Locum Consultant in Acute / General Medicine and Renal / Nephrology

The Division of Medicine is looking to fill a vacancy within Acute/General Medicine and Nephrology/Renal in order to increase the consultant capacity within the acute medical team and deliver Renal outpatient activity. It is part-time based on a 5 PA contract., The successful applicant will form part of our Acute Medical Consultant team, providing Acute services across the two Trust sites, Successful candidates will be expected to cover our two Acute Floors, Short Stay/outlying wards, Medical Same Day Emergency Care (MSDEC) unit and EDs (Admission Avoidance).

The Acute teams run the Acute Medical Units (AMUs) with a total bed base of 106 (60 CRH, 46 HRI- including Frailty). These are planned as 'acute floors' incorporating both Acute assessment beds but also short stay beds. The Huddersfield 'floor' is shared with the Acute Frailty team who have ongoing responsibility for 22 patients. Successful candidates will be expected to cover Acute/Short Stay and outlying wards. There is a consultant led ward round of the AMUs each morning, followed by continual assessment on the AMUs until 8pm on most days of the week.

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust are proud providers of acute hospital services, where we value our staff and recognise that they are our greatest asset. CHFT is at the forefront of Digital Health utilising a number of electronic solutions to improve patient care. The CQC rated us as Good in June 2018. In their report they confirmed that; "Staff were caring and provided compassionate care. Patients were treated with dignity and respect and their privacy was respected. Patients spoke positively about the care they received".

Our Future Plans

The Department of Health and Social Care has awarded capital funding to invest in local health services at both Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary. This is a significant investment and an opportunity to enhance services for our populations in Calderdale and Huddersfield and West Yorkshire for generations to come. To find out more, please visit Our Future Plans - CHFT (cht.nhs.uk)