This full-time post is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious consultant to join our team of Consultant physicians in the provision of acute and general medical services. As a replacement position we hope to recruit someone of high calibre who wants to participate in the development of the central role of the Acute Assessment Unit (AAU), Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) and ED in-reach to deliver seamless, patient- centred acute medical care across our emergency floor.
The post-holder will be a key member of the Acute Medicine department at St Mary’s Hospital, Isle of Wight and will be one of five whole time equivalent Consultants in Acute Medicine Department.
There are three positions being recruited to; one of which can be a leadership opportunity for the appointed candidate.
This is a full-time position but candidates wishing to work part-time, flexibly or in a job-share are encouraged to apply. If a part-time or job-share person is appointed, modification of the job plan will be discussed with the appointee on a personal basis. Annualised job plans will be considered.
Key responsibilities
- Early senior decision making & sign posting: “right patient, right place, first time”
- Early senior assessment and intervention according to clinical acuity
- Enabling and empowering the clinical and multidisciplinary team in patient management
- Leading flow through AAU and SDEC in partnership with the wider management team
- In-reach into ED with rolling review and early intervention for medically unwell patients
- Giving clinical leadership to the multidisciplinary huddles and discharge planning process
- Escalating clinical response in times of challenged patient flow
- Ambulatory care of appropriate patients through the SDEC
- Early liaison with speciality teams to ensure effective speciality interface
- Clinical supervision, education and mentoring of junior doctors within AAU and SDEC
- Ensure updated evidence-based practice for medical urgencies and emergencies according to national recommendations
- Provide Audit and Quality Assurance around patient care, outcomes, and national directives for the Department of Acute Medicine.
- Work with the Clinical Lead, Associate Director of Operations and Head of Nursing for Urgent and Emergency Care to ensure the provision of safe and high-quality services within the department.
- Work collaboratively with clinical and non-clinical members of staff to ensure safe, effective, efficient, and patient-centred care is delivered in a positive and harmonious environment
- Provide sub speciality services as agreed, according to clinical competency and commensurate with trust requirements and feasibility.
- Offer flexibility to working patterns in times of high patient demand
For more information please review the full job description in the Additional Information section
