Consultant Acute Medicine | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare institution in Liverpool is seeking a full-time Consultant to join their dynamic team in delivering acute and emergency care. The successful candidate will manage medical services within the Trust and collaborate with various specialists to enhance patient care. Candidates should have expertise in acute medicine and a commitment to improving health outcomes. This role plays a critical part in ensuring the efficiency of acute medical admissions and the overall quality of healthcare services.

Qualifications

• Highly motivated medical professional with experience in acute care.
• Ability to develop medical services in multidisciplinary settings.
• Clinical expertise in acute medicine and emergency medicine.

Responsibilities

• Manage acute medical units and emergency care units.
• Ensure high-quality patient care with safe and early discharge.
• Collaborate with medical specialists and other healthcare professionals.

Job description

Overview

We are looking to recruit a full-time Consultant, offering exciting opportunities for a highly motivated Medic to join a dynamic, rapidly expanding team delivering multidisciplinary acute care. The successful candidate will help us develop medical services within the Trust, including responsibility for the acute medical units and the same day emergency care unit.

The Acute & Emergency Medicine Care Group encompasses the specialties of Acute Medicine and Emergency Medicine within the Division of Medicine at the Royal Liverpool Hospital. The Division’s Medical Director is Dr Mark Lawton, with Dr Patricia Cunningham as the Clinical Director for Acute Medicine. Major clinical subspecialties represented within the Division of Medicine include cardiology, respiratory medicine, gastroenterology, nephrology, diabetes & endocrinology, clinical gerontology, dermatology & allergy, rheumatology, infectious diseases & clinical pharmacology. Neurology is provided by the regional neurological centre (Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust) based at the University Hospital Aintree campus.

Role details

Acute emergency medical admissions are preferentially handled within the Acute Medical Unit (AMU), located adjacent to the Emergency Department (ED) at the Royal Liverpool Hospital. This unit handles the majority of the Division’s acute admissions, whether via ED or GP referral. The AMU currently has 66 beds, plus a newly established acute assessment area with 26 examination spaces. Approximately 40% of all admissions to the AMU are discharged home directly from the unit. The median stay on AMU is around 18 hours.

Since opening in 2018, there has been significant investment in the ambulatory emergency care (AEC) service, including a dedicated space to assess and manage patients requiring same-day interventions. Facilities also support safe and early discharge, with a virtual component to streamline care and reduce unnecessary hospital attendances. Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, and Royal Liverpool University Hospital. The Group was formed on 1 November 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust, with a shared aim to improve patient care.

UHLG is one of the region’s largest employers, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities—from birth and beyond. We serve 630,000 people across Merseyside and provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West. Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts regional services, including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital offers elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services plus specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women’s Hospital specializes in women’s and babies’ health, delivering over 7,200 births annually. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital focuses on complex planned care and specialist services, with 100% single bedrooms for inpatients.

Application and next steps

For roles at Liverpool Women’s, visit their careers page. The AMU Consultants work closely with the AED team, on-call Medical Specialist Registrars, IMT, and Consultant Physicians across the Medical Directorate to support the management of acute take. Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of main responsibilities, qualifications, and other requirements.

Advert closes on Tuesday 23 Sep 2025