Consultant Physician in Acute and General Medicine

Job overview

Barts Health NHS Trust

Consultant Physician in Acute and General Medicine

The Royal London Hospital

The Royal London Hospital is seeking to appoint a Consultant Physician in Acute Medicine to join our well-established and forward-thinking Acute Medicine service. This is an excellent opportunity to work within a high-volume and clinically diverse acute medical unit, serving the population of Tower Hamlets and wider East London.

Our service delivers a consultant-led model of care across the Acute Assessment Unit, Emergency Department and Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC). Consultant activity is structured around complementary roles including the acute medical take, post-take ward rounds, AAU consultant of the week, and dedicated SDEC sessions. This model provides a balanced mix of acute clinical decision-making, continuity of care, and ambulatory medicine.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will contribute to the acute take and AAU service while playing an active role in the ongoing development of our consultant-led Same Day Emergency Care service, supporting admission avoidance, ambulatory pathways, and integrated working with community and primary care services across North East London.

The Royal London Hospital offers a stimulating clinical environment with exposure to a wide range of pathology and close collaboration with specialist services across the Trust. The department has a strong commitment to education, training, and service development, and consultants play an active role in teaching undergraduate and postgraduate trainees.

We support flexible working and self-rostering within the acute rota, enabling consultants to balance clinical commitments with other professional interests.

We welcome applications from motivated and collaborative clinicians who wish to contribute to the ongoing development of Acute Medicine within a large teaching hospital.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The successful candidate will contribute to the acute take and AAU service while playing an active role in the ongoing development of our consultant-led Same Day Emergency Care service, supporting admission avoidance, ambulatory pathways, and integrated working with community and primary care services across North East London.

The Royal London Hospital offers a stimulating clinical environment with exposure to a wide range of pathology and close collaboration with specialist services across the Trust. The department has a strong commitment to education, training, and service development, and consultants play an active role in teaching undergraduate and postgraduate trainees.

We support flexible working and self-rostering within the acute rota, enabling consultants to balance clinical commitments with other professional interests.

We welcome applications from motivated and collaborative clinicians who wish to contribute to the ongoing development of Acute Medicine within a large teaching hospital.