Hospital jobs in Grande-Bretagne

The Acute Medical Unit is a 39‑bed assessment and short‑stay ward located on the ground floor of the hospital. Eleven of the beds are side rooms, including four negative‑pressure isolation rooms for infection control. The ward is run by two acute medical teams, each led by an acute medicine consultant and caring for approximately 15–16 patients.

SDEC services have been developed to reduce avoidable admissions and manage patients through ambulatory and same‑day emergency pathways. Patients may be referred to SDEC from the ED, GPs, NHS111, or the acute medicine hot phone. SDEC operates 8 a.m.–8 p.m., seven days a week, and the team is expanding to meet increased demand. Early discharge is supported by a dedicated therapies team, and specialty in‑reach is provided by medical specialities.

• Participate in clinical governance activities, including incident reporting and patient safety initiatives.
• Provide senior clinical leadership and expert management for patients presenting with acute medical conditions.
• Contribute to safe discharge planning in partnership with community and primary care services.
• Promote early senior decision‑making to support effective patient flow.
• Provide clinical supervision, training, and mentoring to resident medical staff and support their professional development.
• Show flexibility and undertake appropriate clinical tasks at the request of the clinical manager as needs arise.
• Provide clinical supervision for specialist registrars.

• Whole‑time 10 PA contract with 8.0 PAs dedicated to direct clinical care and 1.5 core SPAs for professional activities.
• Shift patterns include AMU A & B (0800‑1600), SDEC (0800‑1700), PTWR & Day Take (0800‑1700), weekday evening take (1700‑2000) and weekend shifts as outlined in the rota.
• There is no overnight or weekend on‑call duty for this post; on‑call supplement is not applicable.

A detailed, annually reviewed job plan and shift timetable is developed in consultation with the Clinical Director. The rota balances DCC administrative duties, MDT meetings, and educational supervision. The post does not include participation in the overnight or weekend out‑of‑hours on‑call rota.

This advert closes on Tuesday 23 Dec 2025.