Consultant in Acute Medicine - Prescot, United Kingdom - Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

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Prescot, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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This post is for a Consultant in Acute Medicine to join a dynamic Acute Medical Unit (AMU). This is a 10 PA post, offering an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated physician to join an award winning,
forward thinking, education oriented, dynamic and multi-professional team.

The post will enable the AMU to continue to enhance its early management of emergency medical admissions by strengthening

arrangements for the assessment and early management of medical emergencies across the Emergency Department (ED) and AMU, managing medical patients in the early part of their hospital stay including via large embedded Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) area and an Enhanced Care area.

They will also make a vital contribution to teaching and training in acute medicine.

The post holder will also contribute to the out of hours General Internal Medicine Physician of the Day (PoD) rota with a 3% on call supplement.

Key tasks:

To join the existing Acute Medical Consultants in providing a comprehensive and timely assessment of patients presenting to the Acute Medical Unit (AMU), including Same Day
Emergency and Enhanced Care

To contribute to ED outreach work.

To contribute to AMU Outpatient work.

To participate in teaching and training of junior staff, medical students, and Advanced Nurse /Clinical Practitioners and Pharmacists based on the AMU

To participate actively in both Departmental and Trust Clinical Governance and Audit.

To fulfil obligations relating to

The Secretary of State has approved the partnership between St Helens & Knowsley Teaching Hospitals and Southport & Ormskirk Hospitals.

From 1 st July we have come together as a single organisation under the name Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

The Trust delivers acute hospital care, intermediate care, community, and primary care services to a population of over 600,000 people with a combined workforce of around 9000 dedicated and skilled staff from 17 locations including Whiston, Southport & Formby, St Helens, Ormskirk and Newton hospitals.

The Trust provides regional services for burns, plastic surgery and spinal injuries to more than 4 million people across Mersey and West Lancashire, Cheshire, the Isle of Man and North Wales.

Our Vision is to deliver 5 Star Patient Care:
CARE that is evidence based, high quality and compassionate

SAFETY that is of the highest standards

COMMUNICATION that is open, inclusive and respectful

SYSTEMS that are efficient, patient centred and reliable

PATHWAYS that are best practice and embedded, but also respect the individual needs of patients

Our achievements include:

Trust rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018

Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)

Awarded National Preceptorship Accreditation for our Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme

Please see our Wellbeing & Benefits booklet for more information on our staff benefits.

For a full list of duties and responsibilities, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification, approved by the Royal College.

Advertising date: 16th April 2024

Closing date: 7nd May 2024

Shortlisting date:
w/c 13th May 2024

AAC interview date: 24th July 2024