General Practitioner in Acute Medicine

Wirral University Teaching Hospital (WUTH) Acute Medicine Team currently has 6.8 WTE Acute Consultants and now an opportunity has arrived for further outstanding GPs to join the Acute Medical team for up to 6 sessions per week.

The role would be on a sessional basis, 4 hours being equivalent to one session. The expectation would be to cover at least 2 sessions a day with a working pattern of 10am until 6pm. Currently, there are vacancies for Tuesday, Thursday and Friday sessions

These GP posts will be responsible for unselected take on Urgent Medical Assessment Centre (UMAC) alongside the Acute Consultants. The successful candidates will also participate in the further development of Same Day Emergency Care service and how this is integrated further with our partners. Ideal candidates would have research experience and help to develop our research capability; however, this is not essential.

The role is supported by a strong nursing team, ANPs, foundation and specialty doctors in training, and consultant physicians. All in-hospital diagnostic support is available to enable timely management of patients in the acute setting to facilitate same day discharge. It is expected that the successful candidate will be focused on the ambulatory patients with the scope to also broaden their experience with more acutely unwell patients in a well-supported environment

Wirral University Teaching Hospital serves a population of 400,000. It is one of the biggest and busiest acute NHS trusts on the North West, employing more than 6,000 staff.

Our aim is to deliver the highest quality care for every patient. As a teaching hospital we are renowned as a leader in the region for high quality education and training for a wide range of staff including doctors, nurses and other clinicians.

We are proud of our teaching hospital status and we work closely with the University of Liverpool, University of Chester and Liverpool John Moores University to ensure staff and services reflect the very best clinical practice available.

Our organisation is at the forefront of innovation and a centre of excellence for digital technology. We are a digitally enable hospital using technology to enhance patient care.

The GP role involves working alongside and supporting the Acute Medical Team in the unselected take by reviewing patients admitted from SPA through to the Urgent Medical Assessment Centre. The role is supported by nurses, ANP’s, foundation and specialty doctors in training, and consultants. All in-hospital diagnostic support is available to enable timely management of patients in the acute setting and to facilitate same day discharges.

It is expected that the successful candidate will be focused on ambulatory patients, with scope available to broaden their experience with the more acutely unwell patient in a well-supported environment.

The Acute Medical unit prides itself on being innovative and bringing in new initiatives, such as point of care ultrasound, to aid the prompt assessment and management of patients.