Consultant Acute Physician

We are seeking to appoint a substantive Consultant Acute Physician to join our Acute Medicine team at York Hospital. This post forms part of our ongoing investment in strengthening permanent Acute Medicine staffing and supporting the continued development of front-door services, including the Emergency Assessment Unit (EAU). This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing and supportive team at a key stage in service development, with strong Care Group and Trust-level backing for Acute Medicine and a clear commitment to sustainable service delivery., The successful candidate will:

• Provide senior clinical leadership in the assessment and management of acutely unwell medical patients.
• Contribute to consultant presence on the acute floor and Emergency Assessment Unit (EAU), supporting timely decision-making and patient flow.
• Work collaboratively with Emergency Medicine, specialty teams and multidisciplinary colleagues to deliver high-quality front-door care.
• Support junior medical staff, ACPs and the wider MDT through clinical supervision, teaching and mentoring.
• Participate in clinical governance activity, including audit, quality improvement and service development.
• Contribute to the Acute Medicine on-call rota in line with service requirements.
• Undertake Supporting Professional Activities (SPA) in accordance with Trust policy. A flexible and balanced job plan will be agreed with the successful candidate, aligning service need with individual interests.
  
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Our benefits We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension fordependants
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• Agenerous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k)to support with relocation expensesfor hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully.If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/managerat interview stage.
• A variety ofdifferent typesof paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work,familyand relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Workscheme
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring,cinemaand financefrom a rangeof providers
For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.