Consultant in Acute Medicine | The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King\'s Lynn NHS Foundation Trust

To ensure the continued delivery of high-quality care to patients within the trust and to contribute to the further development of the Acute Medicine service. To provide support and leadership to the Acute Medicine department nursing and medical staff. The Acute Physicians are responsible for the areas listed below, will supervise junior staff and provide post take for patient on Acute Medical Unit (AMU), senior review for patients in Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) and Terrington Short Stay (TSS), daily in-reach into the Emergency Department (ED).

The appointed consultant would be expected to contribute to the on-going service improvement programme developing:

• Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT)
• Cost Improvement programme (CIP)
• Implementing evidence based new ways of working when necessary

We also encourage consultants to apply for fellowship of the Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management, to which we are an affiliated member. At the QEH we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based services to around 331,000 people across West and North Norfolk, North Cambs and South Lincs. We are an ambitious organisation that upholds our values of kindness, wellness and fairness. We strive for continuous quality improvement, recently demonstrated in our 2024 CQC maternity inspection rating our services as ‘Good’, and we are proud to be a place to learn and grow through recognised learning and apprenticeships.

Clinical responsibilities include:

• To provide rapid assessment of acute medical patients.
• To stabilise and manage patients admitted with medical emergencies.
• To carry out post-take ward rounds during the week.
• To maintain effective communication and handover to the on-call team.
• To develop emergency services, liaising with other departments including Accident & Emergency, Psychiatry, Rehabilitation and Community Care, and developing speciality teams and fast-track services.
• To work in the Same Day Emergency Care unit and the Emergency Department to avoid admissions, and support patient flow with timely safe daily patient discharge across the Acute floor.
• To take part in the weekend General Medical on-call rota with colleagues, currently 1 in 18, as first on-call 8:30 till 20:30 and a second on call covers the wards from 9:00 till 14:30 at weekends.

Organisational responsibilities include:

• Teaching and training of junior staff, medical students and other healthcare professionals.
• To act as clinical/educational supervisor to locally employed doctors and doctors in training programmes of a variety of grades and experience as appropriate.
• To actively participate in both departmental and Trust matters concerning Clinical Governance and audit.
• To provide leadership and support for the effective development of the service.
• To have responsibility for ensuring active participation in Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
• To further develop clinical protocols, guidelines, and concise care bundles.
• To carry out responsibilities with due regard to the Trust’s Equal Opportunities Policy.
• To be aware of the responsibility of all employees to maintain a safe and healthy environment for patients, visitors and staff and attend all relevant health and safety training.
• To ensure that all duties are carried out to the highest possible standard.
• To carry out annual performance reviews with each member of their staff.
• To agree annual personal development plans with their staff and support them with any training or development requirements to fulfil their role.
• To attend all relevant management training in health and safety, risk assessment etc.
• To participate in personal objective setting and review, including the creation of a personal development plan and the Trust’s appraisal process.

This job description is not intended to be exhaustive but provide an indication of the range and complexity of the work to be undertaken.