Job summary

Applications are invited for the post of Consultant in Acute Medicine working across the Emergency Admissions Units (EAU) and Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) Units at both Sunderland Royal Hospital (SRH) and South Tyneside District General Hospital (ST).

As a Consultant in Acute Medicine, you will be responsible, in conjunction with his/her colleagues, for maintaining a comprehensive Acute Medicine service to the populations of Sunderland and South Tyneside and others choosing to use the Service. The Acute Medicine physicians will share responsibility for the Emergency Admissions Units and for medical patients seen in the Same Day Emergency Care Units.

At SRH we have a 26 bedded admission unit and same day emergency care is provided in a new purpose-built unit adjacent to the Emergency Department. We have a 28 bedded admission unit at ST and the same day emergency care unit is co-located within the Emergency Department.

We have completed a significant reconfiguration of services and structural rebuild including development of a newly developed Same Day Emergency Care Unit incorporating purpose-built treatment rooms and Point of Care Ultrasound facility. The department has also recently Implemented paperless systems, incorporating electronic prescribing, order entry, decision support and referral to rapid access clinics has been enhanced by the introduction of the most up-to-date MEDITECH system.

Main duties of the job

As a Consultant in Acute Medicine, you will support, collaborate, and contribute to the clinical leadership within acute medicine, including Trust Board-level collaboration. You will also participate in the coordination and delivery of the strategic and operational aspects of the Emergency Care Services across Sunderland and South Tyneside. These will reflect National and Local priorities including the strategic direction of the Trust and the Directorate of Emergency Care. Clinical assessment is by a team of medical staff and acute medicine nurse practitioners under the direction of an Acute Physician.

The post holder is expected to possess Membership/Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians and to be on the GMC Specialist Register at the time of taking up the post. It is desirable that the post holder has completed sub-specialty training in Acute Medicine to CCT (or within 6 months of obtaining CCT). Other candidates possessing or within 6 months of registration in GIM (equivalent to level 2 GIM training) and another medical specialty will be considered for a shared post in agreement with the relevant Clinical Director for that specialty.

We encourage a range of specialist interests to complement the work of acute medicine and will facilitate the maintenance of a specialist interest of acute medicine consultants alongside the provision of acute medicine services.

About us

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One Team One Trust - There are many reasons to work at our Trust. From our commitment to putting people first to our accessible services and award winning teams. We have a passion for research, innovation and tackling inequalities. We are committed to respect, fairness and civility and promote a compassionate, caring and positive culture / working environment.

We welcome all applications irrespective of peoples race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups. Looking after our workforces health and wellbeing is a priority for STSFT. We also provide access to high quality education, training, career progression and support. Flexible working is supported via the Trust's Flexible Working Policy.

The Trust employs around 8,300 people and provides a range of hospital services to a local community of around 430,000 residents. We also provide a range of more specialised services outside this area, in some cases to a population as great as 860,000. We offer our staff outstanding benefits - Fitness Centre (SRH), libraries at both hospital sites, chaplaincy support and access to a Childcare Co-ordinator to help staff with childcare arrangements.