Consultant in Acute Medicine

Overview

This is a consultant post in Acute Medicine created in order to help develop further expansion in provision of Acute Medical Care within the trust. The successful candidate will join the existing Acute Medicine consultant team in helping to deliver Acute Medicine Services. Their main responsibilities will be across the Emergency Floor from the Emergency Department and Same Day Emergency Care unit to several Admission Units.

The Acute Medical Department currently covers several areas including a 136 bedded Acute Medical Unit which incorporates a higher level receiving area referred to as the Acute Care Bay and Acute Frailty Unit; along with a separate Same Day Emergency Care area.

The Acute Medicine Department aims to sustain its position at the forefront of advances in Acute Medicine. It is developing ambulatory care & triage services to prevent admissions and to offer new options to GPs seeking advice for acutely unwell patients. It is also developing a new in-reach service to the Emergency Department to facilitate rapid assessment and appropriate management of Medical Patients presenting via the Emergency Department.

Our new strategy, 'Leading in healthcare, trusted in communities' was developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners and is our compass for the next seven years ).

• high-quality care for all,
• being a great place to work,
• partnerships for impact, and
• research and education excellence

And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.

• we are compassionate,
• we are proud,
• we are inclusive, and
• we are one team

This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.

Name:
Dr Nigel Langford

Job title:

Head of Service, Acute Medicine
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