Locum Consultant in Acute and General Medicine

NHS; London; On-site; GBP 105,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Whittington Hospital NHS Trust is seeking a dedicated locum consultant in Acute Medicine to join a collaborative team. The position entails managing acute medical services, engaging in teaching, and contributing to quality improvement initiatives. The successful candidate will benefit from professional growth opportunities in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• GMC registration and medical degree required.
• Experience in Acute Medicine core training essential.
• Commitment to continuous personal and professional development.

Responsibilities

• Support patient care across AAU ward, Ambulatory care, and Hot post taking.
• Conduct morning ward rounds and multidisciplinary team discussions.
• Provide bedside teaching and participate in departmental governance activities.

Skills

Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively

Ability to motivate and develop the multi-disciplinary team

Ability to offer expert clinical opinion

Ability to take full responsibility for patient care

Education

Full GMC Registration

MBBS, MRCP or equivalent

Entry on Specialist Register in Acute Medicine or General (Internal) Medicine

Job description

Job summary

"Best of both" at the Whittington - The Whittington Hospital is a unique place. It combines the academic ethos of a University Hospital with the friendliness of a Rural DGH. The number of students and junior doctors who return as registrars and consultants is testament to the positive working environment and the collegiate atmosphere that has been created. Add in the lowest Standardised Mortality Ratio in the country and you have hospital that is a great place to work.

The Acute Medicine Team is at the heart of daily life at the Whittington and we are now looking for an enthusiastic and committed locum consultant to join our team.

The successful candidate will join the existing Acute Medicine consultant team in helping to deliver Acute Medicine Services. You would also be on the GIM on call weekend and out of hours rota which is run from the larger cohort of GIM specialities combined with the Acute Medicine consultants.

The person(s) appointed will have experience of a broad acute medical training and will be capable of handling the range of medical problems that occur within the setting of an acute hospital. The appointee must be an effective team player and will be flexible in approaching new ways of working.

The successful candidate as well as having an absorbing job will have numerous opportunities to continue to develop their career.

Main duties of the job

Please see the full Job Description and the Person Specification for further details about the job role.

About us

Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trustbelieves that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.

Details Date posted

28 May 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£105,504 to £139,882 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

220-EIM-MED-009-B

Job locations

Whittington Hospital

London

N19 5NF

Job description Job responsibilities

There are 3 areas of work within the post, AAU ward, Ambulatory care and Hot post taking.

Each of the AAU wards has a dedicated consultant Monday - Friday who will do a full ward round each morning following medical handover, with a team of 3-5 resident doctors on each ward. You will cover part or full weeks on the ward with a morning ward round followed by the MDT board round and an afternoon review with the team.

The Ambulatory Care service has a consultant of the day; working 9-5 leading the team assessing new patients referred from a variety of sources from ED, 111, GPs and follow up from Acute Medicine discharges. The consultant holds the referrals phone as the single point of contact for the AEC and medical take to facilitate a streamlined advice service and guide acutely unwell patients to the appropriate area of the hospital. There is a twice daily board round where all patients seen are discussed and the service uses a shared electronic live board to facilitate real time demand and capacity sharing across the Emergency Department.

The Hot take is currently a 6 hour 2-8pm shift reviewing new admissions who are being seen by the on call team of resident doctors. Successful recruitment would add a 4 hour morning post take session bringing our capacity to 10 hours post taking each weekday.

The weekend work is covered by a larger cohort of GIM accredited consultants who work across the EIM, including cardiologists, gastroenterologists, respiratory physicians and elderly care (COOP) consultants. The Acute Medicine consultants form a large proportion of this rota as their GIM commitment. Your post would include the GIM on call rota component.

The Acute Medicine Consultant Rota is a flexible rota written around the requirements of the individual and we are exploring an AI personalised rota going forward to best map to each members needs.

Outside the immediate clinical duties, you will be expected to provide bedside teaching to both medical students on the ward and resident doctors, support their learning through formal feedback via their eportfolios and other assessments and participate in governance activities and QI within the department. We have a robust leadership team who are keen to support you in achieving your own development goals and welcome innovation and change within the service.

Please view the attached job description for full details.

Job description Job responsibilities

There are 3 areas of work within the post, AAU ward, Ambulatory care and Hot post taking.

