Senior Clinical Fellow - Acute Medical Unit
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Job summary
This a new full time Clinical Fellow Post (STR3+ Equivalent) in response to Service need based in the Acute Medicine Unit. This post is a full shift rolling rota with nights and weekends included. This post is available from 2nd September 2022 to 5th September 2023
A candidate who is unable for personal reasons to undertake the duties of a whole-time post will receive equal consideration. If such a candidate is appointed the job content will be modified as appropriate in consultation with consultant colleagues and local management.
We welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. Additionally, people with disabilities will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post. The Trust operates job share and flexible working.
Main duties of the job
There are excellent opportunities for discussing the management of complex specialty patients; the Acute Medicine Unit has rolling daily specialty ward rounds from the following specialties: nephrology, respiratory, cardiology, gastroenterology, older peoples' medicine, endocrine/diabetes, oncology, haematology and neurology.
Ability to offer clinical opinion on range of problems within Acute Medicine
Ability to take responsibility for clinical care of patients (with consultant supervision)
Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively
Ability to contribute to the efficient and smooth running of Medical workload
Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team
About us
The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital has one of the busiest Medical takes in the UK(numerically the 5th largest medical take in England). The Acute Medicine department assesses and treats approximately 25,000 patients every year. T
The Trust is developing strategies to ensure rapid assessment and treatment of all emergency cases with close working between the acute physicians and other specialties.
Short Stay - an increased number of short-stay beds are planned together with a Clinical Decision-making Unit of 40 beds. The current short stay service run by Acute Medicine serves between 8000 and 9000 patients per year.
Ambulatory Care - The Acute Medicine Clinic opened in August 2013 and this area has been recently moved to allow admissions from both the emergency department and from GPs and is a consultant-delivered service. There is a 30 patient seated waiting room and 9 trolleyed cubicles for assessment of patients. There is a dedicated open plan work area for the team to complete paperwork and a quiet room for discussing with patients/relatives. The ambulatory care area currently runs 0800-2000, 5 days per week in a dedicated area of the AMU and 0800 to 1700 Saturday/Sunday. Our latest figures show we are seeing 120 patients per week, more than 20% of the admissions and has shown a reduction in admissions. Our medical team work with dedicated Advanced Care Practitioners (ACPs).
Details
Date posted
17 August 2022
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Doctor - other
Salary
£51,017 to £51,027 a year Per annum
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
9 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
234-MS1812
Job locations
NNUH - AMU Medical Staff
Colney Lane
Norwich
NR4 7UY
Employer details
Employer name
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
Address
NNUH - AMU Medical Staff
Colney Lane
Norwich
NR4 7UY
Employer's website
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