Consultant in Acute

2 days ago


Preston, United Kingdom Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals are looking for forward-thinking and dynamic individual to join our established Consultant team within Acute & General Internal Medicine.
Supported by doctors in training, and our skilled nursing team, we provide excellent care across a number of Acute areas, such as our Acute Medical Unit, Acute Assessment Unit, Same Day Emergency Care Unit, and Virtual Wards.
We are looking to recruit a highly motivated Consultant who will be responsible for inpatient care and also able to undertake sessions within the Acute Medical Team and deliver a high quality service.
The Acute medical team provide a seven-day service across both Royal Preston hospital and Chorley hospital. The post holder will:
Provide direct input into the care of patients referred to Acute Medicine from all sources including GPs and our Emergency Departments.
Ensure there is a real emphasis on maximal ambulatory management to reduce time spent by individual patients in acute beds.
Contribute to multidisciplinary teams and lead the co-ordination of patient care.
Teach, train and supervise our medical students and postgraduate doctors in training.
Assume continuous commitment for the care of patients and help to ensure that adequate arrangements are made for leave and off-duty periods.
Promote high professional standards of clinical care for patients, both through direct patient care and by the maintenance of continuing professional development.
Develop close links with General Practitioners, other primary care colleagues and community services operating in the region.
The post holder would be expected to work on the acute medical units (AMUs) across both sites, same-day emergency care (SDEC) and the acute assessment unit (AAU) at Royal Preston hospital.
The department of Acute Medicine at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (LTHTR) currently comprises of a medical admissions unit (MAU or ward 19) at Royal Preston Hospital, and one at Chorley & South Ribble Hospital (MAU-CDH). Also at Preston we have SDEC - Same Day Emergency Unit and Acute assessment unit pus an Acute Frailty Unit. In summer 2024 there is a plan to open a new 42 bedded AMU at the Preston site.
Acute Medicine now benefits from in-reach services from many specialties including Nephrology, Neurology, Palliative Care, Cardiology, Respiratory, Acute Oncology and Elderly Care.
With a team of dedicated consultants, trainee doctors, Advanced clinical practitioners, nurse practitioners, nurses, pharmacists, and allied health professionals, we are proud of our commitment to provide high quality care to the patients admitted with acute medical conditions.
Please refer to the attached Job description, Person specification and Specialty/ Trust Brochure for further details on:

- What we can offer
- Job Plan/On-call Requirements
- The Team



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