Consultant in General Medicine

NHS; Bury St Edmunds; On-site; GBP 109,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading NHS Trust as a Consultant in General Medicine at West Suffolk Hospital, where you will engage in comprehensive patient care, supervision, and leadership within a multi-disciplinary team. This permanent role offers opportunities for specialization and professional growth, ensuring outstanding clinical outcomes within a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Depth and breadth of experience in acute ward based and out-patient medicine.
• Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English.
• Clinical training and experience equivalent to UK CCT in General Medicine.

Responsibilities

• Reviewing patients on the Gastro ward and undertaking ward rounds.
• Participating in the Physician of the Day rota for unselected medical take.
• Leading complex MDT discussions on ongoing patient care.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Clinical Management

Education

MRCP or equivalent

Entry on GMC specialist register

MD or PhD

Job description

A new opportunity has risen to join our friendly team for the post of Consultant in General Medicine. This post will be based in West Suffolk Hospital which covers a 33 bedded ward. The post involves in-patient duties, outpatients duties (depending on the specialty interest), and regular commitment to both in-reach into the medical admissions unit and on-call for general medicine.

The West Suffolk Gastroenterology team is currently looking for a consultant in General Medicine on a permanent basis to enhance the current service, as we look forward towards the new hospital build. The applicant would be looking after medical patients on up to 50% of the Gastro ward, which is currently shared by nine Gastro consultants. The consultants are currently rotating on and off the ward on a weekly basis. This provides opportunity for the applicant to have dedicated time to develop their sub-speciality interest, mainly in the afternoons/evenings.

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Interviews to be held on Friday 22nd August 2025

Main duties of the job

- reviewing patients on the Gastro ward- undertake ward round- outpatient commitment specific to sub-specialty interest- Training/Supervising staff- partaking in the on-call rota ( General Medicine)- reviewing patients in the Emergency Department/Acute Medical Unit where necessary- involvement in monthly governance

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About us

#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community

We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.

The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.

Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.

We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.

With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.

We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.

Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?

Job responsibilities

This is an amazing time to apply for a Consultant post in General Internal Medicine at West Suffolk Hospital. We are looking for highly motivated, innovative and skilled individual to join the team of Consultants with areas of special interest which can include Respiratory, Diabetes/Endocrinology, Cardiology, Gastroenterology, Emergency/Acute Medicine, Stroke and Geriatric Medicine. We are looking to recruit to a standard job plan of 10 sessions per week, and details of the job plan can be agreed with the successful candidate.

There will be expectation to contribute to the Physician of the Day rota for unselected medical take on weekdays and weekends.

Being able to lead in complex MDT/Board Round discussions on ongoing care and making advanced care planning decisions will be essential to help support patient flow out of the hospital.

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Person Specification

Education, Qualifications and Special Training

• MRCP or equivalent
• Full GMC registration
• Entry on the GMC specialist register in General (Internal) Medicine or be eligible for entry (within six months of attaining Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training) at the time of interview
• MD or PhD

Knowledge & Skills

• Depth and breadth of experience in acute ward based and out-patient medicine
• All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues which could be demonstrated by one of the following: - ? PLAB 1 ? PLAB 2 If applicants believe that they have adequate communication skills, but do not fit into one of the examples they need to provide evidence.

Experience

• Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT in General Medicine
• Experience in management of acute medical inpatients and medical outpatients
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
• Experience in management of General Medicine in-patient and out-patient medicine
• Five years supervised training in an appropriate SpR training programme or equivalent

Teaching and Training

• Experience of supervising FY1s, FY2s StRs and SpRs
• Ability to teach clinical skills
• Experience of teaching basic clinical skills to undergraduates
• Experience of teaching other professional groups
• Ability to supervise postgraduate research

Management & Audit Training

• Ability to organise and manage day to day service delivery e.g. out-patient priorities
• Ability to manage and lead strategic developments in service delivery
• Experience of audit management
• Ability and willingness to work within the Trust and NHS performance framework and targets

Research & Publications

• Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
• Publications in peer reviewed journals
• Experience of conducting research projects
• Publications in peer reviewed journals

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.

£109,725 to £145,478 a yearPro Rata Per Annum