Consultant in Acute Medicine

Consultant in Acute Medicine

The closing date is 07 June 2026.

There is an exciting opportunity for a full time Consultant in Acute Medicine to join the existing team working across WTWA Hospitals. The role supports the Acute Medical and Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) team, which includes 15 consultants and a multidisciplinary team consisting of advanced care practitioners, a consultant nurse, pharmacists, physician associates, physiotherapists, discharge facilitators, senior and junior clinical fellows and rotating doctors in training.

Main Duties of the Post

Appointment is a full time 10PA post. Applications for less than full time work or job shares are welcome. The successful candidate will join the medical on call rota, which currently includes 1 in 8 weekends and 1 in 24 weekdays and overnight. The main duties are detailed in the attached Job Description and may be reviewed in light of experience and developments within the service.

About the Trust

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, part of the Manchester University Foundation Team (MFT), operates 10 hospital and community services. The Trust prioritises clinical excellence, workforce wellbeing, and opportunities for service development.

Job Responsibilities

In addition to the main duties outlined in the attached Job Description, the role will involve delivering acute care, supporting teaching, contributing to service development, and participating in governance and leadership activities.

Person Specification

• Legal Requirement
• Inclusion on the Specialist Register.
• Should either have, or be within 6 months of obtaining a CSST in Acute Medicine.
• Training
• Certificate of completion of specialist training (CCST) in Acute Internal Medicine.
• Attendance at appropriate professional courses.
• Clinical Experience
• Wide experience in all aspects of acute medicine and medicine. Willingness to develop skills as appropriate to the service needs.
• POCUS.
• Leadership.
• Management/Audit
• An understanding of NHS management responsibilities of consultants. Experience of clinical audit.
• Attendance at an appropriate management course.
• Research/Publications
• Evidence of recent and current research, with relevant publications.
• Professional Interests
• Commitment to CPD.
• Membership of appropriate professional society(s). Knowledge of up to date literature.
• Personal Skills
• Ability to communicate and liaise effectively with patients and relatives, and with other multidisciplinary team members.
• Experience of supervising junior medical staff in acute medicine and SDEC work with junior medical staff.
• Ability to work and make patient management decisions on own initiative, whilst seeking guidance from colleagues when required.
• Ability to work as a team with professional colleagues, both medical and other disciplines.
• Enthusiasm for improving the service.
• Experience of supervising junior medical staff and relevant staff in other disciplines.
• Professional Qualifications
• MB BS or equivalent.
• Full registration with the General Medical Council.
• MRCP or equivalent.
• An appropriate higher qualification.
• Teaching
• Interest in teaching undergraduate and postgraduate medical staff as well as other healthcare workers.
• Teaching qualification e.g. PG Cert in Med Ed.
• Circumstances
• Agreement to live within 10 road miles of the hospitals served, or have access by motorway in equivalent period of travelling time.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exemptions Order) 1975 and requires submission for a Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Equality and Diversity

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity and eliminating unlawful discrimination across the workforce. All individuals are encouraged to apply, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.