Consultant in Acute Medicine

Chelwest; London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS trust is seeking a Consultant in Acute Medicine to join their esteemed team at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. The role involves managing critical patient assessments within the Acute Assessment Unit, improving care practices, and collaborating across medical disciplines to ensure optimal patient outcomes. Candidates should possess exceptional clinical skills, a commitment to acute care, and be ready to be part of a pioneering healthcare environment.

Qualifications

• Strong clinical skills in managing acute medicine.
• Experience in a senior role within an NHS setting.
• Ability to work collaboratively with a broad clinical team.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the multi-disciplinary team at Acute Assessment Unit.
• Manage emergency medical admissions requiring inpatient care.
• Support the development and improvement of acute care services.

Skills

Multi-disciplinary working

Education

Consultant qualification in Acute Medicine

Job description

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The department of Acute Medicine at West Middlesex University Hospital are looking to recruit an additional consultant to compliment the well-established and forward thinking team. The successful candidate will broaden the collective skill set and will actively contribute to, and support true multi-disciplinary working in line with the Royal College of Physicians and the Department of Health’s strategy for modernising acute care within the NHS.

• Please note the job description is pending Royal College approval**
  
  

The Acute Assessment Unit (AMU) at West Middlesex University Hospital is comprised of 64-beds; 58 inpatient beds & 6 enhanced care beds. Telemetry is provided for those patients requiring it and the ITU is located on the same floor. The Ambulatory Emergency Care (AEC) unit offers high quality same-day emergency care (SDEC) and is comprised of a trolley-based area for assessment and treatment; treatment chairs & rooms - alongside allocated outpatient clinic space.

Emergency medical admissions are rapidly assessed in the Emergency Department and then if admission is required, directly transferred to the AMU for further management. All cases, unless requiring CCU or critical care, are managed on the Unit until discharged back to the community or transferred for further in-patient care to the appropriate speciality area.

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provide services from two main hospitals, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, and a number of clinics across London and the South-East.

We have over 6,000 members of staff that are PROUD to Care for nearly one million people. Both hospitals provide full clinical services, including full maternity, emergency and children’s, in addition to a range of community-based services across London, such as award-winning sexual health and HIV clinics.

We’re one of the safest and best performing Trusts in the country. We’re also one of the top trusts to work for – our staff say they’re engaged, motivated, and would recommend us as a place to work and receive treatment.

In 2020, The Trust was rated by the Care Quality Commission as ‘Outstanding’ in the well-led and use of resources domains and ‘Good’ in the safe, effective, caring and responsive domains. The Trust as a whole was ‘Good’, but the Chelsea site was ‘Outstanding’.

Our facilities are some of the best in the country. We have been investing around £10 million a year in our estate. We are currently spending c. £25 million on expanding our adult and neonatal critical care facilities at Chelsea and Westminster and redevelopment of our children’s unit at West Middlesex – in partnership with our charity, CW+ and generous donors.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Angharad Jenkins Job title: Acute Medicine Service Director Email address: [e-mail]

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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