Consultant in Acute Medicine

Job Summary

To ensure the continued delivery of high‑quality care to patients within the trust and to contribute to the further development of the Acute Medicine service. To provide support and leadership to the Acute Medicine department nursing and medical staff.

• Provide rapid assessment of acute medical patients.
• Stabilise and manage patients admitted with medical emergencies.
• Carry out post‑take ward rounds during the week.
• Maintain effective communication and handover to the on‑call team.
• Develop emergency services, liaising with other departments including Accident & Emergency, Psychiatry, Rehabilitation and Community Care, and developing speciality teams and fast‑track services.
• Work in the Same Day Emergency Care unit and the Emergency Department to avoid admissions, and support patient flow with timely safe daily patient discharge across the Acute floor.
• Take part in the weekend General Medical on‑call rota with colleagues, currently 1 in 18, as first on‑call 8:30 till 20:30 and a second on‑call covers the wards from 9:00 till 14:30 at weekends.
• Teach and train junior staff, medical students and other healthcare professionals.
• Act as clinical/educational supervisor to locally employed doctors and doctors in training programmes of a variety of grades and experience as appropriate.
• Actively participate in both departmental and Trust matters concerning Clinical Governance and audit.
• Provide leadership and support for the effective development of the service.
• Ensure active participation in Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
• Further develop clinical protocols, guidelines, and concise care bundles.
• Carry out responsibilities with due regard to the Trust’s Equal Opportunities Policy.
• Attend all relevant health and safety training.
• Carry out annual performance reviews with each member of their staff.
• Agree annual personal development plans with their staff and support them with any training or development requirements to fulfil their role.
• Participate in personal objective setting and review, including the creation of a personal development plan and the Trust’s appraisal process.

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification.
• MRCP Part 1 and Part 2 or equivalent experience.

• MD or PhD

• Full Registration and a licence to practise with the General Medical Council.
• Entry on GMC Specialist Register; eligible for entry on Register or within six months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR) at time of interview.
• Evidence of specific and broad training in Acute medicine and/or General medicine.
• Competence and expertise in Acute and General medicine.

• Clinically evaluates and manages a patient, formulating a prioritised differential diagnosis, initiating an appropriate management plan, and reviewing and adjusting this depending on the outcomes of treatment.
• Manages the difficulties of dealing with complexity and uncertainty in the care of patients; employing expertise and clinical decision‑making skills of a senior and independent/ autonomous practitioner.
• Demonstrates key generic clinical skills around the areas of consent; ensuring humane interventions, prescribing medicines safely and using medical devices safely.

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital is building a new state‑of‑the‑art hospital set to open in 2030 and is undertaking one of the biggest digital transformation initiatives ever. The new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper‑based records from 2026 and will lead to better, safer, joined‑up care at the hospital and beyond. The organisation provides comprehensive acute, obstetrics and community‑based services to around 331,000 people across West and North Norfolk, North Cambridgeshire and South Lincolnshire, and values kindness, wellness and fairness.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. The post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires Disclosure and Barring Service (CRB) checks.

Employer name:
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn NHSFT

Address:
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gayton Road, King’s Lynn, PE30 4ET

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