Consultant in Acute Medicine
14 hours ago
Isleworth
The closing date is 29 July 2026 The Acute Assessment Unit (AMU) at West Middlesex University Hospital is comprised of 64 beds; 58 inpatient beds & 6 enhanced care beds. Telemetry is provided for those patients requiring it and the ITU is located on the same floor. The Ambulatory Emergency Care (AEC) unit offers high quality same‑day emergency care (SDEC) and is comprised of a trolley‑based area for assessment and treatment; treatment chairs & rooms – alongside allocated outpatient clinic space. Emergency medical admissions are rapidly assessed in the Emergency Department and then, if admission is required, directly transferred to the AMU for further management. All cases, unless requiring CCU or critical care, are managed on the unit until discharged back to the community or transferred for further inpatient care to the appropriate speciality area. • Provide high quality care to patients., • Be medically qualified, maintain GMC specialist registration and revalidation., • Develop and maintain competencies required for the post., • Ensure prompt attendance at agreed direct clinical care programmed activities., • Ensure patients are involved in decisions about their care and respond to their views., • Adhere to the Trust Customer Service Commitment and adopt a professional approach to customer care at all times., • Develop clinical practice through self‑reflection, application of research into practice and active contribution within the multidisciplinary team., • Contribute to high quality teaching to medical undergraduates, trainees and other health care professionals., • Participate in teaching and training of medical trainees, medical students, other doctors in training and other staff groups., • Provide supervision and appraisal of training grade doctors and support external accreditation of training posts., • Collaborate with academic and clinical colleagues to enhance the Trust’s translational research/audit portfolio, meeting full requirements of research governance., • Allocate variable time to research, teaching and training depending on individual interests., • Ensure mandatory training is up to date as per Trust policy. Work with medical, nursing and managerial colleagues to ensure high performance in the following areas: • Clinical efficiency: length of stay reductions, admission on day of surgery, reducing cancelled operations and DNA rates., • Quality of outcomes: infection control targets, reducing re‑admission rates., • Financial management: identifying, implementing and achieving cost improvement programmes; managing locum agency spend; monitoring and managing the drug budget to target; ensuring accuracy of clinical data., • Operational efficiency: day‑case rates, waiting list activity and demand management., • Responsible for ongoing assessment and regular appraisal of all doctors in training, Trust doctors and non‑consultant grades as delegated by the Divisional Medical Director/Service Lead/Divisional Director of Operations., • Adhere to Trust/department guidelines on leave, including professional and study leave, and ensure responsible staff do the same., • Participate in team objective setting as part of the annual job planning cycle., • Participate fully in regular departmental activities including meetings and team‑building activities., • MBBS or equivalent., • GMC registration., • FCEM or equivalent., • CCT/CESR in Acute Medicine or GIM., • MRCP/FRCP with past record of academic achievement and publications in peer‑reviewed journals in relevant areas., • Additional related qualifications e.g. BSc, BA., • Level 3 Safeguarding Children as per intercollegiate document., • Significant experience of NHS, specifically of Acute/General Internal Medicine., • Understanding of clinical governance and audit., • Undertaken and post‑graduate teaching experience., • Training in management., • Understanding of business planning and commissioning., • Extensive knowledge of the Acute Medicine specialty., • Commitment to the PROUD trust values. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and will require a submission to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions. Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Depending on experience £113,565 – £150,569 per annum plus LW allowance #J-18808-Ljbffr