Consultant - Acute Medicine

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust; Frimley; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in Frimley seeks a Consultant in Acute Medicine to join an expanding team. Responsibilities include providing high-quality acute care, participating in training and audits, and contributing to service improvements. Candidates should possess MRCP, CCT in Acute internal medicine, and be registered with the GMC. The position offers a competitive relocation package and opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Competitive relocation package

Support for professional development

Qualifications

• Ability to manage acute medical patients in AMU and ambulatory settings.
• Experience in leading a multidisciplinary team.
• Involvement in medical audit and postgraduate education activities.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality service in Acute Care with evidence-based guidelines.
• Drive flow and enhance effective acute medical care with the multi-disciplinary team.
• Participate in mandatory training and annual appraisal.

Skills

Expert clinical opinion on acute presentations in adult medicine

Excellent organizational skills

Good written and oral communication

Innovative thinking

Education

MRCP (UK)

CCT or equivalent in Acute internal medicine

Full GMC registration

Job description

Overview

We are excited to welcome a Consultant in Acute Medicine to join our enthusiastic and dynamic group of Acute Physicians at Frimley Health Foundation NHS Trust. You will join a team of 8 WTE acute medical consultants at a stage where we are looking to expand our service. The current acute medicine service spans across a 42 bedded Acute Medical Unit, a Consultant led Medical SDEC and in-reach into the Emergency Department. Acute Medicine consultants currently rotate through MEDICAL SDEC, AMU and post-take in-reach into ED shifts. Other speciality teams work closely with the acute medical team with a chest pain service in-reach service from cardiology 7 days a week and an acute frailty service supporting referrals directly from the ED and AMU. We have a 24 hour hyperacute stroke service and 24 hour primary PCI which have direct access pathways.

The annualised rota would equate to a 10PA/week on average with participation in the general medicine on-call rota. This is a 1:8 weekend commitment which includes resident ward rounds on AMU and post-taking and non-resident on-call for the rest. We offer a competitive relocation package for those wishing to relocate for this opportunity. We do encourage that candidates to come visit the department.

Main duties of the job

The expansion will allow a restructure of the current working pattern below and therefore is subject to change, but the current roles and PA allocation is noted below. The appointees will be provided with office space and excellent secretarial support. The job plan will be offered as 10 PAs although there may be opportunities to increase or decrease the number of PAs by discussion and mutual agreement.

• Direct Clinical Care 8 PAs incl. weekend rota
• Supporting Professional Activities 2 PAs

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

• To provide a high quality service in Acute Care with appropriate evidence based guidelines and clinical governance structure
• To contribute to the multi-disciplinary team working especially on the Acute Medical Unit to drive flow and enhance efficient acute medical care.
• To carry out medical teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required;
• To participate in the formal appraisal of junior medical staff in accordance with guidelines from the Royal College of Physicians and the Regional Postgraduate Dean;
• To contribute to postgraduate and continuing medical education activity including Continuing Professional Development
• To participate in medical audit on a regular basis and to help develop it;
• To provide information as required from time to time for legitimate management purposes, for example to support job planning, service development etc.
• To support the Chief of Service and the Associate Director for Acute and Emergency Medicine appropriate advice with regard to the development of services.
• To work within the framework of policies and procedures relevant to Medical and Dental staff.
• To participate fully in mandatory training as required and modified by the Trust from time to time and also in annual appraisal, job planning and revalidation procedures.
• The duties will be reflected in the job plan, which will be subject to review at least once a year.

Person specification

Qualifications

• MRCP (UK)
• CCT (or equivalent) in Acute internal medicine (or within 6 months of achieving at the time of application)
• Full GMC registration

Desirable criteria

• SCE in Acute Medicine
• Other post-graduate degree MD/PhD
• FAMUS accreditation

Experience

• Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of acute presentations in adult medicine
• Experience in managing acute medical patients on an AMU, ambulatory settings e.g. SDEC and MDT working
• Involvement in the unselected medical take
• Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of acute medicine services
• Experience in leading a multidisciplinary team

Desirable criteria

• Training in HDU/ICU medicine
• Experience of business planning
• Management experience/training
• Involvement in the design or delivery of ambulatory medicine, an AMU or augmented discharge pathways

Skills/mental ability

• Able to evaluate own clinical practice
• Able to demonstrate innovative thinking
• Good written and oral communication skills
• Ability to organise and develop service provision

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) is proud of its strong reputation, record of achievement and ambition for the future. We serve a population of over 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and South Buckinghamshire, and remain committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our communities. Our new organisational strategy – FHFT 2030 – sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Underpinned by our Trust values – Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future, and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation – we are creating a culture where our people can thrive and patients always come first.

We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites. We have already delivered a brand-new £100m state-of-the-art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m upgrade to maternity services. We are also committed to sustainability and the NHS Net Zero ambition. Our new hospital and estate developments are being designed to be environmentally responsible, energy efficient, and future-proofed, featuring on-site renewables energy and intelligent energy systems. Through our green plan, we are embedding sustainable practices across all areas of care and operations, ensuring we reduce our environmental impact while improving population health and wellbeing. Our staff are key to helps us deliver on our ambition and to ensure sustainability is a core component of care delivery and our operations.

Alongside estates’ investments, we are embedding a strong focus on digital innovation and quality improvement. Our electronic patient record (Epic), launched in 2024, is already enabling safer, more connected, and more effective care for patients, while giving staff the tools they need to do their best work. Our electronic patient record also supports safe and effective digitised care pathways, savings time and carbon, whilst delivering excellent quality of care.

Everything we do is guided by our values, shaping how we care for patients, support colleagues, and build a sustainable future for healthcare together.

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