Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking to recruit a Consultant in Acute Medicine. The Directorate provides services across 3 hospital sites within the county of Worcestershire. The candidate will benefit from working within a friendly and experienced team of Consultants, Matrons, Foundation Trainees, Core Medical Trainees, Acute Medicine Registrars, Advanced Clinical Practitioners (ACPs), and Physician Associates.
As a Trust we are actively involved in developing the training program for students from the Three Counties Medical School based in Worcester which opened in September 2023. We look forward to establishing links with the new Medical School in addition to well-established relationships with the University of Birmingham and the University of Warwick.
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This job description was approved by the Royal College of Physicians on 26th June 2024.
Assessment and early management of patients referred from Primary Care and Emergency Departments.
Work in the Medical Assessment Unit (MAU) and Ambulatory Emergency Care (AEC) units, which provide 24/7 and daytime emergency care, respectively.
Participate in the continuous development of acute care services and pathways, ensuring high-quality, patient-centred care.
Flexible Working: We offer flexible working options to support work-life balance.
Teaching and Academic Development: Active involvement in the Three Counties Medical School, with opportunities to mentor students and contribute to teaching.
Relocation Support: We offer a generous relocation package to assist with your move to Worcestershire.
Competitive Salary: Salary in line with NHS consultant pay scales, with the potential for additional earnings based on experience and specialty contributions.
Professional Development: We support ongoing professional development with access to conferences, CME activities, and mandatory training.
We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.
The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester
Our workforce is nearly 6,800 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Best services for local people
Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients
Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.
We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.
the Chief Medical Officer, to ensure that it continually reflects the areas of work, clinical responsibility of the post and purchaser requirements.
A suitably experienced post-holder will be expected to provide a clinical service in the relevant specialty to patients of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and to General Practitioners.
The post-holder will be expected to provide a service to patients of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, General Practitioners and to attend multi-disciplinary meetings. The successful candidate will be expected to work within multi-disciplinary teams in providing high quality clinical care. The Trust is seeking to extend services to GP surgeries/health centres etc and job plans may be revised in due course.
The post-holder will provide support to the A& E department and acute medicine to ensure timely appropriate care and patient flow through the hospital.
The post-holder will provide consultation and advisory service to clinical colleagues in the Trust and Primary Care.
Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining (UK) CCT/CESR in Acute Internal Medicine
Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
Ability to manage and lead specialist unit and working parties as appropriate
Ability to teach clinical skills to medical, nursing staff and other disciplines
Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates
Ability to supervise postgraduate research
Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies
Commitment to Continuing Medical Education
Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local regional or national levels
Able to meet the travel requirements of the job and return to the hospital within 30 minutes when on call.
Service (DBS) check will be carried out where the position is eligible in accordance with the 2012 Protection of Freedom Act and the guidance
issued by the DBS.
Entry on Specialist Register in Acute Internal Medicine or General Internal Medicine and other specialty (or CCT expected within 6 months of interview date) via
CESR or European Community Rights
Success in Intercollegiate Specialty Examination or overseas equivalent