Overview
This is an exciting time to join East Kent Hospitals, with ongoing significant investment in medical and nursing staff and hospital infrastructure. We are benefitting from an extensive new build in the emergency department and are working with our system partners to develop integrated patient pathways. We are seeking clinicians who can help shape the future of Acute and Same Day Emergency Care pathways contributing to our emerging clinical strategy.
* Flexible SPA included in job planning
* Possible annualised job planning
* Time for internal and external teaching
* Supporting your clinical interests
* Standard study leave budget of £1000 per year
* Dedicated office space
Responsibilities
* Provide expert assessment, diagnosis, and management of acutely unwell medical patients.
* Supervise and lead the Acute Medical Unit (AMU), Ambulatory Emergency Care (AEC), and Same-Day Emergency Care (SDEC) services.
* Ensure seamless transitions of care from the Emergency Department to Acute Medicine and beyond.
* Work collaboratively with colleagues to design and implement innovative pathways for acute care.
* Contribute to quality improvement, patient safety, and governance activities.
* Actively participate in the training and mentorship of junior doctors, medical students, and other healthcare professionals.
About East Kent Hospitals and our values
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 700,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference'. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It\'s about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We\'re looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day. Through our Family First scheme we pledge to find roles for partners of consultants offered a substantive post - For more information please visit https://www.ekhuft.nhs.uk/careers/family-first-scheme/
We also offer removal expenses (substantive positions), up to 32 days' annual leave and active support for study, quality improvement and patient safety work as part of our 'We care' improvement journey, and medical education and research.
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