Consultant Physician in Acute Medicine (AAU)

AAU Consultant

Discover Island Life: AAU Consultant, Isle of Wight NHS Trust

Ready for an exciting and fulfilling AAU Consultant role within a dynamic and developing Acute Medicine team, set against the backdrop of a beautiful island?

St. Mary's NHS Trust on the Isle of Wight offers an exceptional opportunity for an enthusiastic Consultant to contribute to our high-quality Acute Medicine and Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) services, working towards enhancing patient safety, continuity of care, and positive clinical outcomes. We are a supportive team dedicated to best practice in emergency medical admissions, discharges, and admission avoidance. Flexible working to support your work-life balance is strongly encouraged.

Please note Job Description is pending Royal College Approval.

Main duties of the job Why Choose a Career with Us?

• Shape Acute Medicine Services: Play a key role in developing and delivering acute care provisions, including the ongoing development of SDEC and Acute Medical Unit re-design.
• Develop Your Interests: Opportunities for prospective candidates to take on a clinical leadership role or develop their specialty interest as part of their acute job role.
• Progress Service Development: Join a team expanding Acute Medicine and SDEC across the emergency floor, working towards a seven-day acute medical model.
• Flexible Working: We are open to discussion regarding flexible working, annualised job plans, and recruitment and retention arrangements to support your lifestyle.
• Make a Real Impact: Contribute to excellent patient care within a Trust that values inclusion and diversity, proactively recruiting and retaining the highest quality of talent.
• Benefit from Island Life: Enjoy the unique charm of the Isle of Wight with its stunning scenery, easy mainland access, and excellent employee benefits.

About us Island Life: More Than Just a Job

• Stunning Natural Beauty: Explore breathtaking coastlines and picturesque countryside right outside your door.
• Convenient Mainland Access: Enjoy quick ferry links to Portsmouth and Southampton (a short journey), with London reachable in 90 minutes by rail.
• Excellent Benefits: Take advantage of our comprehensive employee benefits, including an onsite day nursery, cycle-to-work scheme, local discounts at businesses and gyms, and the chance to hire our Trust's beach hut in Ryde.

Ready to combine a rewarding career with an exceptional island lifestyle? We welcome your application and the opportunity to discuss this exciting role further!

Job description Job responsibilities Your Contribution:

• Provide comprehensive consultant/specialist led care for patients on the Acute Assessment Unit (AAU), a modern 24-bed ward located close to the Emergency Department.
• Participate in daily consultant ward rounds (morning and afternoon) and twice-daily multi-disciplinary board rounds with specialty in-reach.
• Supervise and lead the SDEC service, which accepts direct referrals from GPs, Urgent Care, and the Emergency Department, and manages step-down patients.
• Contribute to the Medicine on-call rota (currently 1 in 11 weekday nights and Saturday on-call), and the Acute Medicine 1 in 7 weekends on AAU.
• Engage in the education, mentoring, and supervision of junior medical staff and the development of Advanced Nurse Practitioner roles.
• Work seamlessly with Emergency Care, providing responsive in-reach, rolling reviews of medical patients, and early senior clinical decision making.

Person Specification Essential

• MBBS or equivalent MRCP or equivalent
• Entry on the GMC Specialist Register for General Internal Medicine eligible for entry on the Register or within 6 months of the receipt of Certificate of Completed Training (CCT) at the time of interview.
• Should have completed a recognised training programme in Acute or General Internal Medicine (GIM)
• Must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in GIM and Acute Medicine
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
• Experience in Postgraduate teaching
• IT skills
• Evidence of participation in clinical audit relevant to specialty
• Commitment to the development of a high-quality, cost effective service to Acute and General Internal Medicine
• Knowledge and understanding of current NHS issues
• Ability to develop services
• Willingness and ability to work collaboratively as part of a clinical and non clinical team
• Excellent communication skills
• Full registration with General Medical Council and licence to practise by date of appointment
• Available on Isle of Wight when on call
• Appropriate immigration status

Desirable

• Higher degree e.g. MD, PhD
• CCT in Acute Internal Medicine
• Experience of running a Medical Assessment Unit
• Experience of Acute Medical Service development
• Knowledge of the Enhanced Recovery Programme
• Published audits
• Publication in reviewed journals
• Attendance at recognised management course
• Attendance at communications workshop/courses
• Current driving licence