Consultant Acute Physicians

NHS; Telford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A major healthcare provider in Telford is seeking Consultant Acute Physicians to join their team, offering opportunities for hybrid work arrangements. The successful candidates will manage acute medical take and supervise admissions, while also engaging with subspecialties. A comprehensive job plan will be agreed upon, inclusive of clinical, managerial, and educational responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Full Registration and a licence to practise with the General Medical Council (GMC).
• Broad exposure to medical diseases and their comprehensive management.

Responsibilities

• Manage Acute take and supervise medical admissions.
• Lead medical handovers and ensure timely patient assessments.
• Engage with subspecialties for acute medical admissions management.

Skills

Acute Internal Medicine training

General Internal Medicine training

Cross-speciality collaboration

Education

MBBS, MBChB or equivalent medical qualification

MRCP or equivalent

Evidence of a PhD or higher-level education

Job description

Overview

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust has an exciting opportunity to welcome Consultant Acute Physicians to join our expanding team of motivated Consultants working across both sites. Candidates with Acute Internal Medicine training and/or GIM training wishing to do hybrid posts are encouraged to apply.

We are also keen to support colleagues' professional clinical areas of interest (e.g., Rheumatology or Respiratory to name a few) and are open to negotiations on your individual job plan.

The closing date is 18 October 2025

Main duties of the job

• Managing Acute take
• Supervising the medical admissions ensuring timely junior team assessment and Consultant post take review of all new patients referred to acute medicine throughout the acute medical floor.
• Leading and supporting the medical handover every morning including focusing on learning opportunities.
• Driving the acute medical take and making sure patients are seen and dealt with in a timely manner.
• Ensuring national and hospital targets of care and assessment of patients are complied with in a timely manner.
• Provide advice and, when appropriate, review of patients when requested by the medical and nursing staff on the acute medical floor.
• Engaging in timely discussions with subspecialties such as ITU/Cardiology/Renal (to name a few) in the care management of unwell acute medical admissions.
• Prompt assessment of patients seen in this area including early senior reviews to initiate investigations required for rapid turnaround of these patients.
• Facilitating 'PULL' and 'PUSH' of patients from the emergency department based on SDEC criteria.
• Support the work of the medical team and nurses in this clinical space.
• Referral to the appropriate discharge support services where needed e.g. OPAT and Virtual ward.
• Liaise with other specialties as required.
• Good communication with Primary Care Colleagues to ensure smooth transition of care of patients once discharge.

About us

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is the main provider of acute hospital services for around half a million people in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and mid Wales.

Encompassing some of the most picturesque parts of England and Wales, the Trust's catchment stretches from the Cambrian Mountains in the west, to Newport and the fringes of the Black Country in the east. The main towns include: Bridgnorth, Ludlow, Market Drayton, Oswestry, Shrewsbury and Whitchurch (in Shropshire); Newport, Telford and Wellington (in Telford & Wrekin); and Newtown and Welshpool (in Powys) - all beautiful and unique.

Job responsibilities

A formal job plan will be agreed between the successful candidate and their Clinical Director and consultant colleagues, on behalf of the Medical Director within 3 months of starting in post. A full-time job plan is based on a 10 PA working week. The job plan will be reviewed annually and is a prospective agreement that sets out the consultant's duties, responsibilities, and objectives for the coming year. It covers all aspects of a consultant's professional practice including clinical work, teaching, research, education and managerial responsibilities. It will provide a clear schedule of commitments, both internal and external and will include personal objectives, detailing links to wider service improvements and trust strategic priorities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• MBBS, MBChB or equivalent medical qualification
• MRCP or equivalent
• Evidence of a PhD or higher-level education

Entry Criteria

• Full Registration and a licence to practise with the General Medical Council (GMC)
• Entry on the General Medical Council (GMC) Specialist Register via one of the following:
• Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) (the proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of the interview)
• Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR)
• European Community Rights
• Broad exposure to medical diseases and their comprehensive management (acute and long-term conditions)
• Management of patients with multi-morbidity
• Skin in cross-speciality collaboration and/or liaison working

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.

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust