Consultant Acute Physician – Peterborough

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

Have you got a passion for delivering high-standard Acute Medicine services by joining a forward-thinking and innovative team of Physicians?

This is the perfect opportunity to join our team of consultants and become part of the North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust. You will have the chance to develop your skills and confidence under the guidance of an inspiring team.

As our new Consultant Acute Physician, you will join our well-established team in the delivery of acute medical care across the Medical Assessment, Short Stay and Ambulatory Care Units. You will be experienced in Acute Internal Medicine or General Internal Medicine recognised by the EEC.

Your main base will be at Peterborough City Hospital, however, cross-site working will be required.

You will become an essential part of a great multidisciplinary team working collaboratively across a co-located ED, AAU/MAU and Ambulatory Care Unit. We are experienced in making rapid clinical decisions while maintaining high standards of patient care.

We have created well-established pathways and policies that we frequently see replicated at conferences as ‘ground-breaking’. An integrated Same Day Emergency Care services is in development providing rapid assessment of patients and streaming them to appropriate treatment pathways.

We believe that anything is possible. Flexibility is the key to a happy team that can provide better patient care. All our roles are offered full-time and/or part-time with cross-site services.

Main duties of the job

The job plan is anticipated to contain 10 PAs (8.5 DCC+ 1.5 SPA) with an additional allocation of 0.5 PA if you are qualified as an educational supervisor and have trainees allocated. There will also be the option of additional PAs to be discussed. The on-call rota is 1:6.

You will provide high-quality, safe and compassionate care, to the acutely ill medical patients admitted to our hospital and provide them with the best possible experience during their admission.

Teaching is an important element of your role. You will be actively involved in teaching, training and supervising the doctors, nurses, and students while promoting a positive and supportive atmosphere.

Clinical governance activities such as audits, mortality review and appraisal processes are key to your responsibilities, ensuring that the clinical guidelines are updated and adhered to in line with evidence-based best practice.

Person Specification

Education

Essential

  • MBBS or equivalent
  • MRCP or inclusion on the specialist medicine with General Medicine accreditation
  • Full GMC Registration and license to practice

Desirable

  • Higher qualification (MD, PhD)
  • Valid ALS Certificate

Experience

Essential

  • Completed training programme in General or Acute Medicine
  • Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on the full range of problems in adult acute general medicine
  • Ability to remain calm and work effectively, under pressure environment
  • Able to organize and prioritize workload

Leadership/Management

Essential

  • Evidence of management experience and/or training
  • Good IT Skills
  • Evidence of knowledge of NHS structure, and current NHS “5 year forward plan”

Desirable

  • Experience in service development
  • Attendance on Management course

Communication Skills

Essential

  • Effective written (including record keeping) and verbal communication skills
  • Fluent in verbal and written English
  • Awareness and respect for colleagues, patients and relatives dignity, privacy, integrity, cultural and religious beliefs

Teaching

Essential

  • Knowledge and Ability to teach all grades of doctors and medical students

Desirable

  • Educational and Clinical Supervisor Course

Clinical governance

Essential

  • Able to demonstrate successful participation in clinical governance activities

Desirable

  • Participation in relevant national Audits
  • Recent published clinical research in peer reviewed journal

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 19 July 2026

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