Consultant Acute Medicine

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust; Torquay; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Consultant in Acute Medicine to join the team at Torbay Hospital. The role covers the Acute Medicine Unit, SDEC and Acute Assessment Area, with leadership in patient care, teaching and governance.

You will work with a multidisciplinary team to ensure high standards from admission to discharge. The ideal candidate will hold Full GMC Registration, CCT or equivalent, and ALS, with a track record in acute medicine and education.

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration with licence to practise.
• Broad experience in acute medicine and senior clinical leadership.
• CESR or equivalent route acceptable.
• ALS certification.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality consultant delivered care to patients in Acute Medicine.
• Manage patients admitted on medical take, PTWR, SDEC and Acute Assessment Area.
• Provide teaching and training at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
• Supervise junior clinical team and specialty doctors.
• Lead in governance and continuous learning within the department.

Skills

Teaching & training

Leadership

Education

Full GMC Registration

CCT Specialist Registration

ALS

CESR

English Level 2

Job description

As a Consultant in Acute Medicine at Torbay Hospital, you will provide the highest quality patient care across our Acute Medicine domain, which includes our Acute Medicine Unit (AMU), Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) and the Acute Assessment Aerea.

Patient safety, dignity and care are central to our ethos, and as a senior member of the team, you will be responsible for the assessment, diagnosis, and management of patients with acute medical conditions, ensuring that they receive a ‘second-to-none’ standard of care from admission to discharge. You will work closely with other consultants, resident doctors, and multi-disciplinary teams to ensure patient pathways operate unhindered.

Main duties of the job

• To provide high quality consultant delivered care to patients requiring our service, ensuring the highest standards of clinical care are met
• take responsibility for the management of patients admitted on the medical take, post-take ward round (PTWR), Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) and Acute Assessment Area.
• To provide teaching and training at undergraduate and postgraduate level
• To supervise and train the junior clinical team and our specialty doctor
• To be proactive in the Department’s clinical governance agenda and take on leadership roles to support continuous learning and improvement, thereby abiding by the clinical and corporate governance policies of the Trust

Please note: Priority will be given to applicants with recognised 'Priority' or 'At Risk' status, including NHS staff identified across Devon.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Acute Medicine team is responsible for the care of patients on the Acute Medical Unit and SDEC, alongside providing an Acute Medicine in-reach service in the Emergency Department during daytime hours. The general medical on-call work is shared with general medical colleagues from a range of specialties. We have excellent working relationships with the specialty physicians, with specialty advice easily available via a hot phone system.

There is a well-established multi-disciplinary team structure in our clinical areas, with daily business MDT board rounds. The emergency assessment ward receives excellent Friends and Family feedback, and the nursing staff maintain a strong, caring team approach in a busy, high turnover environment. Feedback has particularly highlighted the excellent team communication. The therapy and discharge team take a proactive role in discharge planning and can access a range of intermediate care services to support discharge to the community. We also benefit from in-reach support from critical care, acute oncology and a range of other specialist nursing services.

The Acute Medical Unit is adjacent to the Emergency Department and Outpatient facilities. This is a dedicated non-ward area as an assessment unit and includes purpose-built same-day emergency care and frailty facilities.

Person specification

• Full GMC Registration (with licence to practice).
• CCT Specialist Registration
• Minimum of English Level 2
• CESR
• Distinctions, scholarships, prizes
• ALS

You will be joining the organisation at an exciting time. As the first fully integrated care organisation in England, we are working to improve the way we deliver safe, high-quality health and social care. We have a positive and vibrant working atmosphere, we are proud of our investment in our staff both in terms of developing potential career skills and valuing people.

If you provide support to a family member or friend with health or care needs, we aim to be a Carer-friendly employer. We have a ‘Staff Carers’ policy which includes flexible working where possible and a Carer’s Passport scheme that links you into support and discounts.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

• Please read the job description carefully and tailor your application to reflect the requirements of the role.
• Applicants who identify in their application form they are a part of the Armed Forces community will be guaranteed an interview, provided they meet the minimum essential criteria outlined in the job description and person specification for the role. Step into Health guidance can be found on our NHS Employers website.
• Correspondence will be sent via Trac, text, and email. Please ensure you check your email and Trac account regularly.
• Applicants with no previous NHS experience will ordinarily be appointed to the minimum of the band.
• If you have not received an invitation to interview within 28 days of the closing date, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
• It is your responsibility to ensure the timely receipt of appropriate references.

The Trust is committed to preventing discrimination, valuing diversity and achieving equality of opportunity. No person (staff, patient or public) will receive less favourable treatment on the grounds of the nine protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. If you require support you can obtain this from our Equality Business Forum which has representatives from all protected groups.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Dr Kestutis Straukas Job title Clinical Service Lead, Acute Medicine Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01803656937 Additional information

Nick Rowe - Operational Manager – Acute Medicine -
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