Consultant in Acute Medicine

The following is a non-exhaustive list of the duties of a consultant. The appointee is expected to:

• Deliver day-to-day clinical care and leadership in the acute medicine wards, SDEC and on the medical take in ED.
• Look at current acute medicine practice and patient pathways within North Middlesex Hospital and in conjunction with the Clinical Director further develop the service in line with best practice.
• Lead in on-going development of clinical guidelines in acute medicine, audit and other key aspects of the clinical governance agenda.
• Show flexibility and undertake different appropriate clinical tasks at the request of the clinical manager, as the need arises.
• Actively participate in the Unit’s Teaching Programme and undertake supervision, teaching and training of medical trainees and other multi-professional staff, in line with guidance from the relevant Royal Colleges or specialty bodies.
• The successful applicant, as per trust policy, will take part in an active mentoring programme within the trust. The appropriate mentor/mentors will be discussed and decided by the Divisional Director and Speciality lead, in conjunction with the successful applicant.
• SPA activities will include:
• Service Development – Acute medicine protocols and guidelines.
• Developing joint protocols/pathways and clinical governance with ED and other specialties.
• Teaching/Training including clinical and educational supervision.
• Individual CME/CPD.
  
  

Clinical Responsibilities

• Participate in clinical governance activities.
• Provide senior clinical leadership and expert management for patients.
• Contribute to safe discharge planning in partnership with community and primary care services.
• Provide clinical supervision and training to resident medical staff.
• Show flexibility to undertake different appropriate clinical tasks at the request of the clinical manager.
  
  

RESPONSIBILITY FOR PATIENTS

• Support discharge planning and follow-up care in collaboration with primary care and community services.
• Ensure patients are fully informed about their conditions and treatment options, supporting shared decision making.
• Respond promptly to changes in patient condition, clinical risk or safeguarding concerns.
  
  

RESPONSIBILITY FOR POLICY AND SERVICE DEVELOPMENT

• Support the development of care pathways with community services and speciality teams
• Participate in the development of acute medicine services to improve patient flow and quality of care.
  
  

RESPONSIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL AND PHYSICAL RESOURCES

• Participate in the management and utilisation of clinical areas and resources.
• Support cost-effective prescribing treatment in line with the Trust’s and national guidelines.
  
  

RESPONSIBILITY FOR LEADING AND MANAGING

• Support the development and supervision of resident doctors and other team members.
• Assist in managing performance against key targets and standards, including patient flow.
  
  

North Mid is part of North Central London integrated care system – consisting of the NHS and Local authority organisations in Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey. As with other ICS’s, we are working increasingly closely with partners and indeed many of our financial and performance objectives are measured at this system level. Whilst all organisations remain as standalone, statutory bodies we have an ICS infrastructure for making shared decisions and agreeing shared approaches.

We are proud of our staff and want to ensure their training allows them to provide excellent clinical care. We are also a training unit for medical students from UCL and St George’s University Grenada, and for nursing and midwifery students from Middlesex and City Universities.

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For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Pietro Garbelli Job title: Clinical Lead - Acute Medicine Email address: pietro.garbelli@nhs.net