Consultant in Acute Medicine inLeicester inLeicester PUBLISHED WED 9 OCT 2024

This is a consultant post in Acute Medicine created in order to help develop further expansion in provision of Acute Medical Care within the trust. The successful candidate will join the existing Acute Medicine consultant team in helping to deliver Acute Medicine Services. Their main responsibilities will be across the Emergency Floor from the Emergency Department and Same Day Emergency Care unit to several Admission Units.

This consultant post in Acute Medicine created in order to help develop further expansion in provision of Acute Medical Care within the trust. The successful candidate will join the existing Acute Medicine consultant team in helping to deliver Acute Medicine Services. Their main responsibilities will be across the Emergency Floor from the Emergency Department and Same Day Emergency Care unit to several Admission Units.

The Acute Medical Department currently covers several areas including a 136 bedded Acute Medical Unit which incorporates a higher level receiving area referred to as the Acute Care Bay and Acute Frailty Unit; along with a separate Same Day Emergency Care area.

The Acute Medicine Department aims to sustain its position at the forefront of advances in Acute Medicine. It is developing ambulatory care & triage services to prevent admissions and to offer new options to GPs seeking advice for acutely unwell patients. It is also developing a new in-reach service to the Emergency Department to facilitate rapid assessment and appropriate management of Medical Patients presenting via the Emergency Department.

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• To provide senior clinical decision making at the front door reviewing patients awaiting admission to Medicine within the Emergency Department and the Ambulatory Area (referred to as GPAU).
• To contribute cover of the Acute Medical Unit on Weekdays. Weekend work can alsobe considered if the candidate wishes with time off in lieu during the week.
• To help develop Same Day Emergency Care.
• To liaise and work with the Emergency Department to provide a seamless acutemedical service to patients.
• To enhance links with the Emergency Department.
• Supervise and train junior medical staff.
• To develop acute medicine for the benefit of patients along with the other Consultantsat UHL, and our external commissioners and provider partners.
• To ensure the provision of good standards of practice and care as described in theGMC Guidance Duties of a Doctor are followed at all times; and that bad practice isreported.
• To ensure that clinical practice is both effective and efficient and that appropriatemonitoring of clinical care takes place. To actively participate in audit.
• To work with the CMG management team to ensure that services are deliveredefficiently and reflect best practice with processes and governance to match - this mayrequire new and flexible ways of working in the future.
• To provide continuing responsibility for the care of the patients in their charge and forthe proper organisation and functioning of their clinical practice.
• To work closely with other specialties, departments and outside agencies to deliver theobjectives of the Division and Clinical Business Unit.
• To take responsibility for ensuring that critical clinical incidents, as defined in theTrusts Critical Incident Policy, are reported in a timely manner.
• To participate in yearly appraisal and job planning.
• To undertake Mandatory & Statutory training as determined by the Trust and ClinicalManagement Group.
• To undertake the delivery of undergraduate teaching as a clinical teacher
• To contribute to research in acute care