Clinical Fellow in Acute Medicine

The Acute Medical Unit (AMU) and Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) are being further developed to reshape the flow of acute admissions through the hospital with more emphasis on senior front of house decision making, early diagnostics and assessment, and admissions avoidance. The rota will be discussed at interview and finalized on appointment. In addition, the post can be adapted to suit the successful candidate. Acute Medicine in Hereford is at the forefront of improving the patient experience and journey through the hospital. Acute Medicine is responsible for the Acute Medical Unit (a 24-bedded inpatient unit), Same Day Emergency Care, and the acute on-call service. The recently opened Acute Medicine virtual ward represents further recent investment and innovation led by the acute medical team. The Acute Medicine team works within the broader acute floor and closely with the Emergency medical team and the broader unplanned care service across the county. The Acute Medical service is well supported by Hospital at Home (providing outpatient intravenous therapy), a GP pathway for DVT, Clinical Nurse Specialists in Cardiology, Respiratory, Stroke, Diabetes, Oncology, and Gastroenterology. The Acute Medical team consists of junior doctors (both training and non-training grades), Advanced Nurse Practitioners, and Physician Associates (PA). This post may close early if we receive a high volume of interest. This post is based between the Acute Medical Unit and Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC). The post holder will be clinically supervised by the Acute Physicians with overall accountability to the Lead for Acute Medicine and Service Unit Director for Urgent Care. Hereford provides an excellent broad-based training in general medicine within a very friendly and supportive department. The weekly timetable for this post is indicative only and will be adjusted to suit the educational needs of the post holder and any changes in the departmental service arrangements. There will be an expectation that any successful applicants will partake in a full shift on-call rota that currently stands as a 1:15 pattern. These are compliant 12.5-hr shifts (9am to 9.30pm, 9pm to 9.30am). The role will be to provide medical care to our general medical patients as described above - full details on attached job description.

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