Consultant Acute Physician

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

We are looking for a Consultant Acute Physician to join our Acute Medicine team at Scarborough General Hospital. This post forms part of our ongoing investment in strengthening permanent Acute Medicine staffing and supporting the continued development of front-door services, including the Emergency Assessment Unit (EAU).

This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing and supportive team at a key stage in service development, with strong Care Group and Trust-level backing for Acute Medicine and a clear commitment to sustainable service delivery.

Main duties of the job

Our successful candidate will:

  • Provide senior clinical leadership in the assessment and management of acutely unwell medical patients.
  • Contribute to consultant presence on the acute floor and Emergency Assessment Unit (EAU), supporting timely decision-making and patient flow.
  • Work collaboratively with Emergency Medicine, specialty teams and multidisciplinary colleagues to deliver high-quality front-door care.
  • Support junior medical staff, ACPs and the wider MDT through clinical supervision, teaching and mentoring.
  • Participate in clinical governance activity, including audit, quality improvement and service development.
  • Contribute to the Acute Medicine on-call rota in line with service requirements.
  • Undertake Supporting Professional Activities (SPA) in accordance with Trust policy. A flexible and balanced job plan will be agreed with the successful candidate, aligning service need with individual interests

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Eligible for full GMC registration with license to practice.
  • An appropriate higher qualification – MRCP or FRCEM
  • Entry on the GMC Specialist Register in GIM or Acute Medicine via; – CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview) – CESR (within 6 months of completing a training programme recognised for the award of CCT or equivalent)

Desirable

  • MD or equivalent Higher Degree or evidence of relevant research
  • Ability to supervise postgraduate research
  • Previous NHS experience.

Clinical Practice / Competence

Essential

  • Ability to demonstrate clinical experience and skill in managing acute medical inpatients
  • Knowledge of good medical practice and the General Medical Council requirements
  • Experience of assessing and managing acutely unwell medical and elderly patients
  • Demonstrates a sound knowledge of clinical governance practice

Mentoring and Teaching

Essential

  • Experience in teaching & supervising medical students and junior trainees.
  • Ability to teach clinical skills
  • Experience of undertaking audits and presenting their findings

Leadership

Essential

  • Is able and willing to take on a leadership role
  • Ability to contribute to change management agenda and take a leading role

Desirable

  • Familiarity within issues of service organisation and development

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: 6 August 2026

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