Want to help shape our department?
We are seeking a talented clinician to join our existing team of Acute Physicians, who can help drive forward our new department, whilst enjoying all the benefits of living and working in this fabulous corner of England. The Acute Medical Service has enjoyed considerable investment in recent years with the construction of an AMU in 2018 and a Same Day Emergency Care Unit completed in May of 2021.
Wye Valley Trust is always looking to improve services and our current focus is Early Senior Decision Making. We provide an environment where clinicians are supported and encouraged to try different ways of working to improve patient outcomes.
Want to be valued as a colleague?
We welcome specialty interests and skills and can accommodate flexible working. There are opportunities for management and education development. We offer 7.5 DCC and 2.5 SPA (for a 10PA job plan). In order to drive clinical improvement 1 DCC can be substituted for a “development” PA. We are fully supported by our Executive team in implementing innovative measures to promote excellent patient care.
Want to enjoy a better work-life balance?
Herefordshire is a beautiful county with excellent schools, affordable housing and good transport links to the rest of the country. The Trust recognises the importance of a good work-life balance and is keen to promote this.
AAC Date - To be confirmed
Principle Duties
To effectively manage those patients attending with medical conditions following attendance to the Emergency Department and those ambulatory patients on the SDEC Unit in conjunction with the other Emergency teams.
To work closely with Emergency Department Consultants to ensure assessment of emergency patients by a senior clinician within 1 hour of arrival.
To provide clinical leadership for development and delivery of a “Blended Model” of Emergency and Acute Physicians across teams sharing tasks, reducing duplication and improving the patient experience.
Clinical
To share responsibility for the organisation and delivery of high-quality care to the people of Herefordshire and to work with other healthcare providers in this delivery.
To ensure timely and effective communication with all colleagues, including using the Trust’s electronic discharge summary system.
The diagnosis, management and treatment of patients within the hospital
To provide responsibility for those patients within your realms of responsibility
To work in partnership with the wider medicine team for the clinical management of all the patients under the Consultant’s care.
To contribute to the effective use of the inpatient beds including engaging in consultations regarding the admission and discharge processes of patients.
Special clinical interests: The post holder may in conjunction with the agreement of the Clinical Lead develop any other services or aspects of a service.
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.
Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.
Worcestershire is our neighbouring county. The post holder will be required to travel between sites.
We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we’d want for our family and friends.
More than 3,500 people work for the Trust – they tell us it’s a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.
We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.
Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: “The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential.”
Our values - Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time…all the time.
The Acute Medicine team provide 12 hour cover Monday-Friday (0800-2000) and 7 day cover of the AMU. We are supported by an expanding team including two Acute Medicine Middle Grades, Clinical and Educational doctors, FY1’s and a team of Advanced Clinical Practitioners.
Blended Acute and Emergency Workforce
As a Trust we are working towards a blended model comprising junior doctors and Advanced Clinical Practitioners to ensure safe and effective flow of patients and seamless working across the Emergency Department, SDEC and acute medicine. As a Senior Leader within the Trust we are looking for motivated and forward thinking engaging Clinical staff to work within the teams to develop and encourage this new way of working
Management
The post holder will be expected to contribute along with his/her Consultant colleagues to the smooth running of the hospital services as a whole. This will include appropriate interaction with the management structures of the Directorate, the wider Trust and external stakeholders as necessary.
The successful applicant will provide expertise for Wye Valley NHS Trust and across the wider community to develop new clinical models of care for acute medical patients. This will include influencing the Herefordshire Public Health strategy.

Please refer the Job description for details