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Acute Physician - Consultant
An excellent opportunity is available for a Consultant in Acute Medicine to join an established acute medical service in Wales. The successful candidate will help lead and strengthen acute medical services, with a particular focus on Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC), front-door medicine, and senior clinical leadership.
This role offers the opportunity to contribute to the continued development of acute medicine, including designing new care pathways and more integrated models of care.
The Role
The successful Consultant will provide senior clinical leadership within the acute medical assessment service and oversee the medical intake into the Acute Medical Unit.
Key Responsibilities Include
- Providing senior clinical leadership to patients within the assessment unit.
- Overseeing medical admissions and the acute medical intake.
- Supporting out-of-hours work as part of the Acute Physician rota.
- Supporting the continued development of an integrated Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) service.
- Contributing to the transformation and improvement of acute medical services.
- Working closely with colleagues across the wider medical services.
- Developing new clinical pathways and integrated models of care.
- Working across organizational boundaries where appropriate.
- Supporting service improvement, innovation, and clinical development.
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Person Specification
Essential Requirements
Applicants must have:
- GMC registration
- GMC licence to practise
- MRCP or equivalent
- Be on the GMC Specialist Register in Acute Medicine and General Internal Medicine, or
- Be eligible for CCT within 6 months of interview and have passed the relevant exit examination, or
- Hold an appropriate statement of eligibility for registration issued by the GMC, or an equivalent recognized European specialist qualification allowing direct entry to the GMC Specialist Register.
Desirable Qualifications
- Relevant higher degree such as PhD, MD, or MSc
- Teaching qualification or higher qualification in medical education
Experience
The Successful Candidate Should Demonstrate:
- Experience developing effective working relationships with colleagues across all levels.
- Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
- Experience working with management and clinical colleagues to improve services.
- An ability to work in partnership with other agencies.
- Experience of teaching and training postgraduate and undergraduate clinical staff.
- Experience contributing to clinical development and service improvement.
Desirable experience includes:
- Development and commissioning of clinical services.
- Research experience in Geriatric Medicine or General Internal Medicine.
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Skills & Abilities
The Successful Candidate Should Demonstrate:
- Effective clinical leadership and the ability to take responsibility when appropriate.
- Strong teamwork and collaborative working skills.
- Ability to listen to, understand, and involve colleagues.
- Openness to appropriate change and service transformation.
- Understanding and application of the principles of Prudent Healthcare.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to communicate clearly with patients, relatives, colleagues, and staff.
- Understanding of information systems and technology.
- Strong clinical skills in General Medicine and Geriatric Medicine.
- Ability and drive to use information and experience to improve services.
Personal Attributes
Applicants Should Demonstrate:
- Flexibility and adaptability when managing competing demands.
- Ability to work effectively under pressure and cope with setbacks.
- Ability to undertake on-call responsibilities.
- Commitment to continuous improvement and professional development.
- A positive attitude towards learning and developing clinical services.
- Enthusiasm to take a lead role in clinical development.
- Empathy and sensitivity when working with patients, relatives, and colleagues.
- Ability to listen, understand, and involve people while treating them as individuals.
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