# Consultant in Acute Medicine > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-in-acute-medicine/011ac626-23b1-412d-b565-3ec157b99844 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-in-acute-medicine/011ac626-23b1-412d-b565-3ec157b99844.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust - **Location:** St James's University Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Acute Medicine - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113565.00 to £150569.00 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full-time, Part-time - **Closing date:** 2026-10-15T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-15T14:03:08.561Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9298-26-0959 - **Application URL:** https://vacancies.leedsteachinghospitals.jobs/Job/JobDetail?jobid=2156&source=JobtrainNHSJobs - **Employer website:** https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job summary We are seeking an enthusiastic, motivated, and committed individual to join our dynamic and expanding team of Acute Medicine consultants in Leeds. Our growing service aims to deliver a high-quality, consultant-led model of care that meets the needs of our patients. We provide care across two Acute Medical Units (61 beds) and a co-located 4-bedded High Observation Area. As a large teaching hospital with tertiary services, separate takes operate for some specialties, including elderly medicine. Acute Medicine manages approximately 30 admissions per day. Our Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) unit is a purpose-built facility, co-located with the Emergency Department and opened in 2023. It delivers a 7-day service, seeing around 500 patients per week, alongside a well-established ambulatory VTE pathway. ### Main duties of the job This post supports the continued development of a consultant-led service, with daily consultant review for all inpatients, alongside dedicated consultant input into SDEC and Emergency Department in-reach. This model supports early expert decision maker review, admission avoidance, and appropriate patient redirection. The successful applicant will work across all areas of Acute Medicine (AMU, enhanced care, SDEC, and ED in-reach) and contribute to the out-of-hours rota (currently 1:10). ### About us The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to delivering the highest quality and safest treatment and care to every patient, every time. Our vision is to provide the highest quality specialist and integrated care. We will do this through delivery of our multi-year goals and strategic priorities, which you can read about on this page. Central to it all is The Leeds Way our values and behaviours that are at the heart of everything we do. ### Details - Date posted: 15 September 2026 - Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff - Salary: £113,565 to £150,569 a year - Contract: Permanent - Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time - Reference number: 002153 - Job locations: St James’s University Hospital, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS9 7TF, United Kingdom ### Job responsibilities Applicants should have broad experience in Acute and General Medicine, excellent team-working skills, and a commitment to multidisciplinary working. We are supported by a growing team of Advanced Clinical Practitioners, alongside nursing and pharmacy colleagues. Candidates must hold MRCP (or equivalent) and be on the Specialist Register, or within 6 months of CCT at the time of interview (for UK trainees). All other applicants must be on the Specialist Register. If shortlisted, candidates will be asked to deliver a 10-minute presentation on: “How would you improve the quality of the Acute Medicine service at Leeds?” Prospective applicants are encouraged to contact: Adam Burns – Lead Clinician for Acute Medicine (adam.burns@nhs.net) Anin Dasgupta – Clinical Director, Urgent Care (anin.dasgupta@nhs.net) INTERVIEWS WILL BE HELD: 17th November 2026 The Trust has a strong track record in teaching and research, and applicants with interests in these areas will be supported to continue this work. While consultant-led, our service places strong emphasis on trainee supervision, which is integral to daily clinical activity. Opportunities to develop a specialist interest are supported within the job plan, with 1 PA allocated. The department has excellent access to point-of-care ultrasound, with established FAMUS trainers within the team. The Trust is committed to delivering sustainable, consultant-delivered services, with senior clinical presence across 24/7 working patterns. Successful candidates will be expected to contribute to service development and job planning aligned with this model. Applications are welcomed from those seeking full-time, part-time, or job share roles. We encourage applications from both current trainees approaching CCT and established consultants seeking a new challenge. About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust Our Trust values The Leeds Way is working together to support each other and deliver the best possible care to patients. We are…. Responsible Open and Honest One Team Kind Our Trust priorities Our purpose: Excellent, safe and sustainable care for every patient every time Our priorities: People Improvement and Innovation Partnerships Outcomes To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here. We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications. ## Person Specification ### Research **Essential** - Participating in high quality, nationally recognised clinical research trials and other well-designed studies, with a particular emphasis on work supported by the National Institute for Health Research. ### Health and Wellbeing **Essential** - Familiarising