Consultant in Acute Medicine

KEY SKILLS

CLINICAL CARE

* To have oversight of all team activity during that clinical session, and provide support to other registered and non-registered clinical practitioners when needed.

* Demonstrate excellence in patient care

* To provide appropriate supervision to doctors in training and other clinical practioners

* Administrative duties related to patient care

* Contribution to undergraduate, post-graduate and continuing medical education activity, including AHPs as part of the multidisciplinary team.

* Regular participation in departmental and directorate meetings.

* Consultants are encouraged and supported with research projects.

* To help the department and Trust in emergencies.

* Appropriate evening and weekend on-call commitments.

* Contribution to Governance and Morbidity & Mortality process for Acute Medicine

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

* Shared ward rounds of the acute medicine footprint.

* Assessment of new patients within the Emergency Department, MAU & SDEC unit, including posttake ward rounds.

* Full participation In the Acute Medical rota which consists of (but not limited to): 08:00-16:00, 10:00-16:00 and 15:00-22:00 shifts. Weekend cover is included on a 1:6 basis; this will be pro-rata if less than full time.

* TOIL is usually given for weekend working.