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Consultant in Acute Medicine
We are looking for a 9‑month fixed‑term Consultant to join a team of 13 existing Acute Physicians in the Acute Medicine Directorate at University Hospitals Dorset (UHD). The successful candidate will support the further development of our consultant‑led acute assessment, early discharge, and Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) service.
UHD has Acute Medical Units (AMU) on both the Royal Bournemouth Hospital (RBH) site and the Poole Hospital site. Medical takes will continue on each site for 18 months to 2 years as the organisation works towards delivering on the Dorset Clinical Services Review and aligning all Emergency work at the Major Emergency Hospital on the current RBH site. The successful candidate would be expected to work cross‑site as we manage the transition to a single AMU and Medical SDEC on the Emergency site.
The successful candidate will work closely with Emergency Department consultants, medical specialties and AMU staff on each hospital site to deliver optimum patient care and ensure we remain at the forefront of Acute Medicine.
Applicants are expected to have a broad experience in medicine, to be able to manage appropriate patients in an Ambulatory Emergency Care setting and to support colleagues to manage their patients in a similar way. There will be the opportunity to develop an area of special interest in line with existing services within the department.
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
Values
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.
Contact
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Michael Wheble
Job title: Clinical Director
Email address: michael.wheble@uhd.nhs.uk
Job Details
Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level.
Employment type: Full‑time.
Job function: Health Care Provider.
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