Consultant Acute Medicine

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust; Torquay; Presencial; GBP 90.000 - 110.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a Consultant in Acute Medicine at Torbay Hospital. The post covers Acute Medicine Unit, Same Day Emergency Care and the Acute Assessment Area, with a focus on high-quality clinical care from admission to discharge.

The role includes supervising junior staff, participating in teaching, and taking a leadership stance on governance and service improvement within the department.

Formación

• Lecturer or trainer of medical students and junior doctors will be part of the role.
• Ability to supervise and mentor junior medical staff.
• Active involvement in governance and quality improvement initiatives.

Responsabilidades

• Provide high quality consultant-delivered care to acute medical patients.
• Manage patients admitted via medical take, PTWR, SDEC and Acute Assessment Area.
• Lead and participate in teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate level.
• Supervise and train junior clinical team and specialty doctors.
• Lead or contribute to clinical governance initiatives and continuous learning.

Conocimientos

Teaching and training

Leadership

Clinical governance

Descripción del empleo

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.

• 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

Why Work With Us

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

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr Kestutis Straukas Job title: Clinical Service Lead, Acute Medicine Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01803656937

Nick Rowe - Operational Manager – Acute Medicine -

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