 1 in 7 weekends on AAU.
• Engage in the education, mentoring, and supervision of junior medical staff and the development of Advanced Nurse Practitioner roles.
• Work seamlessly with Emergency Care, providing responsive in-reach, rolling reviews of medical patients, and early senior clinical decision-making.