Consultant Physician - General Medicine

Stockport; Stockport; Hybrid; GBP 114,000 - 151,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Between 27-34 days of annual leave + 1

Job summary

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust in Stockport is recruiting a full-time Consultant in General Medicine to join our expanding team. The post offers a 10-session-per-week commitment with on-call duties and opportunities for educational activity.

Candidates with a CCT or CESR in General Medicine are encouraged to apply; those within 6 months of a CCT or CESR will also be considered. The post supports flexible working arrangements where possible.

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration with MRCP and eligibility for consultant practice.
• CCT or CESR in General Medicine within 6 months or applied for entry.
• SCE in Geriatric Medicine (D).

Responsibilities

• Provide senior clinical decision-making on a general medicine ward designated for patients not ready for discharge, including consultant rounds.
• Offer clinical support for specialist outpatient services as agreed with the service.
• Participate in the out of hours General Internal Medicine Consultant Rota.
• Monitor and audit clinical practice for effectiveness and efficiency.
• Engage in teaching, examination and accreditation activities for trainees.
• Lead transformational pieces of work and pathway changes.
• Supervise junior/middle grade medical staff.

Skills

Senior clinical decision-making

Supervision of junior medical staff

Education

MRCP

CCT or CESR in General Medicine

SCE in Geriatric Medicine (D)

Job description

From the exceptional opportunities we offer, to the remarkable care we provide for our patients, we think there is something special about working here.

Main area General Medicine Grade Consultant Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week (Plus On-Call) Job ref 362-MEDCWB6-10-26

Site Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust Town Stockport Salary £113,565 - £150,569 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 29/10/2026 23:59

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

There are lots of good reasons to choose to come and work at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. A dynamic integrated Trust with integrity and vision. Exactly the same qualities you’ll see in yourself. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust aims to be the organisation of choice for patients and an employer of choice for staff. In order to continually improve all aspects of our patient experience, we rely upon having a highly skilled, motivated, diverse, productive and patient focused workforce.

Stockport Foundation Trust is one of four ‘specialist’ hospital sites in Greater Manchester. Being a ‘specialist’ hospital will enhance our general surgery, anaesthetics, critical care and emergency medicine for the benefit of people in Stockport, High Peak, Cheshire and across Greater Manchester.

In your application for this post, please describe how your experience and skills align with 'Our values-based behaviours' ( see additional documentation) and provide examples.

Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment

As well as recognising previous NHS service, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is a member of the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. If you are currently employed by Greater Manchester Local Authority, Combined Authority, GMFRS, TfGM as well as other public service organisations, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust will recognise your previous service for sickness and maternity/paternity/adoption entitlement and also for annual leave purposes (providing there has been no break in service). If you currently work for one of the above organisations and successfully apply for a post with Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, please ensure the Recruitment team are aware so that this service is reflected in your contract of employment.

Job overview

10 PA's

We have an exciting opportunity to welcome a full-time Consultant into the General Medicine team and the successful applicants will join our expanding team of motivated Consultants.

Candidates with a CCT or CESR in General Medicine are encouraged to apply. Those working towards the CESR qualification who already have experience working at consultant level are encouraged to contact the department to discuss other options. We can also accept applicants who are within 6 months of achieving a CCT in General Medicine.

We are also keen to support colleagues’ professional clinical areas of interest and are open to negotiations on your individual job plan.

Those candidates who wish to work flexibly are strongly encouraged to apply.

Main duties of the job

• Provide senior clinical decision-making on a general medicine ward designated for patients who are not ready for immediate discharge or transfer, including conducting consultant ward and board rounds.
• Offer clinical support for specialist outpatient services as agreed with the service.
• Participate in the out of hours General Internal Medicine Consultant Rota.
• Monitor and ensure the effectiveness and efficiency of clinical practice, actively participating in audits.
• Responsibilities for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties are required, and for contributing to undergraduate and post-graduate and continuing medical education activity.
• Contribute and lead on transformational pieces of work leading teams through change as the pathways evolve.

The post holders will be supported and responsible for supervision of junior/middle grade medical staff. The successful post holder will be supported to undertake formal training in educational supervision.

The post holders will build on the existing good relationships with primary and community care services so that frail, older people have risk factors identified and can be signposted to services that will support them, to maintain their independence as close to home as possible.

This may include co-ordination of specialist multi-disciplinary meetings which include primary and community care services to ensure that patients have robust care plans which help them to stay healthy at home for as long as possible.

Working for our organisation

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.

If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

Benefits we offer to you:

• Between 27-34 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
• Stockport Credit Union– for local financial advice

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust’s policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.

If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £54.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary

In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.

Person specification

Education & Qualifications

• Full registration with GMC MRCP
• Relevant CCT or entry on specialist register expected within 6 months or applied for entry.
• SCE e.g. Geriatric Medicine (D)

Knowledge

• 4-5 years training at St3+ level in GIM and Geriatric Medicine
• Interest and significant experience in Geriatric Medicine and /Frailty

Experience

• Ability to make decisions at Consultant level and takes full and independent responsibility for the care of patients

Skills

• Experience of supervision of junior medical staff and relevant staff

Applicants are encouraged to read the documents attached to this vacancy before applying, including the job description and person specification and the information for applicants which includes useful information to assist you in completing your application.

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is committed to promoting and championing a culture of diversity, fairness and equality for all applicants and employees. Applications are welcomed from all backgrounds and we strive to reflect the community we serve in our diverse workforce. Our "two tick" kite mark guarantees a candidate with a disability, who fulfills the essential criteria, an interview at the Trust. We can make reasonable adjustments, and offer support and advice in a variety of ways on request.

At the Trust we always adhere to the UK Visas and Immigration rules pertaining to right to work; candidates who do not hold UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) citizenship are required to obtain a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) to be eligible to apply for either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa which allows them to work in the UK, unless they have eligibility to work in the UK via another route.

To avoid disappointment, candidates wishing to apply for a role at the Trust who do not hold UK or Republic of Ireland citizenship and who would require a CoS from an employer, should carry out a self‑assessment process to identify the likelihood of obtaining CoS by visiting Work in the UK .

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.