Specialty Doctor in Acute Medicine
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation TrustJob overview
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust is offering the rare opportunity to combine a rewarding and stimulating specialty doctor job in Acute Medicine with an unrivalled lifestyle in the heart of one of the most beautiful areas of the country.
The Acute Medicine department at Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust is a dynamic department known for taking a proactive role in service development, quality improvement, education and training. Acute Medicine benefits from a strong leadership team and has easy working relationships with the hospital executive team through its work in development of our acute services. The Acute Medicine team provides care on the Acute Medical Unit (AMU) and the short-stay Emergency Assessment Unit (EAU4), focussing on the first 48 hours of the patient journey. We also provide an Acute Medicine in-reach service in the Emergency Department during daytime hours. The general medical on-call work is shared with general medical colleagues from a range of specialties. We have excellent working relationships with the specialty physicians, with specialty advice easily available via a hot phone system.
We need enthusiastic, motivated and innovative clinician to join us in the next stage of our vision, which will see us maximising same-emergency care and virtual ward opportunities, as well as working in closer partnership with primary care and the voluntary sector to deliver high quality care.
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This post aims to support senior clinical decision-making and same-day emergency care predominantly on the Acute Medical Unit (AMU). Reporting to the consultants, the post holder will be crucial to the day-to-day management of the service.
Responsibility for named inpatient care and post-take ward round review will remain with the consultant team.
We are looking for a colleague:
- To provide senior-level, high quality care to patients requiring our service, ensuring the highest standards of clinical care are met;
- To provide teaching and training at undergraduate and postgraduate level, and to supervise and train the junior clinical team;
- To be proactive in the department’s Clinical Governance agenda and take on roles to support continuous learning and improvement, thereby abiding by the clinical and corporate governance policies of the Trust
- To participate in relevant audit and quality assurance processes.
Working for our organisation
The Acute Medicine department at Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation trust is a dynamic department known for taking a proactive role in service development, quality improvement, and education and training. Acute Medicine benefits from a strong leadership team and has easy working relationships with the hospital executive team through its work in development of our acute services.
The Acute Medicine team provides care on the Acute Medical Unit and the short-stay Acute Medicine ward, EAU4, focussing on the first 48 hours of the patient journey.
We also provide an Acute Medicine in-reach service in the Emergency Department during daytime hours. The general medical on-call work is shared with general medical colleagues from a range of specialties.
We have excellent working relationships with the specialty physicians, with specialty advice easily available via a hot phone system.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will be expected to perform the following activities:
- Taking telephone referrals for medical admissions
- Providing clinical advice over the phone
- Suggesting alternatives to admission where appropriate
- Directing caller to specialist teams if available
- Deciding appropriate admission destination (ED or AMU)
- Identifying and seeing patients from the take that could be rapidly seen and discharged
- Reviewing patients seen by junior clinicians
- Opportunistic bedside teaching and assessments for resident doctors/medical students
- Providing support to nursing staff on the unit with clinical or management queries
- Managing flow through the unit by monitoring Portal 2 and admissions board
- Ensuring effective handover between medical and nursing teams and evening clerking doctors
- Supporting junior clinicians in ensuring effective communication with Primary Care colleagues
- Seeking opportunities to make changes to improve the efficacy of the unit and patient experience
- Working alongside consultant colleagues as senior decision makers and to oversee the running of the unit.
You will be joining the organisation at an exciting time. As the first fully integrated care organisation in England, we are working to improve the way we deliver safe, high-quality health and social care. We have a positive and vibrant working atmosphere, we are proud of our investment in our staff both in terms of developing potential career skills and valuing people.
If you provide support to a family member or friend with health or care needs, we aim to be a Carer-friendly employer. We have a ‘Staff Carers’ policy which includes flexible working where possible and a Carer’s Passport scheme that links you into support and discounts.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
- We reserve the right to close vacancies early if we receive a high volume of applications. Therefore, we encourage you to apply promptly.
- Please read the job description carefully and tailor your application to reflect the requirements of the role.
- Applicants who identify in their application form they are a part of the Armed Forces community will be guaranteed an interview, provided they meet the minimum essential criteria outlined in the job description and person specification for the role. Step into Health guidance can be found on our NHS Employers website.
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- Applicants with no previous NHS experience will ordinarily be appointed to the minimum of the band.
- If you have not received an invitation to interview within 28 days of the closing date, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
- It is your responsibility to ensure the timely receipt of appropriate references.
The Trust is committed to preventing discrimination, valuing diversity and achieving equality of opportunity. No person (staff, patient or public) will receive less favourable treatment on the grounds of the nine protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. If you require support you can obtain this from our Equality Business Forum which has representatives from all protected groups.