Job summary At Macclesfield District General Hospital we are are excited to welcome a Consultant Acute Physicians to join a dynamic, expanding and forward thinking Acute Medical team.
The successful applicants will join a team of 4 Consultant Acute Physicians during an exciting stage of growth and expansion for the service.
With the guidance of our inspiring clinical team, this role will allow you the opportunity to enhance your skills, leadership and confidence while holding management and clinical responsibility for patients on the Medical Admissions Unit (MAU).
The new Consultant Acute Physician will join our outstanding team in the delivery of acute medical care across the Medical Admissions Unit (MAU), Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) and will support the Emergency Department staff with assessments of patients with acute medical problems.
Your expertise will play a key role in leading and co-ordinating the junior medical staff to ensure that patients are assessed and admitted or discharged in line with Emergency Department targets.
Offer of dynamic rostering / flexible work spread between General Virtual Ward (GVW), role outlined will be pivotal in guiding the department toward our long-term vision and strategy of providing excellent care to the local community.
We offer a dynamic mix of flexible work spread between MAU, SDEC Virtual wards and ED.
Hours per week: 10 PA's Main duties of the job MAU ward cover - Managing admissions and flow of between 30 - 35 patients per day.
Monday to Friday until 8pm, working as the Physician of the Day (POD) 1x weekly.
Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) cover - on call cover on Friday Emergency department in reach Weekend post take ward rounds.
Medical Sub-specialty interest OPD clinics General virtual ward rounds Play a vital role in the training, mentoring and leading of junior medical staff with the assessment and management of acutely unwell medical patients, and contribute to MRCP PACES teaching.
Postgraduate medical training of foundation year doctors and speciality trainees while working towards GIRFT recommendations as well as Royal College frameworks for Acute Medicine be able to work flexibly and provide high quality care with particular emphasis on:Develop appropriate services to meet clinical needs utilising available resources.Collaborative working specifically with colleagues in primary care and the community to ensure effective management of acutely unwell patients.Education and training of medical students, doctors and professionals allied to medicine including Advanced Clinical Practitioners (ACP's).Demonstration and engagement with the principles of clinical governance.Maintaining robust systems for effective clinical audit in the specialty and general medicine, as appropriate.Developing services as indicated by recommendations of the Royal College of Physicians, NICE and specialist societies.
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