Locum Medical Consultant

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

Job summary

A leading university hospital in Liverpool is seeking a Consultant in Acute Medicine to optimize efficiency in the admitting medical team. Responsible for assessing acutely ill patients and managing their care, this role requires strong clinical judgment and expertise in acute medicine. Candidates must have a medical qualification, be GMC registered, and possess relevant experience. This full-time position offers a competitive salary package.

Qualifications

• Eligible for full registration with the GMC at the time of appointment.
• Membership of Society of Acute Medicine.
• Demonstrates a range of competencies specified in the acute and general medicine curriculum.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and coordinate the admitting medical team.
• Provide senior opinion and assessment of acutely ill patients.
• Ensure appropriate triage and management of patients.

Skills

Knowledge of acute medicine

Clinical judgment

Teaching techniques

Education

MB ChB or equivalent medical qualification

MRCP (UK) or equivalent

CCT in acute medicine or GIM

Job description

Job summary

• Supervising and co-ordinating the admitting medical team to optimise efficiency of the acute medical take in the hospital.
• Provide a prompt senior opinion/assessment of acutely ill medical patients.
• Take responsibility for ensuring that appropriate triage and management is arranged for each patient and determining whether discharge home is appropriate, as well as identifying seriously ill patients who need immediate medical intervention.

Main duties of the job

A key driver behind this model is the Trust's commitment to Acute Medicine, and optimising consultant-led care during peak demand hours to ensure the rapid assessment and treatment of acutely ill medical patients. We also continue to embed a rapid assessment process across the floor and support nursing and medical coordinators throughout the day with acute take board rounds on the Acute Medical Unit. This enables us to drive forward patient care and optimise patient flow through improved coordination and management of the medical take.

About us

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women's Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

For roles at Liverpool Women's, visit their careers page.

Details

Date posted

21 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

287-AMED-316-25

Job locations

Aintree

Lower Lane

Liverpool

L9 7AL

Job description

The AMU Consultants work very closely with the AED team, the on‑call medical Specialist Registrars and IMT and Consultant Physicians across the medical directorate to help support the management of the acute take. This post will be based within the Emergency Department.

Person Specification

Qualifications – Essential

• MB ChB or equivalent medical qualification
• MRCP (UK) or equivalent
• CCT in acute medicine or GIM (General Internal Medicine) (or within 6 months)

Qualifications – Desirable

• Additional post‑graduate qualifications. CCT in acute Medicine

Eligibility – Essential

• Eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment
• Membership of Society of Acute Medicine

Clinical Skills – Essential

• Appropriate knowledge base and ability to apply sound clinical judgement to problems
• Demonstrates the necessary range, depth and breadth of competencies specified in the acute and general medicine curriculum and applying to this post.

Academic Research Skills – Essential

• Demonstrates ability to undertake robust audit / research within team structure.
• Demonstrates range of teaching techniques relevant to variety of curricula.

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 (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

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Aintree

Lower Lane

Liverpool

L9 7AL

Employer's website

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