Job Description
As part of a major investment programme, at Ipswich Hospital, agreement has been given for a significant investment to deliver a truly transformative model for management of inpatient medical and older persons care. This model has been designed collaboratively by our consultant leads across acute medicine, older people’s services and medical specialties. It aims to deliver: -
- Appropriately resourced 7-day consultant working
- Strengthened GIM rota, improving rotas and providing a better balance of workload across each day of the week; reducing the burden on clinicians associated with Medical Take by reducing the frequency and bolstering the post-take support
- Innovation in patient care and service delivery, allowing the right patient, to see the right clinician, at the right time (7 days per week), ensuring patients are managed from the outset, on the most appropriate ward for their condition(s).
- Early access to specialist advice
- Overall, to deliver greatly improved quality of care for our patients whilst supporting a long-term, sustainable set of consultant job plans
We are looking for a full time Consultant in Acute Medicine to support this ambitious new medical inpatient model who wish to embrace the technological advances recently made in patient care and who will contribute to the evolving vision for the future of our multi-specialty medical team.
An Enhanced Relocation package may be available for the right candidate.
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The Department of Acute Medicine works as a sub-department within the Division of Medicine, Ipswich Site. The 7 current consultants work in our recently refurbished Emergency Assessment Unit (EAU) within a multi-disciplinary team, with access to modern facilities and equipment. The
aim of the department is to maintain an efficient and friendly service for our local population. The department strives to promote and develop the full provision of acute services in light of rapidly evolving and changing strategies for emergency care provision.
The post holder will work as a consultant in Acute Medicine and will work closely alongside the Departments of Speciality Medicine, Surgery and the Department of Diagnostic Imaging to provide a comprehensive assessment process for all medical emergencies. Close liaison with other Departments and with allied health professionals within the EAU department and other consultant colleagues is crucial to our success and good communication skills are essential.
We are at a very exciting time at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust as our £150 million development programme takes shape.
Over the next five years, we are changing the landscape of care, bringing additional and improved services to the 1 million people we serve in Suffolk and North East Essex.
At our Ipswich hospital site, we are in the process of building a state-of-the-art Urgent Treatment Centre, co-located with a new Emergency Department which is due to open in Summer ’24. We have a new Acute Medical Same Day Emergency Care unit, co-located with our Medical Emergency Assessment Unit, a recently built Acute Respiratory Care Unit and newly opened new Surgical Assessment Unit. We have an award-winning Frailty Assessment Base, linking directly with our virtual ward programme and community teams, including a comprehensive set of admission avoidance services within our integrated primary and secondary care system. Over the past couple of years, we have also heavily invested in our ward refurbishment programme; ensuring maximised ward specialty adjacencies, refurbishments to include dementia friendly and additional ward areas created to support seasonal pressures.
We have a simple philosophy: Time Matters. Time matters for our patients, their families and our staff. By focusing on time, we can remove unnecessary stress and frustration – giving our patients a better experience and to make sure you have more time to care and make the most of your skills.
The appointee will have a specific role in the acute assessment, triage and management of all patients in the EAU, working together with senior therapists and nurses to assess every patient to categorise their needs and ensure they are appropriately met. The appointee will liaise closely with
the Emergency Department to facilitate their delivery of the ED Performance indicators
The appointee will be responsible for the supervision and training of assigned EAU junior staff and ensuring patients move through the unit effectively. They will also have responsibility for maintaining databases and performance records of admissions and assessment provision and act
as a resource for this information.
The appointee will work closely with other colleagues in all departments and will contribute to teaching of medical students and junior staff attached to the department.