Consultant in Acute Medicine

Job summary
As part of the Royal Free London NHS Trust, we are seeking to appoint a permanent Consultant in Acute Medicine.

This position will be based at Barnet General Hospital. If appointed you will join a committed team of consultants, in our well-developed and respected service. We also pride ourselves on our supportive and forward-thinking culture.

Main duties of the job
If appointed, you would support the Enhanced Care Unit, the acute medical ward and the AAU hub (through which run the acute medical take and SDEC pathways). You will also support the Acute medical team in other areas of service delivery, as and when opportunities arise.

When working in the AAU, you would become part of a team involved in running the fast turnaround bed base in the unit, and also in providing an adjoining same day/same week hot clinic.

You would also play a role in running the virtual ward service, a very exciting and expanding development for patients at our hospital.

You would be on the acute integrated medical on-call rota, supporting weekend and out of hours provision on a 1:8 rota.

About us
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.

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Job responsibilities
This is a varied and dynamic consultant post that will see you:

• Deliver high-quality care across the Enhanced Care Unit (ECU), Acute Medical Ward, and AAU hub
• Participate in the acute medical take, on a 1:8 weekend and 1:30 weekday rota
• Lead and supervise junior medical staff, and support the departments educational and teaching activities
• Contribute to and develop a specialist interest
• Engage with audit, quality improvement, clinical governance and research activity

The team you would be joining:

The successful candidate will join a supportive consultant team who operate a rotating ward/off-ward model with well-structured job planning and protected time for SPA and administration.

Our Acute Medicine service is consultant-led and collaborates closely with specialists across Medicine and Geriatrics.

The AAU hub receives direct referrals from GPs and the ED via the nurse navigator, and includes services such as:

• Specialty hot clinics
• Virtual wards
• SDEC and AEC pathways

Youll be part of a team that values innovation, mentorship, and multidisciplinary working. You will also be encouraged to engage in service transformation and future expansion projects.

Person Specification
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential

• Full GMC registration
• MRCP or equivalent
• CCT (in GIM and Ger)or Interview within 6 months of CCT date

Royal Free London Shared Commitments
Essential

• Demonstrable ability to meet the Shared Commitments

Experience
Essential

• Broad experience in General Internal and Acute Medicine
• Sub-specialty experience desirable
• Training and education of undergraduate and postgraduate students

Desirable

• Experience in integrated care service development and delivery

Skills and aptitudes
Essential

• Strong teaching skills and experience
• Understanding of quality improvement, clinical governance and audit procedures

Personal Qualities & attributes
Essential

• Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team
• Motivated, flexible and enthusiastic

Others
Desirable

• Reconfiguration of services or clinical innovation

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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