Job summary
AAU Consultant
Discover Island Life: AAU Consultant, Isle of Wight NHS Trust
Ready for an exciting and fulfilling AAU Consultant role within a dynamic and developing Acute Medicine team, set against the backdrop of a beautiful island?
St. Mary's NHS Trust on the Isle of Wight offers an exceptional opportunity for an enthusiastic Consultant to contribute to our high-quality Acute Medicine and Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) services, working towards enhancing patient safety, continuity of care, and positive clinical outcomes. We are a supportive team dedicated to best practice in emergency medical admissions, discharges, and admission avoidance. Flexible working to support your work-life balance is strongly encouraged.
Please note Job Description is pending Royal College Approval.
Main duties of the job
Why Choose a Career with Us?
- Shape Acute Medicine Services: Play a key role in developing and delivering acute care provisions, including the ongoing development of SDEC and Acute Medical Unit re-design.
- Develop Your Interests: Opportunities for prospective candidates to take on a clinical leadership role or develop their specialty interest as part of their acute job role.
- Progress Service Development: Join a team expanding Acute Medicine and SDEC across the emergency floor, working towards a seven-day acute medical model.
- Flexible Working: We are open to discussion regarding flexible working, annualised job plans, and recruitment and retention arrangements to support your lifestyle.
- Make a Real Impact: Contribute to excellent patient care within a Trust that values inclusion and diversity, proactively recruiting and retaining the highest quality of talent.
- Benefit from Island Life: Enjoy the unique charm of the Isle of Wight with its stunning scenery, easy mainland access, and excellent employee benefits.
About us
Island Life: More Than Just a Job
The Isle of Wight offers a unique and enriching lifestyle:
- Stunning Natural Beauty: Explore breathtaking coastlines and picturesque countryside right outside your door.
- Convenient Mainland Access: Enjoy quick ferry links to Portsmouth and Southampton (a short journey), with London reachable in 90 minutes by rail.
- Excellent Benefits: Take advantage of our comprehensive employee benefits, including an onsite day nursery, cycle-to-work scheme, local discounts at businesses and gyms, and the chance to hire our Trust's beach hut in Ryde.
Ready to combine a rewarding career with an exceptional island lifestyle? We welcome your application and the opportunity to discuss this exciting role further!
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Your Contribution:
- Provide comprehensive consultant/specialist led care for patients on the Acute Assessment Unit (AAU), a modern 24-bed ward located close to the Emergency Department.
- Participate in daily consultant ward rounds (morning and afternoon) and twice-daily multi-disciplinary board rounds with specialty in-reach.
- Supervise and lead the SDEC service, which accepts direct referrals from GPs, Urgent Care, and the Emergency Department, and manages step-down patients.
- Contribute to the Medicine on-call rota (currently 1 in 11 weekday nights and Saturday on-call), and the Acute Medicine 1 in 7 weekends on AAU.
- Engage in the education, mentoring, and supervision of junior medical staff and the development of Advanced Nurse Practitioner roles.
- Work seamlessly with Emergency Care, providing responsive in-reach, rolling reviews of medical patients, and early senior clinical decision-making.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Your Contribution:
- Provide comprehensive consultant/specialist led care for patients on the Acute Assessment Unit (AAU), a modern 24-bed ward located close to the Emergency Department.
- Participate in daily consultant ward rounds (morning and afternoon) and twice-daily multi-disciplinary board rounds with specialty in-reach.
- Supervise and lead the SDEC service, which accepts direct referrals from GPs, Urgent Care, and the Emergency Department, and manages step-down patients.
- Contribute to the Medicine on-call rota (currently 1 in 11 weekday nights and Saturday on-call), and the Acute Medicine 1 in 7 weekends on AAU.
- Engage in the education, mentoring, and supervision of junior medical staff and the development of Advanced Nurse Practitioner roles.
- Work seamlessly with Emergency Care, providing responsive in-reach, rolling reviews of medical patients, and early senior clinical decision-making.
Person Specification
Person Specification
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent MRCP or equivalent
- Entry on the GMC Specialist Register for General Internal Medicine; eligible for entry on the Register or within 6 months of the receipt of Certificate of Completed Training (CCT) at the time of interview.
- Should have completed a recognised training programme in Acute or General Internal Medicine (GIM)
- Must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in GIM and Acute Medicine
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
- Experience in Postgraduate teaching
- IT skills
- Evidence of participation in clinical audit relevant to specialty
- Commitment to the development of a high-quality, cost- effective service to Acute and General Internal Medicine
- Knowledge and understanding of current NHS issues
- Ability to develop services
- Willingness and ability to work collaboratively as part of a clinical and non-clinical team
- Excellent communication skills
- Full registration with General Medical Council and licence to practise by date of appointment
- Available on Isle of Wight when on call
- Appropriate immigration status
Desirable
- Higher degree e.g. MD. PhD
- CCT in Acute Internal Medicine
- Experience of running a Medical Assessment Unit
- Experience of Acute Medical Service development
- Knowledge of the Enhanced Recovery Programme
- Published audits
- Publication in reviewed journals
- Attendance at recognised management course
- Attendance at communications workshop/courses
- Current driving licence
Person Specification
Person Specification
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent MRCP or equivalent
- Entry on the GMC Specialist Register for General Internal Medicine; eligible for entry on the Register or within 6 months of the receipt of Certificate of Completed Training (CCT) at the time of interview.
- Should have completed a recognised training programme in Acute or General Internal Medicine (GIM)
- Must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in GIM and Acute Medicine
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
- Experience in Postgraduate teaching
- IT skills
- Evidence of participation in clinical audit relevant to specialty
- Commitment to the development of a high-quality, cost- effective service to Acute and General Internal Medicine
- Knowledge and understanding of current NHS issues
- Ability to develop services
- Willingness and ability to work collaboratively as part of a clinical and non-clinical team
- Excellent communication skills
- Full registration with General Medical Council and licence to practise by date of appointment
- Available on Isle of Wight when on call
- Appropriate immigration status
Desirable
- Higher degree e.g. MD. PhD
- CCT in Acute Internal Medicine
- Experience of running a Medical Assessment Unit
- Experience of Acute Medical Service development
- Knowledge of the Enhanced Recovery Programme
- Published audits
- Publication in reviewed journals
- Attendance at recognised management course
- Attendance at communications workshop/courses
- Current driving licence
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
