Lead the care of inpatients on a General Internal Medicine/ Specialty ward Develop standards, procedures and systems to ensure safe, high quality and efficient patient care from the point of entry to admission or discharge. Work within the multidisciplinary team to ensure effective team working in the provision of acute medical care to patients on a day-to-day basis Develop clinical guidelines to ensure best practice for the management of wide range medical conditions. Play a strong role in risk management and governance. Participate in relevant audit and quality assurance processes. Liaise closely within the department, the emergency and acute medical teams, other in-patient teams and primary and community services to ensure collaborative working arrangements are in place which maximize benefits to patient care Teach and train junior doctors, Physician Associates and students. Become a qualified educational supervisor and work as Clinical and/or Educational Supervisor to a number of trainees dependant on job plan. To teach and train staff in other medical disciplines, nursing and support staff as appropriate. Abide by the Clinical & Corporate Governance policies of the Trust. Take part in major incident planning. Take part in the administration of the department and the involvement in the management of resources will be regarded as important. To promote General medicine as a Specialty both within the Trust and externally. For more information's, please refer the attached JD and person specifications.