2 days ago Be among the first 25 applicantsGet AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features.The department of Acute Medicine at Chelsea Westminster Hospital are looking to recruit two additional consultants to compliment the well-established and forward thinking team. The successful candidates will broaden the collective skill set and will actively contribute to, and support true multi-disciplinary working in line with the Royal College of Physicians and the Department of Health’s strategy for modernising acute care within the NHS.We have two consultant positions available on a permanent and fixed term basis. The posts are based in the Department of Acute Medicine at Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust. It is expected that the post-holder will actively contribute to the Trust’s Acute Medicine services and support true multi-disciplinary working way in line with the Royal College of Physicians and the Department of Health’s strategy for modernising acute care within the NHS.The post-holder will undertake fixed clinical and non-clinical sessions according to an agreed timetable with other members of the Consultant Team. During clinical sessions the post holder will be responsible for the care of patients on the Enhanced Care Unit, the Acute Assessment Unit (AAU), and in the Ambulatory Emergency Care service, all with a designated team of trainee doctors, ACPs and Physician Associates.The Acute Assessment Unit (AAU) at Chelsea Westminster Hospital is comprised of 54-beds; 9 enhanced care beds & 10 assessment spaces.Emergency medical admissions are rapidly assessed in the Emergency Department and then if admission is required, directly transferred to the AAU for further management. All cases, unless requiring CCU or critical care, are managed on the Unit until discharged back to the community or transferred for further in-patient care to the appropriate speciality area.Usual daily admissions are 30-35 patients a day, with additional activity now managed through our Ambulatory Emergency Care service. The unit is well staffed MDT of junior doctors, physician associates, nurses, therapists and pharmacists.The Ambulatory Emergency Care (AEC) unit offers high quality same-day emergency care (SDEC) and is comprised of a trolley-based area for assessment and treatment; treatment chairs & rooms - alongside allocated outpatient clinic space.We provide services from two main hospitals, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, and a number of clinics across London and the South-East. We have over 7,000 members of staff that are PROUD to Care for nearly one million people. Both hospitals provide full clinical services, including full maternity, emergency and children’s, in addition to a range of community-based services across London, such as award-winning sexual health and HIV clinics.We’re one of the best preforming Trusts in the country. We’re also one of the top trusts to work for – our staff say they’re engaged, motivated, and would recommend us as a place to work and receive treatment.Our Trust has been rated by the Care Quality Commission as ‘Good’ in all five of the main domains of safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led, giving an us overall rating of ‘Good’. We’ve also been awarded an ‘Outstanding’ rating for ‘use of resources’ by an NHS Improvement inspection.Our facilities are some of the best in the country. We have been investing around £10 million a year in our estate. We are currently spending £25 million on expanding our adult and neonatal critical care facilities at Chelsea and Westminster and redevelopment of our children’s unit at West Middlesex – in partnership with our charity, CW+ and generous donors.For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr Katharine Warburton Job title: Service Director, Acute Medicine Email address: katharine.warburton@Seniority levelSeniority levelMid-Senior levelEmployment typeEmployment typeFull-timeJob functionJob functionHealth Care ProviderIndustriesHospitals and Health CareReferrals increase your chances of interviewing at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust by 2xGet notified about new Medical Consultant jobs in London, England, United Kingdom.Consultant in Medicine for the Elderly and Acute FrailtyLondon, England, United Kingdom 2 weeks agoMedical Review Advisor - Part Time (3 days a week)Maidenhead, England, United Kingdom 2 weeks agoConsultant in Older Persons Medicine and FrailtySlough, England, United Kingdom 1 month agoLondon, England, United Kingdom 1 day agoGreater London, England, United Kingdom 23 hours agoMedical Professional Standards Advisor Barts Health NHS TrustLondon, England, United Kingdom 1 month agoConsultant Clinical Genetics interest in rare Ehlers-Danlos SyndromesHarrow, England, United Kingdom 1 week agoSenior / Medical Advisor - Health streamLondon, England, United Kingdom 1 week agoLondon, England, United Kingdom 2 weeks agoTrust Doctor ST1/2 Level in Paediatrics Barts Health NHS TrustLondon, England, United Kingdom 3 weeks agoSenior / Lead Medical Advisor - Health streamLondon, England, United Kingdom 1 week agoConsultant Physician in Respiratory MedicineGreater London, England, United Kingdom 1 week agoGreater London, England, United Kingdom 3 days agoLondon, England, United Kingdom 9 hours agoCDC Locum Consultant in Respiratory MedicineRedhill, England, United Kingdom 2 weeks agoLondon, England, United Kingdom 1 day agoSouthall, England, United Kingdom 1 day agoLondon, England, United Kingdom 5 months agoPS211532 - Consultant Geriatrician in Medicine for ElderlyGrays, England, United Kingdom 2 weeks agoLondon, England, United Kingdom 3 weeks agoConsultant in Sports Medicine Barts Health NHS TrustLondon, England, United Kingdom 4 weeks agoLocum Consultant in Respiratory Medicine - North East LondonLondon, England, United Kingdom 3 weeks agoConsultant Physician in Diabetes and EndocrinologySlough, England, United Kingdom 2 days agoLondon, England, United Kingdom 2 weeks agoLondon, England, United Kingdom 1 month agoRomford, England, United Kingdom 1 week agoLondon, England, United Kingdom 1 week agoLondon, England, United Kingdom 1 day agoSlough, England, United Kingdom 3 days agoLondon, England, United Kingdom 1 week agoClinical Development Fellow in General MedicineGreater London, England, United Kingdom 23 hours agoHammersmith, England, United Kingdom 2 days agoCellular Therapies and Haematopoetic Stem Cell Transplant RegistrarSutton, England, United Kingdom 1 week agoWe’re unlocking community knowledge in a new way. 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Consultant in Acute Medicine