Each of the AAU wards has a dedicated consultant Monday - Friday who will do a full ward round each morning following medical handover, with a team of 3-5 resident doctors on each ward. You will cover part or full weeks on the ward with a morning ward round followed by the MDT board round and an afternoon review with the team.

The Ambulatory Care service has a consultant of the day; working 9-5 leading the team assessing new patients referred from a variety of sources from ED, 111, GPs and follow up from Acute Medicine discharges. The consultant holds the referrals phone as the single point of contact for the AEC and medical take to facilitate a streamlined advice service and guide acutely unwell patients to the appropriate area of the hospital. There is a twice daily board round where all patients seen are discussed and the service uses a shared electronic live board to facilitate real time demand and capacity sharing across the Emergency Department.

The Hot take is currently a 6 hour 2-8pm shift reviewing new admissions who are being seen by the on call team of resident doctors. Successful recruitment would add a 4 hour morning post take session bringing our capacity to 10 hours post taking each weekday.

The weekend work is covered by a larger cohort of GIM accredited consultants who work across the EIM, including cardiologists, gastroenterologists, respiratory physicians and elderly care (COOP) consultants. The Acute Medicine consultants form a large proportion of this rota as their GIM commitment. Your post would include the GIM on call rota component.

The Acute Medicine Consultant Rota is a flexible rota written around the requirements of the individual and we are exploring an AI personalised rota going forward to best map to each members needs.

Outside the immediate clinical duties, you will be expected to provide bedside teaching to both medical students on the ward and resident doctors, support their learning through formal feedback via their eportfolios and other assessments and participate in governance activities and QI within the department. We have a robust leadership team who are keen to support you in achieving your own development goals and welcome innovation and change within the service.

Please view the attached job description for full details.

Person Specification Qualifications/Training Essential

• Full GMC Registration
• MBBS, MRCP or equivalent
• Entry on Specialist Register in Acute Medicine or General (Internal) Medicine (or entry expected within 6 months from the date of interview)

Desirable

• MSc, PhD
• CCT in Acute Medicine
• Consideration will also be given to applicants with Specialty Training in General (Internal) Medicine who have demonstrated a firm commitment to a career in Acute Medicine

Relevant Experience Essential

• Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively
• Ability to organise research and work within research governance procedures
• Ability to plan strategically and to exercise sound judgements when faced with conflicting pressures
• Ability to motivate and develop the multi-disciplinary team, balancing departmental and personal objectives.

Desirable

• Formal training in educational and clinical supervision of junior Drs

Skills & Abilities Essential

• Ability to offer expert clinical opinion in a range of problems within speciality
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the care of patients.

Management and audit Essential

• Experience of conducting clinical audit.
• Ability to use the evidence base and clinical audit to support decision-making

Desirable

• Formal training in management and administration
• Guideline and pathway development

Academic Achievements/Research/ Publications Essential

• Participated in research

Desirable

• Experience in organising educational activities
• Published papers in peer reviewed journals

Person Specification Qualifications/Training Essential

• Full GMC Registration
• MBBS, MRCP or equivalent
• Entry on Specialist Register in Acute Medicine or General (Internal) Medicine (or entry expected within 6 months from the date of interview)

Desirable

• MSc, PhD
• CCT in Acute Medicine
• Consideration will also be given to applicants with Specialty Training in General (Internal) Medicine who have demonstrated a firm commitment to a career in Acute Medicine

Relevant Experience Essential

• Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively
• Ability to organise research and work within research governance procedures
• Ability to plan strategically and to exercise sound judgements when faced with conflicting pressures
• Ability to motivate and develop the multi-disciplinary team, balancing departmental and personal objectives.

Desirable

• Formal training in educational and clinical supervision of junior Drs

Skills & Abilities Essential

• Ability to offer expert clinical opinion in a range of problems within speciality
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the care of patients.

Management and audit Essential

• Experience of conducting clinical audit.
• Ability to use the evidence base and clinical audit to support decision-making

Desirable

• Formal training in management and administration
• Guideline and pathway development

Academic Achievements/Research/ Publications Essential

• Participated in research

Desirable

• Experience in organising educational activities
• Published papers 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.

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 the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

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 (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

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 the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

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 (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

Whittington Hospital NHS Trust

Address

Whittington Hospital

London

N19 5NF

Employer's website

https://www.whittington.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Whittington Hospital NHS Trust

Address

Whittington Hospital

London

N19 5NF

Employer's website

https://www.whittington.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)