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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Consultant in Acute Medicine to join a large, forward-thinking NHS organisation in South East England.

This role sits within a dynamic Acute Medicine service focused on delivering high-quality, efficient, and patient-centred care through the Emergency Assessment Unit (EAU) and Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) pathways. The service is undergoing significant development and expansion, offering excellent opportunities for leadership, innovation, education, and service redesign.

The successful candidate will contribute to a consultant-led service, working collaboratively across specialities to ensure timely assessment, management, and discharge of acute medical patients.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide clinical and administrative leadership for the Emergency Assessment Unit (EAU).
• Manage acute medical admissions, including triage, assessment, and decision-making for admission, short-stay care, or discharge.
• Support and further develop Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) pathways to optimise patient flow and reduce unnecessary admissions.
• Develop and implement clinical protocols and pathways in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.
• Ensure safe, high-quality, and efficient patient care from initial assessment through to discharge or admission.
• Lead effective handover processes and speciality triage within the acute medical service.
• Provide supervision, mentorship, and training to junior doctors and multidisciplinary team members.
• Contribute actively to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching programmes.
• Participate in clinical governance, including audit, quality improvement, and risk management activities.
• Collaborate with emergency medicine, geriatrics, diagnostics, and community services to deliver integrated care pathways.
• Provide advice to primary care colleagues regarding patient admissions and management.
• Participate in the consultant on-call rota and contribute to service delivery across acute medicine.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Registration

Essential

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification.
• Full registration with the General Medical Council (GMC) with a licence to practise.
• MRCP or equivalent postgraduate qualification.
• CCT in General Internal Medicine with sub-speciality training in Acute Medicine (or equivalent CESR).
• Entry on the GMC Specialist Register or within 6 months of CCT at interview.

Desirable

• Higher degree (MD, PhD, MSc) or additional postgraduate qualifications.
• Up-to-date ALS certification.

Experience

Essential

• Extensive experience in Acute Medicine, including management of high-volume emergency admissions.
• Competency in invasive procedures relevant to acute medical care.
• Experience in audit, quality improvement, and/or research leading to service change.
• Experience in supervising and training junior medical staff.
• Experience working within NHS systems and acute care pathways.
• Minimum 1 year of NHS experience.

Desirable

• Active involvement in Acute Medicine research.
• Experience in service development, innovation, or pathway redesign.

Skills & Competencies

Essential

• Strong clinical leadership and decision-making skills in acute care settings.
• Ability to lead and work effectively within multidisciplinary teams.
• Excellent communication skills with patients, relatives, and healthcare professionals.
• Ability to manage complex clinical scenarios and prioritise workload effectively.
• Strong organisational and service development capabilities.

Teaching, Audit & Research

Essential

• Commitment to teaching and training at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
• Participation in clinical audit and governance activities.
• Understanding of research principles and evidence-based practice.

Desirable

• Publications, presentations, or involvement in research projects.
• Experience leading audit or quality improvement initiatives.

Professional Attributes

Essential

• Commitment to delivering high-quality, patient-centred care.
• Ability to work flexibly in a changing clinical environment.
• Strong leadership, teamwork, and interpersonal skills.
• Commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion principles.