Consultant in Acute & Geriatric Medicine We have been assigned by one of the UK's more prestigious NHS Trusts to help them recruit a Consultant in Acute & Geriatric Medicine on either a Substantive or an NHS Fixed Term basis for 12 months to join their successful Medicine department.
Our client is one of the largest integrated care Trusts in the country, bringing together hospital and community services, serving 9,000 staff, including 1,300 doctors and 4,000 nurses, and serves a diverse population of approximately 850,000 with a budget of over £640 Million.
They are a Major Acute Hospital with a busy medical take and an established reputation for patients presenting with a very wide range of medical conditions with a high degree of acuity.
Recognition of the vital role that is played by Acute Medicine has seen the Trust make a substantial investment in the service.
This will enable the department to develop three Acute Medical Unit wards (on a phased approach) with patients remaining under the care of the acute team for their duration on the unit.
In addition, the team runs the award-winning Ambulatory Emergency Care Unit and the well-established Medical High Dependency Unit.
The successful appointee will join a department of six acute medicine consultants, fourteen acute/specialty consultants, and thirty-three specialty medical consultants who together are responsible for providing the acute and general internal medicine service.
The appointee will be expected to fulfill various duties, including:
Provide clinical supervision for junior doctors rotating to the department and be the educational supervisor for up to two foundation trainees.Contribute to leading and developing new services.Supervise clinical management of general geriatric inpatients.Oversee the management of frail patients presenting to A and E or via the GP for same-day emergency care.Regular involvement in clinical governance, service development activity, audit, and teaching.
Our client is based in a beautiful suburb borough on the outskirts of London with close proximity to big international airports, along with access to highly reputable public and private schools within the area.
Additional Information:
Will consider full-time or part-time10 P.A'sPrestigious NHS TrustA well-supported & friendly teamMust have GMC Registration
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