Consultant in Acute Medicine

East Cheshire; Macclesfield; On-site; GBP 114,000 - 151,000; Full time

Job summary

East Cheshire NHS Trust in Macclesfield is seeking a Consultant Acute Medicine to join a growing team delivering acute care across MAU, SDEC and AMRU. The role combines clinical leadership with hands-on patient care and education for junior doctors.

You will work 10 sessions per week (full-time) with on-call duties, contribute to governance and service development, and help drive enhancements aligned with national guidelines and GIRFT recommendations.

Qualifications

• Consultant level with NHS experience in acute medicine.
• Leadership and teaching responsibilities for junior doctors.
• Experience across MAU, SDEC and AMRU.
• Commitment to clinical governance and audits.
• Ability to work flexibly in a dynamic NHS environment.

Responsibilities

• MAU/AMRU ward cover and patient flow management.
• POD coverage 1x weekly.
• SDEC on-call coverage.
• Support Emergency Department integration.
• Lead training and MRCP PACES teaching.
• Supervise junior medical staff.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

PACES teaching

Clinical governance

Job description

Main area Acute Medicine Consultant Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week (on call) Job ref 209-A-26-8381348

Site Macclesfield District Town Victoria Road, Macclesfield Salary £113,565 - £150,569 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 11/11/2026 23:59

It is all about the people at East Cheshire NHS Trust. We have a real sense of community, and our values are truly embedded into everything we do, ensuring we are a great and inclusive place to work. You will be supported, developed and empowered throughout your career with us. Come and join us, where you can play your part in helping us deliver outstanding care and improving the health of all the people we serve.

Job overview

At Macclesfield District General Hospital we are are excited to welcome a Consultant Acute Physician to join a dynamic and forward thinking team. The successful applicant will join a team of 5 Consultant Acute Physicians during an exciting stage of growth and expansion for the service. With the guidance of our inspiring clinical team, this role will allow you the opportunity to enhance your skills, leadership and confidence while holding management and clinical responsibility for patients on the Medical Admissions Unit (MAU).

The new Consultant Acute Physician will join our outstanding team in the delivery of acute care across the Medical Admissions Unit (MAU), Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC), Acute Medical Receiving Unit (AMRU)and will support the Emergency Department staff with assessments of patients with acute medical problems. Your expertise will play a key role in leading and coordinating the junior medical staff to ensure that patients are assessed and admitted or discharged in line with Emergency Department targets.

The team is part of an exciting project in which an extension in the form of a receiving unit (AMRU) has been added to MAU in June 2026.

Offer of dynamic rostering / flexible work spread between General Virtual Ward (GVW), SDEC and AMRU (Acute Medical Receiving Unit). The role outlined will be pivotal in guiding the department toward our long-term vision and strategy of providing excellent care to the local community.

Hours per week: 10 PA's (permanent)

Main duties of the job

MAU / AMRU ward cover - Managing admissions and flow of between 30 - 35 patients per day.

Monday to Friday until 8pm, working as the Physician of the Day (POD) 1x weekly.

Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) cover - on call cover on Friday

Emergency department in reach

Medical Sub-specialty interest OPD clinics

General virtual ward rounds

Play a vital role in the training, mentoring and leading of junior medical staff with the assessment and management of acutely unwell medical patients, and contribute to MRCP PACES teaching. Postgraduate medical training of foundation year doctors and speciality trainees while working towards GIRFT recommendations as well as Royal College frameworks for Acute Medicine patients.

To be able to work flexibly and provide high quality care with particular emphasis on:

• Develop appropriate services to meet clinical needs utilising available resources.
• Collaborative working specifically with colleagues in primary care and the community to ensure effective management of acutely unwell patients.
• Education and training of medical students, doctors and professionals allied to medicine including Advanced Clinical Practitioners
• Demonstration and engagement with the principles of clinical governance. Maintaining robust systems for effective clinical audit in the specialty and general medicine, as appropriate.
• Developing services as indicated by recommendations of the Royal College of Physicians, NICE and specialist societies.

Working for our organisation

NHS Medical and Dental salaries are set at a national level. For new starters not already working to UK Medical and Dental terms and conditions of service will be appointed to the minimum paypoint. The starting salary paypoint can only be increased when there is evidence of relevant, completed year’s experience in terms of nature, type and level of role. The evidence required to increase a starting salary would be Payslips and details noted in the application form i.e. complete employment history

Please be aware that this post requires an Enhanced with Barred list Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, the cost of which is payable by the successful candidate.

If you have lived or worked abroad for 6 months or more in the last 5 years you will need to obtain an overseas police clearance. Further information can be found on the additional information links at the bottom of the advert.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. The Trust is a Disability Confident Leader and as such, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post (outlined in the Person Specification).

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