Locum Consultant in Acute Medicine | Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust; Hull and East Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS trust is seeking a motivated individual to join their Acute Medicine team in Hull. This fixed-term role offers the opportunity to work in a redesigned Acute Medical Unit. Responsibilities include providing rapid patient assessment and delivering first-class clinical service supported by a multidisciplinary team. This position allows individuals to develop necessary competencies for CESR within three years, contributing significantly to patient care in a busy environment.

Qualifications

• Motivated individual passionate about acute medicine.
• Skills and experience for rapid assessment of patients.
• Leadership abilities to support resident doctors and students.

Responsibilities

• Provide rapid assessment of patients in a busy environment.
• Deliver first-class clinical service with a multidisciplinary team.
• Lead resident doctors and manage patient flow.

Job description

Overview

Do you have what it takes to be part of our Acute Medicine team? This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a fantastic and redesigned Acute Medical Unit as part of the expansion of our urgent care facilities.

We are looking for a motivated individual, passionate about acute medicine who is looking for an opportunity to join our team of substantive consultants.

The Acute Medical Unit is part of our “Ground Floor” urgent and emergency care model, a journey that began with the opening of our state‑of‑the‑art Emergency Department and CT and MRI suite. The unit brings together acute medicine, with a high observation facility and Same Day Emergency Care into one expansive facility. The service is further supported by an 18 bedded short stay acute ward.

Responsibilities

• The role is fixed term for 12 months, reviewed and extended based on successful completion of required competencies towards CESR within 3 years of appointment.
• You will be based in the heart of the action within our vibrant Acute Service, using your skills, knowledge and experience to provide rapid assessment of patients, supported by a full Multidisciplinary Team.
• Delivering a first‑class clinical service, providing leadership to resident doctors, ACP’s and medical students.
• The position will service the Acute Medical Unit which houses 38 beds and admits an average of 42 patients per day and our co‑located Same Day Emergency Care Unit which sees an average of 45 patients a day. In addition there is a 18 bedded Acute Short Stay Ward which runs a Consultant of the week model.

Organisation

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts – Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) – our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world‑class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As teaching hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas – biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.

Application Deadline

For more information on this vacancy please see the attached Job Description and Personal Specification.

This advert closes on Tuesday 6 Jan 2026