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An opportunity has arisen for a Temporary Consultant Physician in General Medicine / Acute Medical Assessment Unit to join a busy acute medical service in Ireland. This is a specified-purpose, full-time post for 12 months, based within an established Acute Medical Assessment Unit, with responsibility for delivering high-quality general medical care, supporting admission avoidance, and helping to shape the continued development of acute medicine pathways. The post is suited to a clinician with specialist registration in General Internal Medicine who is confident working within a fast-paced acute medical environment and leading service improvement within AMAU.
Job Responsibility
Provide consultant-led General Medicine services through the Acute Medical Assessment Unit
Deliver senior medical care for patients attending the AMAU, including inpatient and outpatient activities
Provide clinical cover across the AMAU service hours and support the safe and efficient management of acute medical admissions
Lead the ongoing implementation and development of the Acute Medicine Programme
Provide senior medical direction for the day-to-day functioning of the AMAU
Supervise, direct and support NCHD staff assigned to the unit, including responsibility for diagnosis, treatment and clinical care under the consultant's team
Lead optimisation of AMAU processes with a particular focus on admission avoidance
Liaise with on-call teams and speciality teams to support early review pathways, ambulatory management and avoidance of unnecessary admissions
Support the development of physician-led outpatient AMAU clinics
Support the feasibility and development of a physician-led short-stay ward
Work closely with the Emergency Department team, including senior nurses and ED consultants
Participate in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, departmental educational activity and continuing professional development
Contribute to leadership and policy development in the management of general medical patients and best-practice pathways
Liaise with senior medical and nursing staff regarding service efficiency, patient flow and clinical governance
Participate in the recruitment, supervision, training and rostering oversight of junior doctors working within the unit
Support audit, governance, research, service planning and data collection to improve performance and patient outcomes
Attend relevant divisional and governance meetings and support hospital-wide service development initiatives
Requirements
Registration as a Specialist in the Specialist Division of the Register of Medical Practitioners maintained by the Medical Council in Ireland in the speciality of General (Internal) Medicine
Eligibility to take up a consultant-level post in General Medicine within Ireland
Availability to undertake a role as a General Physician, including duties related to general medicine on-call and general medical inpatients, where required
Strong clinical expertise in the relevant speciality area with the ability to work independently at the consultant level
Leadership capability in patient care, safety, governance and service development
Ability to supervise and support junior doctors and work effectively within a multidisciplinary team
Commitment to clinical governance, audit, teaching, service planning and continuous professional development
Strong communication, organisational and interpersonal skills
Ability to work under pressure and respond effectively to the complexity and uncertainty of acute medical practice