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This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and forward-thinking Acute Medicine Consultant to join a well-established and expanding Acute Medicine team in the East Midlands. The successful candidate will have at least 1 year of NHS experience and will play a central role in delivering high-quality acute medical care across the Emergency Admission Unit (EAU), Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC), and Short Stay Unit (SSU).

Working collaboratively within the Division of Urgent & Emergency Care, the appointee will contribute to service transformation, clinical governance, and education while maintaining excellence in patient-centred care.

Main Duties of the Role

Clinical Responsibilities

• Lead post-take ward rounds across EAU and SSU.
• Provide consultant-led ward rounds and multidisciplinary board rounds.
• Deliver consultant presence within SDEC, supporting ambulatory emergency care pathways.
• Provide direct input into the Emergency Department, supporting front-door medical decision-making.
• Participate in the General Internal Medicine (GIM) rota and Acute Medicine on-call commitments, including weekend consultant cover.
• Provide timely advice and clinical support to GPs and other specialities.
• Maintain continuous responsibility for patients under their care, ensuring safe, effective and efficient management.
• Ensure compliance with safeguarding responsibilities for children and vulnerable adults.
• Work closely with ED, speciality teams, frailty services, therapy teams and discharge teams to optimise patient flow and outcomes.

Service Development & Governance

• Contribute actively to the development and improvement of Acute Medicine services.
• Participate in strategic planning alongside the Head of Service and Clinical leadership.
• Engage in clinical governance activities, including audit, morbidity and mortality review, and quality improvement projects.
• Implement audit findings and research evidence into clinical practice.
• Support performance management requirements, including coding, documentation standards and data quality.

Teaching & Supervision

• Provide clinical and educational supervision to IMT doctors, Speciality Registrars, Clinical Development Fellows and Foundation Doctors.
• Participate in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching programmes.
• Contribute to CPD activities and educational development within the department.

Management & Leadership

• Actively participate in divisional and departmental meetings.
• Contribute to protocol development and clinical pathway redesign.
• Support workforce development, including mentoring trainees and ACPs.
• Promote a culture of safety, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Professional Responsibilities

• Maintain GMC registration and comply with revalidation requirements.
• Participate in annual appraisal and job planning review.
• Adhere to infection prevention, data protection, and Trust governance policies.
• Engage in continuing professional development and research interests where appropriate.

Person Specification – Key Requirements

Essential:

• Full GMC Registration with Licence to Practise
• MRCP (or equivalent)
• Entry on GMC Specialist Register (or within 6 months of CCT)
• Demonstrable experience in Acute or General Medicine
• Minimum 1 year NHS experience
• Strong leadership, communication, and multidisciplinary team-working skills
• Evidence of participation in audit and clinical governance