Consultant in Acute Medicine: Sponsorship Available

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

The new appointment will be expected to work with the Head of Service for Acute Medicine and the Clinical Chair for Emergency Medicine and Acute Medicine to improve patient management in the Emergency Admission Unit (EAU), Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) and the Short Stay Unit (SSU).

The Acute Physician’s timetable and job plan will include leading the multi-disciplinary board rounds and ward rounds, daytime on calls, covering the Same Day Emergency Care and Short Stay Unit, direct input into the Emergency Department and specialist interests if relevant.

During their non-clinical sessions, the Acute Physicians will be expected to be active and contribute implementation and lead the service improvements.

Main duties of the job

  • Leading post take ward rounds
  • Consultant ward rounds on EAU/SSU
  • Give advice to GP’s
  • Consultant cover in SDEC
  • Provide weekend consultant cover
  • Participate with General Internal Medicine (GIM) rota
  • Contribution to service improvements
  • Closely cooperate with ED and all specialities
  • Support trainees / clinical development fellows
  • Active participation in audit and clinical governance

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Full Registration with the GMC (with a licence to practice)
  • MRCP or equivalent
  • Entry on the GMC Specialist Register in Acute or General Medicine or within 6 months of CCT. Portfolio Pathway (formerly CESR) candidates must be on the specialist register at the time of application.

Desirable

  • Postgraduate thesis
  • Completed fellowship programme
  • Higher degree

Clinical experience

Essential

  • Experience requisite to meeting all aspects of the job plan

Desirable

  • Five years supervised training in an appropriate SpR equivalent training programme
  • Experience at locum consultant level

Teaching

Desirable

  • Demonstrable ability as a teacher with evidence of training for the role

Research

Desirable

  • Publications in peer-reviewed journals

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: 1 September 2026

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