Locum Consultant - General Medicine

NHS; Slough; On-site; GBP 109,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Slough is seeking a Consultant in General Medicine to join their dedicated team. The successful candidate will manage a stable general medical ward and oversee patient journeys to ensure high-quality care. Applicants must have NHS experience, MRCP, and CCT qualifications. This full-time position offers a gross salary of £109,725 to £145,478 per annum with opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

First-class development opportunities

Flexibility in working patterns

Qualifications

• Experience in managing acute medical patients in an AMU setting.
• Ability to lead an MDT team.
• Qualifications including MRCP and CCT.

Responsibilities

• Oversee a 27 bedded general medical ward during winter surges.
• Provide clinical supervision to resident doctors.
• Cross-cover essential services during colleagues' absence.

Skills

Leading an MDT team

NHS experience

Managing acute medical patients on AMU setting

Education

MRCP

CCT or equivalent

Full GMC Registration

Job description

Job summary

We are excited to welcome a dynamic Consultant in General Medicine with good general medical experience and the ability to work closely with the MDT and specialty colleagues as necessary to ensure efficient patient journeys and high-quality care to join our enthusiastic and dynamic group of Physicians at Frimley Health Foundation NHS Trust. If the right applicant has a concurrent specialty CCT, we could discuss the option of some potential clinic/procedural time depending on specialty, this would be subject to negotiation.

Main duties of the job

We are looking to expand our medical workforce within the medical teams to run a stable 27 bedded general medical ward and a variable number of medical outliers in other zones as the need arises over winter (may be up to 35‑40 patients) with 2 consultants. These would be relatively short stay patients so would need dynamic individuals with good general medical experience and ability to work closely with the MDT and specialty colleagues as necessary to ensure efficient patient journeys and high‑quality care. The right applicant would need to provide good clinical supervision and support of a team of resident doctors, but not formal educational supervision.

About us

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first‑class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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Details

Date posted: 24 November 2025

Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade: Consultant

Salary: £109,725 to £145,478 a year per annum

Contract: Fixed term

Duration: 12 months

Working pattern: Full‑time

Reference number: 151‑WPHLCON‑20‑A1

Job location

Wexham Park Hospital, Wexham Street, Slough, SL2 4HL

Job description / responsibilities

The post‑holder will be managerially accountable to the Chief of Service, and professionally accountable to the Chief Medical Officer. The successful candidate will be expected to agree a formal job plan with the Chief of Medicine indicating the number of programmed activities, within 1 month of taking up post.

The post‑holder will be expected to cross‑cover essential services when his/her consultant colleagues are on leave.

The post‑holder will be expected to agree a formal job plan with the Chief of Medicine indicating the number of fixed sessions, within 1 month of taking up post.

Any consultant who is unable, for personal reasons, to work full‑time will be eligible to be considered for this post. If such a person is appointed, modification of the job plan will be discussed on a personal basis in consultation with consultant colleagues.

The appointment is subject to a satisfactory medical report from the Trusts Occupational Health department.

You will be paid in accordance with the Terms and Conditions for Consultant Medical Staff and assimilated to the salary scale taking account of all relevant Consultant service.

Annual Leave must be applied for at least six weeks in advance and approved by the Clinical Unit Lead, with cross cover consideration from the other Consultant covering this unit. The annual entitlement is thirty days per year.

All medical staff under contract to Frimley Health NHS Trust will be expected to comply with local policies and procedures, copies of which are available on the Trusts Intranet site, from the Human Resources Department or from the Clinical Unit General Manager and will be expected to attend Mandatory training sessions.

Person Specification

Essential

• Leading an MDT team
• NHS experience, able to provide expert clinical opinion, experience in managing acute medical patients on AMU setting e.g. SDEC.
• Qualifications – MRCP, CCT or equivalent. Full GMC Registration.

Desirable

• Involvement in the design or delivery of medicine, discharge pathways
• Business planning, management or experience in training
• Post graduate degree, MD/PhD

Additional Information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship – Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration – Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Employer name: Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address: Wexham Park Hospital, Wexham Street, Slough, SL2 4HL

Employer's website: https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/