# Consultant in Acute Medicine

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Royal Preston Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Medical doctor
- **Speciality:** Acute Medicine
- **Grade:** Consultant
- **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 per annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 10 sessions per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-02T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-08-19T19:01:38.486Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Lancashire/Preston/Lancashire_Teaching_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Acute_Medicine/Acute_Medicine-v8180754
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8180754?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.lancsteachinghospitals.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Are you an enthusiastic Acute Physician looking to make a real difference in a forward-thinking and supportive department?

We are seeking a Consultant in Acute Medicine to join our expanding team, delivering high-quality acute medical care across Royal Preston Hospital and Chorley & South Ribble Hospital.

Working within our established Acute Medicine service, you will provide consultant-led care across our Acute Medical Units (AMU), Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) and Acute Assessment Unit (AAU), leading multidisciplinary teams to deliver timely, compassionate and innovative patient care.

### Main duties of the job

The post holder will:

- Provide expert care for patients presenting with acute medical conditions.
- Lead and develop ambulatory emergency care pathways to reduce unnecessary admissions.
- Work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams across both hospital sites.
- Teach, supervise and inspire medical students and postgraduate doctors in training.
- Lead quality improvement projects and help shape the future of Acute Medicine.
- Build strong relationships with primary care and community services to improve patient pathways.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job description, Person specification and Specialty/ Trust Brochure for further details on:

- What we can offer
- Job Plan/On-call Requirements
- The Team

### 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

### Health

**Essential**

- Meets professional health requirements in line with GMC Standards/ Good Medical Practice

### Personal

**Essential**

- Effective communication skills
- Good organisational skills
- Works well within a multidisciplinary environment
- Resident within 30 minutes travel time to Preston

**Desirable**

- Experience of working as line manager
- Experience constructing and managing rota

### Experience

**Essential**

- Wide experience in Acute Medicine and General Medicine
- Experience in an Acute Medicine Unit/SDEC
- Experience in medical education

**Desirable**

- Trained Clinical & Educational Supervisor

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Full GMC Registration
- MBBS or equivalent
- MRCP
- CCT in Acute Medicine - Must be entered on the Specialist Register (or entry within 6 months)

**Desirable**

- Specialty certificate examination in Acute Medicine (MRCP Acute Medicine)

### Aptitudes and Skills

**Essential**

- Commitment to working as part of a multi-professional clinical team.
- Knowledge of audit
- Evidence of QI involvement

**Desirable**

- Trained Clinical & Educational Supervisor

## Documents

- [what we can offer you (pdf, 6.7mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2464)
- [main recruitment pack 24 (pdf, 387.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2212)
- [creating your best application (pdf, 6.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2433)
- [job description and person specification (pdf, 331.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10553363)

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