# Consultant in Acute Internal Medicine > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-in-acute-internal-medicine/361ba760-ed98-4ee6-ab02-1422081a0e38 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-in-acute-internal-medicine/361ba760-ed98-4ee6-ab02-1422081a0e38.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust - **Location:** St Helier Hospital and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Acute Medicine - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113565.00 to £150569.00 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 10 sessions per week - **Closing date:** 2026-11-08T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-16T11:03:07.637Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8351238 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8351238?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.epsom-sthelier.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview AAC Date: Friday 18th Dec We are looking to recruit a new Consultant into our Acute Medicine Service to join a dynamic and enthusiastic team of acute physicians at Epsom and St Helier University Trust We run a consultant led service on the AMU with strong specialty in-reach support and have a newly renovated, dedicated Same Day Emergency Care Unit (SDEC) that runs in collaboration with Emergency Medicine and provides same day medical assessment care to lower acuity patients, strengthening and improving admission avoidance. Successful applicants will join a team of AMU consultants developing and providing exciting new services within acute medicine within a trust recently identified as one of the trusts in London to receive £500 million for a new acute hospital facility in Sutton. This is an exciting time to join Epsom and St Helier Hospital and play a part in shaping and developing acute medicine services for the future. For applicants for which achievement of CESR is relevant there is an active supportive structure within the Trust to achieve this and it will be actively encouraged. Specialists skills according to the JRCPTB/GMC guide on Specialty Skills for Acute Internal Medicine can be considered into the role and this can be discussed with the Clinical Lead. There are regular grand rounds & educational opportunities The trust is open to innovative approaches & ideas to continued healthcare & education and we would welcome such thoughts from the successful candidate. ### Main duties of the job To show dynamism, enthusiasm and flexibility in participating in the reshaping of acute medical services at Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust and to work closely with the Clinical Lead and Deputy Divisional Medical Director. - To help provide a first-class clinical service to all Trust patients. - To provide high quality leadership and support to medical staff, allied health care professionals, and Trust management and support staff in both the Acute Medicine Service and associated medical specialty areas. - To support and sustain teaching and research where possible in relevant clinical areas. - To work within the framework of applicable Trust policies, procedures, and clinical governance framework. - To work within contractual requirements, and in support of applicable Trust clinical development frameworks, business plans, and development strategies. - To consistently treat all patients and colleagues with respect and professionalism and to adhere to the principles of the Trust regarding equality and diversity. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities To share in the organisation and provision of high-quality clinical care for acute medical patients within the Trust. - To assess and review patients within the setting of the Acute Medical Unit and SDEC, including performing appropriate clinical procedures in this setting. - To facilitate the early discharge of acute medical patients, including where necessary, by early review in the Acute Medical Unit/SDEC review clinics, where clinically appropriate. - To provide senior support and input into clinical decisions taken by junior medical staff within the Acute Medical Unit / SDEC. - To ensure the provision of accurate and timely communication between the Acute Medical Unit/ SDEC, other units within the Trust (including critical care), and in primary or intermediate care settings. - To work to provide smooth, timely and appropriate transfer of patients to appropriate specialty beds within the Trust. - To participate in the development and implementation of care pathways for common medical emergency presentations. - To participate in the out-of-hours medical on-call rota at weekends (the intensity is site dependent), such on-call including assuming clinical responsibility for the care of all medical patients within the Trust (including those outside of the Acute Medical Unit). - If requested and agreed with the Deputy Divisional Medical Directors for Medicine, to contribute to a sub-speciality service in the form of clinics, procedural lists and specialist ward referrals. ### Applicant requirements 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. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Clinical Experience in line with person specification - Management & Administrative Experience in line with person specification - Teaching Experience in line with person specification - Research Experience in line with person specification - Personal Attributes in line with person specification **Desirable** - Clinical Governance Experience - Experience of Supervising Resident doctors - Application of research findings to clinical problems - Change Management ### Qualifications **Essential** - Hold a medical qualification or qualification registered with the GMC - Entry onto the Specialist Register or be within six months of obtaining CCT - Appropriate higher medical qualification i.e. MRCP/MRCS or equivalent - Completion of at least one specialist skill as defined by the The Society for Acute Medicine **Desirable** - MD or equivalent higher degree or evidence of relevant research - Training in Acute Care Common Stem - Training within an Acute Medical Unit - SCE Acute Internal Medicine - FAMUS or POCUS Accreditation ### Personal Attributes **Essential** - Ability to work in a Multi-disciplinary team - Ability to effectively communicate with patients and relatives - Commitment to continuing personal development - - Willingness to work with consultant colleagues and management to maintain and develop a comprehensive service ## Documents - [dbs policy (pdf, 101.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=677) - [we're here to care (doc, 39.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=678) - [acute internal medicine job description (pdf, 424.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10680490) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.