Consultant Acute Medicine

4 weeks ago


Lancaster, United Kingdom University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust Full time

The Acute Medicine Unit (& SDEC) at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary prides itself as a Centre of Diagnostic Excellence. Patients are managed effectively and efficiently. This is due to the ethos of the team and the presence of senior clinical decision makers throughout the day.

This post offers the successful candidate an opportunity to contribute to the further development of a well-established service. The post will suit candidates who are passionate about diagnostic accuracy, are motivated to partake in an acute service and can make sound clinical decisions.

We stream medical patients directly into our SDEC, from Primary Care, ambulance providers and the Emergency Department. The successful candidate will provide support/ advice and guidance to the Medical SDEC team, alongside their Acute Medical Unit duties.

Our SDEC provides a comprehensive service aided by our excellent relationship with general internal medicine specialties, pharmacy, and radiology. Complex medical diagnoses can be established and then referred to the relevant specialty for continuing care.

There is an emphasis on the ability of the team members to excel as General Internal Medicine Physicians.

Working hours: 10PAs divided into 8.5 PA DCC and 1.5 SPA. 1 additional PA will be provided for on call and supplement. Additional roles can be negotiated in addition to basic PA's.

Main duties of the job

The Acute Medicine team comprises of a Consultant led team covering 39 Acute Medical Unit beds (3 side rooms) and an adjoining Medical SDEC.

The team is assisted by the on-call consultant, ST3+ on call for medicine and intermediate grade doctors on call for medicine.

We have successfully reduced admissions and shortened length of stay. Our philosophy is one of ensuring safe good quality care in a friendly and supportive professional department.

The successful candidate will have completed a CCT/CESR in GIM/Specialty area and have the opportunity for a joint job plan designed with them to accommodate their continued practice in a sub-specialty interest, Acute Medicine and their parent specialty.

The successful candidate will:

Be dedicated to hands-on involvement with medical admissions to the Acute Medicine Unit focusing on timely assessment, management and discharge Supervise junior doctors, ANPs & nurse consultants seeing patients in our medical SDEC & on AMU Supervise & co-ordinate junior doctors on AMU Teach & train undergraduate medical students & junior doctors Provide leadership & work as part of our team Be part of the on-call team Full registration with the General Medical Council (with a licence to practice) Current MRCP(UK) qualification, or equivalent Certificate of Completion in Specialist Training (CCT) or within 6 months of completion of training at the time of interview O r Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR), or or European Community Rights

Desirable

Substantial (5 years+) Acute internal Medical experience Specialty Certificate Examinations in Acute Internal Medicine

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