Locum Consultant in Acute Medicine | Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in England is seeking a Consultant in Acute Medicine for a 12-month locum contract. This role involves managing a diverse range of patients, providing clinical leadership, and participating in a robust governance structure. The Trust emphasizes work-life balance, continuous improvement, and opportunities for professional development. The ideal candidate will have a Medical Degree and full GMC registration, alongside experience in emergency care.

Benefits

Access to Staff Wellbeing programme

On site day nursery

Cycle to work scheme

Salary sacrifice schemes

Qualifications

• Experience in Acute Medicine and emergency care.
• Ability to lead teams and manage high-pressure situations.
• Interest in teaching, research, and governance.

Responsibilities

• Manage a full range of Acute Medicine patients.
• Provide reciprocal cover during periods of leave.
• Engage in clinical governance activities and audits.

Skills

Consultative skills

Team leadership

Flexibility

Communication

Education

Medical Degree

Full GMC registration

Job description

Overview

We are looking for a new colleague to expand our forward thinking and friendly consultant team in Acute Medicine. We are a flexible specialty and want to provide a varied model for working that keeps people motivated and engaged long term while ensuring a good work life balance. We are offering a 12 month fixed term locum contract.

We are committed to continuous service improvement across all areas of the service for the benefit of patients. For an outstanding candidate, we may be able to consider a joint appointment with another specialty but acute medicine will be the main focus of this post. We actively encourage flexibility and diversity in our team. NUH has one of the busiest acute medical takes in the country, taking on average 110 patients per day, so if keeping busy is how you thrive, come and join us. We are also having many new unit improvements with our right sizing modelling and Tomorrow’s NUH which includes a new Multi-speciality Same Day Emergency Care Unit (SDEC which Acute Medicine will manage).

Service areas and working arrangements

• Acute Medicine Receiving Area (22 trolleys and recliners)
• Assessment Unit (currently 64 beds)
• Level 1 (12 monitored beds for initial care of high acuity admission)
• Acute Medicine Rapid Assessment (AMRAT - dedicated ED in reach service that triages referrals from ED) and Telephone Triage

Team and working patterns

Consultants are on site 7 days until 22.00 and are well supported by a superb nursing team plus around 45 junior doctors. We are embracing alternative workforce models with a growing team of ACPs, Physician Associates and prescribing pharmacists. Our Acute Medicine department is based on the Queen’s Medical Centre campus. The service is being ambitiously and innovatively restructured, expanded and modernised, with opportunities for new colleagues to influence the shape of our service going forward.

Our vision for the service is a senior-led, front door service working across traditional boundaries and in close partnership with colleagues in the ED, Critical Care, medical specialties, and Primary Care.

Development and opportunities

NUH has a national and international reputation for high quality patient care and research, education and innovation. We have strong links to local universities, enabling excellent training and education for students and involvement in research.

Benefits

• Access to Staff Wellbeing programme including free 24 hour advice and emotional support service, financial advice service, staff physiotherapy and staff support networks
• On site day nursery
• Amazon parcel collection points
• Secure cycle facilities
• Consultant car park on the QMC campus
• Spiritual and Pastoral Care Services
• Salary sacrifice schemes
• Cycle to work and travel passes

Working pattern and commitments

We offer a uniquely flexible annualised job pattern which enables people to shape a pattern of working to suit their circumstances. A ‘shift bank’ allows for ease of shift swaps and time in lieu for additional shifts worked above job plan.

Future development

We have expanded our bed base, and plan to further develop our SDEC provision. We strive to offer the very best care for our patients. The team is committed to providing continuous service improvement with opportunities for everyone to contribute. We welcome candidates with qualifications and/or interests in teaching, research, patient safety, quality improvement, management and leadership or bedside ultrasound. We actively encourage flexibility and diversity of interests in our team; existing consultants are supported in a range of special interests and roles including Maternity Medicine, Toxicology, bedside ultrasound, postgraduate medical education and governance. Special skills/interests and how these might be incorporated into the role and the wider Acute Medicine team can be discussed informally pre-interview.

Clinical duties

• A full range of Acute Medicine emergency and elective patients are admitted to Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust and the appointee will be responsible for the management of those patients admitted under their care.
• Provision with Consultant colleagues of a comprehensive elective and emergency Acute Medicine service.
• Provision of reciprocal cover for periods of leave.
• Continuing responsibility for the care of patients in their charge and the proper functioning of the department.
• These duties are subject to review from time to time in the light of the changing requirements of the service. If alterations to the described duties are required these will be mutually agreed between the appointee, their Consultant colleagues, and the Trust.
• The person appointed will be required to devote substantially the whole of their time to the duties of the post and give them priority at all times.

Governance and audit

Each consultant is expected to take an active role in clinical governance activities including (but not restricted to) clinical audit, incident reporting, review of complaints, risk management, CPD and Evidence-Based Practice. Each specialty has a Consultant Clinical Governance lead.

This advert closes on Wednesday 15 Oct 2025