Locum Consultant in Acute Internal MedicineNHS

Job summary

Advertising for a Locum Consultant in Acute Internal Medicine. This is a full time post fixed for 12 months.

The Urgent and Emergency Care CSU are seeking dynamic and innovate clinicians to join their team of consultants in Acute Internal Medicine.

The successful candidate should have qualities which meet the Trust values along with a strong work ethic and a commitment to developing acute internal medicine in line with the NHS plan. In return the service can offer a friendly and welcoming team, a role with huge variety and opportunities to influence the delivery of acute care at Bradford.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will deliver ward rounds on our two acute medical units, along with inreach to A&E to aid in decision making at the front door. The post holder will help to develop admission avoidance pathways and will work closely with clinicians from other medical and surgical specialties to provide specialist care in a timely manner to patients arriving on the short stay units. The post holder will also have the opportunity to assist in the continued development of the Trust's medical day case unit, developing a hot-clinic model to ensure our patients receive the right care in the right place at the right time.

Job description

The successful post holder will be expected to provide clinical leadership, diagnosis, management, and treatment for patients with a broad spectrum of medical needs; act as an expert resource for medical, nursing, and other health care professionals across the Trust footprint; and be an active champion of high-quality care. The post holder will complement and develop existing services through the provision of specialist knowledge & expertise.

The post holder is therefore required to have full registration with the General Medical Council & a valid licence to practice.

If you have a CCT within a medical specialty but are prepared to provide inpatient medical cover to the acute medical wards there will be opportunity for activity within chosen specialty.

Please see attached JD/PS for further details.

About us

Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:

• We value people
• We are one team
• We care

We're keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.