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Job overview

This is an excellent opportunity to work in Acute Medical Unit (AMU) and Medical Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) at Derriford Hospital, Plymouth. We are a tertiary referral centre for various medical and surgical specialities, and we are complimented by tertiary trauma centre serving the Southwest population. You will be joining a team of enthusiastic AMU consultants, registrars and junior team with aspirations of constantly improving our services and focussed to improve patient journey. We are a team of 10 Consultants, 5 Registrars, 4 Advanced nurse practitioners (ANP), 4 Physician Associates (PAs), approximately 10-12 Core trainees and 6-8 Foundation trainees. We are one of the most innovative Acute Medical Units in the Southwest. We aim to deliver unscheduled care to a high quality, within our Acute Medical Unit and Emergency Department. We aspire to constantly improve our services and focussed in exceling the patient journey. Our Medical SDEC is well established with acute care pathways aiming to enhance our patient care and experience. It sits within the Medical SDEC unit which offers a specialised frailty pathway, primary care streaming and acute GP service. We are well supported by various medical and surgical speciality teams. This is a busy clinical post which will deliver excellent experience in Acute Medicine which enjoys a friendly working atmosphere.

Main duties of the job

AMU provides 51 assessment beds assessing 18,000 patients annually. Supervised participation in delivery of the Post Take ward round would be an integral part of this post. We also incorporate a rapidly expanding Medical SDEC and Medical Triage Unit which sees in excess of 60 patients a day. Registrar shifts are routinely rostered on SDEC and MTU.

Our services are supported by an on-site Acute GP service providing triage and clinical input. An adjacent Short Stay Ward enables rapid review and turnover of acute medical problems. 60% of our medical take is through self-referral to ED. We work closely with this department and provide consultant cover with a dedicated Acute Physician in Charge (APIC) shift to stream and assess patients at the front door. You will be managerially and professionally accountable to Dr Austin Hunt service line clinical director in Acute Medicine.

Working for our organisation

We are a people business – where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care. The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment. We offer all of this in a vibrant, modern city with a historic reputation for adventure. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COMMUNICATION WILL BE ELECTRONIC, PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT REGULARLY. If you have any issues with applying online and need additional support including reasonable adjustments with the application process please contact the recruitment team on 01752 432100. We recognise that work life balance is important for our colleagues and so we invite requests from applicants around less than full time/flexible working for our advertised roles. Please contact the recruiting manager to discuss this prior to your application submission. We commit to giving this full consideration in each case. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles, as diversity strengthens our teams. It is sometimes necessary to close vacancies before the closing date. If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.