Locum Consultant in Acute Medical Unit

The Norfolk and Norwich Hospital is looking to recruit an Acute Medicine locum consultant to join the established dynamic and forward thinking team to help shape the future of acute care in Norfolk team. The post will be for a fixed term of 12 monthsThis post is a mix of new and replacement posts and are part of an ongoing process of improving unscheduled care the Norfolk and Norwich hospital by increasing acute medical consultant support to the emergency department, medical assessment, short stay and ambulatory care.

The hospital is looking to attract a candidate with experience in near patient ultrasound, echocardiography, ambulatory care or critical care who can improve the care of acute medical patients. We encourage applicants to develop their special interest and integrate with other departments and therefore would look to accommodate any subspecialist area which complements the provision of acute care to our patients. We would welcome applications from physicians with a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT- or equivalent) in either Acute Medicine or General (Internal) Medicine wishing to practice Acute Medicine.

Main duties of the job

Acute Medicine is responsible for the Acute Medicine Short Stay ward round of patients mostly on AMU I. The current short stay service run by Acute Medicine serves between 8000 and 9000 patients per year.

Same Day Emergency Care - The Acute Medicine Clinic opened in August 2013 to enable the consultant delivered rapid assessment, management, treatment and discharge of a patient cohort who historically would have required admission. This area became known as Ambulatory Emergency Care and is synonymous with Same Day Emergency Care. Referrals are accepted from paramedics, GPs and A&E. Patients referred by GPs for admission receive a Medical Initial Clinical Examination by Physician Associates/Advanced Care Practitioners - these patients can be streamed via the Same Day Emergency Care pathway if appropriate criteria are satisfied. 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.

Acute Medicine "Take" - Acute Medicine consultants are responsible for the assessment, investigation, diagnosis and management of acutely unwell patients - this primarily involves providing early senior clinical input and decision making which has been proven to improve patient outcomes.

The Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (NNUH) is one of the busiest teaching trusts in England. We serve over 900,000 people across Norfolk, North Suffolk and surrounding areas for specialist services. In 2016/17 our 7,500 members of staff delivered 816,000 outpatient appointments, 90,000 day cases and 90,000 inpatient admissions from our two hospitals.o The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital is located on the Norwich Research Park and serves the population of Norfolk and Norfolk Suffolk and further afield for specialist services. It opened in 2001 and is a 1,200 bed teaching hospital with state-of-the-art facilities. We provide a wide range of secondary and tertiary services, including Accident and Emergency. The trust will be commemorating 250 years of a hospital in Norwich in 2021.o Cromer and District Hospital is located in Cromer on the North Norfolk coast and serves the North Norfolk population. It was redeveloped in 2012 to
replace the 1930s-founded hospital. We provide a wide range of consultant-led outpatient services, day case operations and a Minor Injuries Unit (MIU). The trust is commemorated 150 years of a hospital in Cromer in 2017/18.