Locum Consultant in Acute Medicine

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Job summary

A leading NHS Trust is seeking a Locum Consultant in Acute Medicine for a 6-month term at Salford Royal Hospital. The ideal candidate will join a dynamic team, participate in pioneering services, and offer a high standard of patient care while enjoying competitive benefits including a flexible work schedule.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Competitive benefits package

Annual leave allowance

Protected hours for health and wellbeing

Qualifications

• Qualified in Acute Medicine with Full GMC registration.
• Experience in managing acute frailty and communication with multi-disciplinary teams.
• Strong leadership and teaching experience in a clinical environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide acute medical care and lead a team of clinical staff.
• Participate in the development of Acute Medicine services.
• Engage in teaching and supervision of medical learners.

Skills

Communication

Team Leadership

Teaching

Clinical Supervision

Education

Full GMC registration

MB BS or equivalent

MRCP

PGCME

Tools

Advanced Life Support (ALS)

Job description

Main area Acute Medicine Grade Consultant Contract 6 months (6 months fixed term locum position) Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week Job ref 236-SCO-LCON-ACUTE-25

Employer Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Salford Royal Hopital Town Salford Salary £105,504 - £139,882 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 08/07/2025 23:59

Locum Consultant in Acute Medicine

Consultant

Job overview

The successful candidate will be joining our dynamic and forward thinking team of Acute Physicians all with a range of supporting interests. There are significant opportunities for candidates to pursue their interest in areas which will enhance the Unit and the Individual.

Our team currently hold leadership positions throughout the organisation including; GIRFT lead, Clinical Directors for Quality Improvement, for Clinical Effectiveness, for Mortality as well as positions in Education including Foundation Programme Director and Associate International Director for International Medical Graduates for the Royal College of Physicians. Colleagues are also currently involved in NICE Guideline Committee work.

We work alongside Elderly Medicine colleagues as well as with a team of junior doctors, clinical fellows, ACPs, pharmacists, therapists and an excellent team of dynamic nursing staff.

We have pioneered the development of Acute Medicine services including an embedded Acute Frailty Zone, a Virtual Ward using Salford’s advanced and well developed Electronic Patient Record, Ambulatory Emergency Care as well as close collaboration with our nearby Emergency Department colleagues. We are currently optimising a Same Day Emergency Care service.

Main duties of the job

The post offers a 1 WTE job plan at consultant level, based at Salford Royal Hospital of the Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA). The post-holder will be entitled to patient administrative time and core SPA within their job plan. The job plan will be agreed with the successful post holder and will be in line with BMA guidelines.

Working for our organisation

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester.

Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS Trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: https://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/

Person specification

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration with a License to Practice with CCT (or within 6 months from appointment) in Acute Medicine or Geriatric Medicine (GIM with specialty will also be considered)
• MB BS or equivalent
• MRCP
• Evidence of Accredited Clinical & Educational Supervision of Medical Learners
• SCM in Acute Medicine

Professional Registratio

• Full GMC registration with a License to Practice with experience in Acute Medicine or GIM. (GIM with specialty will also be considered)

Knowledge, Training & Experience

• Acute Frailty Experience
• Ability to communicate and liaise effectively with patients and their relatives, and with other members of the multi-disciplinary team
• Ability to work and make patient management decisions on own initiative, whilst seeking appropriate guidance from colleagues when required.
• Ability to work as a team with professional colleagues, both medical and other disciplines
• Able to demonstrate team leadership
• Experience of teaching medical and other staff
• PGCME
• ALS
• Membership of appropriate professional societies

Skills & Abilities

• Accountability
• Respect
• Satisfactory medical clearance from the Trust’s Occupational Health Department

The NCA is proud to serve a diverse population and is committed to delivering inclusive, accessible care. We value individuality and aim to build a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. Applications are welcomed from individuals of all backgrounds, identities, and beliefs.

We also warmly welcome interest from serving and ex-personnel, and their relatives. Please identify that you are a member of the armed forces community on your application form to be entitled to a guaranteed interview (subject to essential criteria being met). As a Disability Confident Employer, guaranteed interviews are also available to disabled applicants when essential role requirements have been met.

Vacancies may close early if sufficient applications are received, or if an internal redeployee has been identified.

For fixed-term roles, current NHS staff will be considered for secondments, while fixed-term contracts will be offered to external (non-NHS) applicants.

The NCA does not accept unsolicited CVs from agencies. Read more about this here .

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.

Name Dr Charlotte Ward Job title Clinical Director EAU Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 0161 206 2241 Additional information

Sarah Gale
Lead Operational Manager
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