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) and support the further development of our consultant‑led acute assessment, early discharge and Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) service.
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
UHD has Acute Medical Units (AMU) on both the Royal Bournemouth Hospital (RBH) site and the Poole Hospital site and medical takes will continue on each site over the next 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.
Responsibilities
* Work closely with Emergency Department consultants, medical specialties and AMU staff on each hospital site to deliver optimum patient care.
* Support colleagues to manage patients in an ambulatory emergency care setting.
* Deliver and develop the consultant‑led acute assessment, early discharge and SDEC service.
* Participate in the transition to a single AMU and Medical SDEC on the Emergency site.
Qualifications
* Broad experience in medicine with the ability to manage appropriate patients in an ambulatory emergency care setting.
* Ability to support colleagues in managing and delivering patient care in a similar manner.
* Opportunity to develop an area of special interest within the department.
We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications. This advert closes on Thursday 4 Dec 2025.
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