Consultant Physician in Acute Medicine

Job title:

Consultant Physician in Acute Medicine

Company

British Medical Journal

Job description

These are exciting new posts supporting the expansion of the Acute Medicine Service in theEmergency Quadrant (EQ) at Glan Clwyd Hospital. The EQ consists of the Emergency Department (ED), Acute Medical Admissions Unit (AMU), Surgical Admissions Unit (SAU), Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) Unit and Acute Frailty Unit.This is an exciting opportunity to provide the vision and develop provision of acute medical services in central North Wales, one of the most beautiful areas in the country.The post holders will join a team of 4 Acute Physicians, and 15 General Physicians, each with a specialty interest and 8 cardiologists providing secondary and tertiary level cardiology services. which are attached to the North Wales Cardiac Centre, which is located on the Glan Clwyd Site.The posts are open to people who would like to consider working full time or part time and can be flexible both within acute medicine sub-specialties i.e. SDEC (Ambulatory medicine), acute intake or acute short stay medicine but can also accommodate other medical sub-specialty interests and qualifications including renal, diabetes, gastroenterology, geriatrics/frailty/stroke and respiratory medicine.Main duties of the jobThe vision of the acute medicine team in YGC is to provide a comprehensive acute medical service, interfacing with the specialty and GIM services in the hospital. The successful applicant will provide consultant level support to the 3 key areas of acute medicine.The acute medical intake team will see between 35-50 patients each day, as part of the service development we are looking to expand the senior support to the SDEC unit to allow more of these patients to be managed on an ambulatory basis. The acute physician will see between 8 -12 patients on the post take ward round, when covering SDEC or short stay ward between 6-10 patients. SDEC takes referrals from primary care, direct from the Welsh Ambulance Service (WAST) and from ED triage/START.Close team-working between the various specialties in the EQ (ED, Medicine and Surgery) facilitates early senior decision making, a pull model of patients into medicine from ED provides patients early access to appropriate clinical pathways. The medical assessment process receives excellent support from the adjacent main Radiology Department which offers a rapid and comprehensive investigative facility.About usIf you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the Disability Confident Employer scheme.Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.Job description
Job responsibilitiesYou will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Full GMC Registration and Licence to Practise
• MRCP or equivalent
• On the GMC Specialist Register (including via CESR/European Community Rights)
• CCT or equivalent (equivalence must be confirmed by GMC by date of AAC)
• Valid Certified Basic Life Support Skills (or equivalent international qualification)

Desirable

• Relevant Higher Degree e.g. MD PhD MSc

Clinical Experience
Essential

• Broad based experience GIM and relevant subspecialty.
• Knowledge of UK hospital systems (or equivalent)
• Knowledge and participation in CPD
• Safe and effective written and verbal communication
• Meet the requirement of the GMC’s Good Medical Practice

Clinical Governance
Essential

• Evidence of participation in clinical audit and understanding role of audit in improving medical practice

Desirable

• Comprehension of core philosophy and building blocks of Clinical Governance Knowledge of risk management

Research
Essential

• Experience and knowledge of critical appraisal of evidence

Desirable

• Evidence of initiating, progressing and concluding research projects with publication Research degree

Teaching
Essential

• Willingness to teach medical undergraduates and postgraduates

Desirable

• Evidence of organising programmes and teaching medical students and junior doctors
• Organisation of further teaching programmes in medical education Training the Trainers experience

Management
Essential

• Knowledge of the management and structure of the NHS Evidence and management training

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Expected salary

£106000 – 154760 per year

Location

Bodelwyddan, Denbighshire

Job date

Sun, 27 Apr 2025 03:32:17 GMT

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