with the Trust’s health and wellbeing support offer, including financial advice and support and mental health support. ### Teaching and Training **Essential** - Participating in undergraduate medical teaching as agreed within the service. - Acting as a clinical supervisor for junior doctors. - Undergoing clinical/educational supervisor training (renewal every 5 years). **Desirable** - Taking up specific educational roles in the specialty (e.g., educational supervisor, college tutor, specialty educational lead, CSU educational lead). - The University of Leeds will award the honorary title of Honorary Senior Lecturer to the person appointed to the role in recognition of their willingness to participate in undergraduate teaching in support of these arrangements. ### Equality and Diversity **Essential** - Ensuring compliance with the Trust’s Equality and Diversity Policy, including making reasonable adjustments for disabled applicants and post holders where required. ### Mentoring and Appraisal **Essential** - Participating in the Trust’s new consultant mentoring programme. - Maintaining specialist registration with the GMC and complying with the standards expected by their Royal College (or equivalent) to remain professionally 'in good standing'. - Undertaking regular appraisal as decided by the Clinical Director of the service. ### Residency and Contactability **Essential** - Residing within a distance of 30 minutes or 10 miles by road from their principal place of work unless an employing organisation agrees that they may reside at a greater distance. - Being contactable by telephone in contracted work time. ### On-call and Emergency Response **Essential** - Being able to respond promptly to emergency calls from the Hospital. - Ensuring clear and effective arrangements so that the employing organisation can contact the postholder immediately at any time during a period when they are on call. ### Patient Experience and Complaints **Essential** - Implementing service improvements based on individual or service feedback from patients or carers. - Raising the profile and impact of patient participation in decisions about their own care. - Involvement in understanding and improving the ethical basis of care provided, utilising where necessary the trust's clinical ethics committee. - Responding to complaints in a timely and open manner and ensuring lessons are learned for future patient care. ### Leadership and Service Improvement **Essential** - Leading on specific areas of priority for the service (e.g., clinical governance, quality improvement, appraisal, research, teaching) as part of normal job plan commitments. ### Service Effectiveness and Efficiency **Essential** - Conducting service or system improvement projects, including small scale change, lean or other recognised improvement methods. - Conducting or considering reviews of the evidence to plan better service delivery. - Where agreed, working with commissioners to match service delivery with requirements of relevant populations. ### Essential Qualifications and Training **Essential** - Holding accreditation in the Royal College of Physician or equivalent. - Having completed higher specialist training (or equivalent) if currently in a training programme within the UK. ### Infection Control and Health & Safety **Essential** - Complying with the Trust’s Infection Control policies, including practising Universal Infection Control Precautions and performing hand hygiene before and after contact with patients and their environment. - Complying with the Trust’s arrangements for Health & Safety and Risk Management, following agreed safe working procedures, and reporting incidents using the Trust Incident Reporting system. ### Clinical Audit and Quality Improvement **Essential** - Participating in clinical audit projects. - Development and application of agreed clinical guidelines. - Ensuring compliance against relevant national specifications (e.g. NICE guidelines). - Participation in external peer review and relevant national audits. - Implementing improvements identified in GIRFT reviews. ### Continuing Professional Development (CPD) **Essential** - Maintaining and updating skills and knowledge through appropriate continuing professional development, supported by the Trust. ### Clinical Outcome Review and Patient Safety **Essential** - Conducting mortality and morbidity reviews. - Participation in structured judgement reviews. - Monitoring of outcomes reflected in routinely collected data. - Participation in clinical coding review and improvement. - Participation in Trust-wide programmes, including mandatory learning. - Responding to national patient safety alerts. - Implementation of local improvements, including actions from serious incident investigation reports. - Promptly recording patient safety incidents on Datix. - Immediately escalating potential serious incidents to the CSU management team. - Ensuring Duty of Candour requirements are met. ### Patient Confidentiality and Public Involvement **Essential** - Respecting patient confidentiality and not divulging patient information unless sanctioned by the requirements of the role. - Contributing to the Trust’s statutory duty to involve patients and public in evaluating and planning services. ## Documents - [Job Description (PDF, KB)](https://vacancies.leedsteachinghospitals.jobs/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=3839&JobId=2156) - [Further Information (PDF, KB)](https://vacancies.leedsteachinghospitals.jobs/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=3841&JobId=2156) - [Person Specification (PDF, KB)](https://vacancies.leedsteachinghospitals.jobs/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=3840&JobId=2156) ## 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.