# Consultant Physician in Acute and General Medicine > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Barts Health NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-physician-in-acute-and-general-medicine/3b57daf6-7897-4e88-be62-d55c5d693f44 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-physician-in-acute-and-general-medicine/3b57daf6-7897-4e88-be62-d55c5d693f44.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Barts Health NHS Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Acute Medicine - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £109,725 - £145,478 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Closing date:** 2026-06-28T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-25T23:01:09.261Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Barts_Health_NHS_Trust/Acute_Medicine/Acute_Medicine-v8034943 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8034943?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### 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. ## Job Details 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. ## Job Description 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. ## 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. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Demonstrable experience within the last 3 years of working in acute medicine, including participation in the acute medical take, leadership of post-take ward rounds, and assessment and triage of acutely unwell patients within an Acute Medical Unit or equivalent acute assessment service - Experience of managing complex acute medical patients, including independent decision-making in inpatient and ambulatory settings **Desirable** - Experience working in a Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) or Ambulatory Emergency Care service, including senior clinical decision-making - Experience working in a large tertiary or teaching hospital managing high-acuity or complex patients ### Qualifications **Essential** - MRCP (UK) or equivalent recognised postgraduate qualification - CCT or CESR in Acute Internal Medicine or General Internal Medicine (or within 6 months of interview date) **Desirable** - Higher degree (MD, PhD or equivalent) ### Governance and Risk **Essential** - Evidence of applying clinical governance and patient safety processes in practice, including incident reporting, participation in governance activities, and adherence to clinical standards or guidelines ### Service Improvement **Essential** - Evidence of participation in clinical audit or quality improvement activity, including data collection, analysis, and implementation of change **Desirable** - Evidence of completing a full audit cycle or equivalent quality improvement project Experience contributing to service development, pathway redesign, or operational improvement within Acute Medicine ### Communication Skills **Essential** - Demonstrates ability to communicate complex clinical information clearly and appropriately to patients, relatives, and multidisciplinary teams ### Leadership or Supervision **Essential** - Evidence of supervising junior medical staff, including clinical oversight, provision of feedback, and support for training **Desirable** - Experience undertaking a formal educational or leadership role (e.g. Educational Supervisor, rota lead, service lead etc) ### Multidisciplinary Working **Essential** - Evidence of working collaboratively with clinicians, nursing staff, and allied health professionals to deliver coordinated patient care **Desirable** - Experience working collaboratively with community or primary care teams to support admission avoidance or early discharge pathways ### Professional Registration **Essential** - Full registration with the General Medical Council (GMC) with licence to practice (or eligibility to obtain prior to start date) ### Organisation and Prioritisation **Essential** - Demonstrates ability to manage competing clinical priorities and workload in an acute care setting to deliver safe and effective patient care ## Documents - [ps (pdf, 182.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10322781) - [jdps (pdf, 808.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10322780) - [our values and behaviours (pdf, 334.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1119) - [candidate information pack (pdf, 549.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2446) - [policy statement on the recruitment of ex-offenders (pdf, 92.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1120) ## 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.