Consultant Acute Medicine

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust; Worcester; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK-based healthcare provider is seeking a full-time Consultant in Acute Medicine. The role involves providing clinical services in various settings, facilitating patient flow in the A&E department, and engaging in multidisciplinary teamwork. The successful candidate will be expected to lead and manage specialty teams while contributing to local medical education and research. Candidates must hold Full GMC Registration and have relevant clinical experience, with opportunities for flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Opportunities for professional development

Support for teaching and research

Qualifications

• Experience in Acute Internal Medicine or General Internal Medicine.
• Ability to manage and lead specialty teams.
• Expertise in sub-specialty areas.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical services to patients of the Trust.
• Support the A&E department for patient flow.
• Consult within multidisciplinary teams.

Skills

Ability to work in a team

Effective communication

Clinical expertise in Acute Medicine

Education

Full GMC Registration

Entry on Specialist Register in Acute Internal Medicine

Job description

Consultant Acute Medicine

Closing date is 09 February 2026

This is a full‑time post for a Consultant in Acute Medicine. Sub‑specialist skills and interests and areas for development such as Clinical Leadership, Medical Education and Research will be encouraged. You will work together with other members of the acute medicine team and colleagues at Worcestershire Royal Hospital as part of an establishment of 11.95 WTE Consultant Acute Physicians to provide high quality, compassionate and holistic treatment for patients referred or self‑presented to our Trust in the following areas:

SDEC, AMU, Emergency department and Medical Short Stay Unit. Optional participation in the GIM rota is available for which additional remuneration is available.

As a Trust we are actively involved in developing the training programme for students from the Three Counties Medical School based in Worcester which opened in September 2023. We look forward to establishing links with the new Medical School in addition to well‑established relationships with the University of Birmingham and the University of Warwick.

As part of the Consultant Advisory Appointment Committee, shortlisted candidates will be asked to provide a 5 minute presentation on the topic:

• What are your interests outside of Medicine and in what way does this support a healthy wellbeing.

Candidates are invited to contact Dr Moolla to discuss the opportunity.

The AAC interview date is 2nd March 2026.

This job description is currently pending RCP approval. Any recommendations will be amended.

Main duties of the job

This job description, together with the job plan, will be reviewed annually and agreed with the Clinical Director and Divisional Director, on behalf of the Chief Medical Officer, to ensure that it continually reflects the areas of work, clinical responsibility of the post and purchaser requirements.

A suitably experienced post-holder will be expected to provide a clinical service in the relevant specialty to patients of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and to General Practitioners.

The post-holder will be expected to provide a service to patients of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, General Practitioners and to attend multidisciplinary meetings. The successful candidate will be expected to work within multidisciplinary teams in providing high quality clinical care. It is anticipated work will be undertaken on three sites and closer to the patient’s home. The Trust is seeking to extend services to GP surgeries/health centres etc and job plans may be revised in due course.

The post-holder will provide support to the A&E department and acute medicine to ensure timely appropriate care and patient flow through the hospital.

The post-holder will provide consultation and advisory service to clinical colleagues in the Trust and Primary Care.

About us

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital‑based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester.

Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient‑centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Being open and honest

Ensuring people feel cared for

Showing respect to everyone

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

DBS Checks and Costs

Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check (at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in Supporting Information section for more details on DBS checks and costs.

Job responsibilities

This job description, together with the job plan, will be reviewed annually and agreed with the Clinical Director and Divisional Director, on behalf of the Chief Medical Officer, to ensure that it continually reflects the areas of work, clinical responsibility of the post and purchaser requirements.

A suitably experienced post-holder will be expected to provide a clinical service in the relevant specialty to patients of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and to General Practitioners.

The post-holder will be expected to provide a service to patients of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, General Practitioners and to attend multidisciplinary meetings. The successful candidate will be expected to work within multidisciplinary teams in providing high quality clinical care. It is anticipated work will be undertaken on three sites and closer to the patient’s home. The Trust is seeking to extend services to GP surgeries/health centres etc and job plans may be revised in due course.

The post-holder will provide support to the A&E department and acute medicine to ensure timely appropriate care and patient flow through the hospital.

The post-holder will provide consultation and advisory service to clinical colleagues in the Trust and Primary Care.

Person Specification

Research Experience

• Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems.
• An awareness of current specialty specific developments and initiative.
• Publications in relevant peer‑reviewed journals in the last 5 years.
• Evidence of having undertaken original research.

Qualifications

• Full GMC Registration with a Licence to practise.
• Entry on Specialist Register in Acute internal Medicine or General Internal Medicine (or CCT expected within 6 months of interview date) via;
• CCT or CESR (CP)
• CESR or
• European Community Rights
• Success in Intercollegiate Specialty Examination or overseas equivalent

Experience

• Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining (UK) CCT in Acute Internal Medicine or General Internal Medicine.
• Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on range of problems both emergency and elective within specialty.
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients.
• Expertise in sub‑specialty.

Management and Administrative Experience

• Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively.
• Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of specialist service.
• Ability to organise and manage outpatient priorities.
• Ability to manage and lead the specialty firm and multidisciplinary team.
• Experience of audit management and conducting clinical audit.
• Ability to manage and lead specialist unit and working parties as appropriate.
• Ability to use the evidence based and clinical audit to support decision making.

Teaching Experience

• Ability to teach clinical skills to medical, nursing staff and other disciplines.
• Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates.
• Ability to supervise postgraduate research.

Personal Attributes

• Ability to work in a team.
• Enquiring, critical approach to work.
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies.
• Commitment to Continuing Medical Education.
• Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local regional or national levels.

Other requirements

• An understanding of the current NHS environment, particularly in relation to reforms, initiatives and issues.
• Standard Clauses
• A Disclosures and Barring Service (DBS) check will be carried out where the position is eligible in accordance with the 2012 Protection of Freedom Act and the guidance issued by the DBS.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Full‑time, Part‑time, Job share, Flexible working