Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust is offering the rare opportunity to combine a rewarding and stimulating specialty doctor job in Acute Medicine with an unrivalled lifestyle in the heart of one of the most beautiful areas of the country.
The Acute Medicine department at Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust is a dynamic department known for taking a proactive role in service development, quality improvement, education and training. Acute Medicine benefits from a strong leadership team and has easy working relationships with the hospital executive team through its work in development of our acute services. The Acute Medicine team provides care on the Acute Medical Unit (AMU) and the short-stay Emergency Assessment Unit (EAU4), focussing on the first 48 hours of the patient journey. We also provide an Acute Medicine in-reach service in the Emergency Department during daytime hours. The general medical on-call work is shared with general medical colleagues from a range of specialties. We have excellent working relationships with the specialty physicians, with specialty advice easily available via a hot phone system.
We need enthusiastic, motivated and innovative clinician to join us in the next stage of our vision, which will see us maximising same-emergency care and virtual ward opportunities, as well as working in closer partnership with primary care and the voluntary sector to deliver high quality care.
This post aims to support senior clinical decision-making and same-day emergency care predominantly on the Acute Medical Unit (AMU). Reporting to the consultants, the post holder will be crucial to the day-to-day management of the service.
Responsibility for named inpatient care and post-take ward round review will remain with the consultant team.
We are looking for a colleague:
To provide senior-level, high quality care to patients requiring our service, ensuring the highest standards of clinical care are met;
To provide teaching and training at undergraduate and postgraduate level, and to supervise and train the junior clinical team;
To be proactive in the department's Clinical Governance agenda and take on roles to support continuous learning and improvement, thereby abiding by the clinical and corporate governance policies of the Trust
To participate in relevant audit and quality assurance processes.
The Acute Medicine department at Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation trust is a dynamic department known for taking a proactive role in service development, quality improvement, and education and training. Acute Medicine benefits from a strong leadership team and has easy working relationships with the hospital executive team through its work in development of our acute services.
The Acute Medicine team provides care on the Acute Medical Unit and the short-stay Acute Medicine ward, EAU4, focussing on the first 48 hours of the patient journey.
We also provide an Acute Medicine in-reach service in the Emergency Department during daytime hours. The general medical on-call work is shared with general medical colleagues from a range of specialties.
We have excellent working relationships with the specialty physicians, with specialty advice easily available via a hot phone system.
Why work with us - 1 )
The post holder will be expected to perform the following activities:
Taking telephone referrals for medical admissions
Providing clinical advice over the phone
Suggesting alternatives to admission where appropriate
Directing caller to specialist teams if available
Deciding appropriate admission destination (ED or AMU)
Identifying and seeing patients from the take that could be rapidly seen and discharged
Reviewing patients seen by junior clinicians
Opportunistic bedside teaching and assessments for resident doctors/medical students
Providing support to nursing staff on the unit with clinical or management queries
Managing flow through the unit by monitoring Portal 2 and admissions board
Ensuring effective handover between medical and nursing teams and evening clerking doctors
Supporting junior clinicians in ensuring effective communication with Primary Care colleagues
Seeking opportunities to make changes to improve the efficacy of the unit and patient experience
Working alongside consultant colleagues as senior decision makers and to oversee the running of the unit.