Consultant Physician in Acute Medicine (AAU)
| Posting date: | 14 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | £105,504.00 to £139,882.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £105504.00 - £139882.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 11 August 2025 |
| Location: | Newport, PO30 5TG |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9470-25-0276 |
Summary
Your Contribution: Provide comprehensive consultant/specialist led care for patients on the Acute Assessment Unit (AAU), a modern 24-bed ward located close to the Emergency Department. Participate in daily consultant ward rounds (morning and afternoon) and twice-daily multi-disciplinary board rounds with specialty in-reach. Supervise and lead the SDEC service, which accepts direct referrals from GPs, Urgent Care, and the Emergency Department, and manages step-down patients. Contribute to the Medicine on-call rota (currently 1 in 11 weekday nights and Saturday on-call), and the Acute Medicine 1 in 7 weekends on AAU. Engage in the education, mentoring, and supervision of junior medical staff and the development of Advanced Nurse Practitioner roles. Work seamlessly with Emergency Care, providing responsive in-reach, rolling reviews of medical patients, and early senior clinical decision-making.