Consultant in acute medicine

Job in Leicester, Leicestershire, LE1, England, UK

Listing for: Allscreens Nationwide Ltd

Full Time position
Listed on 2026-08-26

Job specializations:

Doctor/Physician
Medical Doctor, Emergency Medicine Physician, Critical Care Physician

Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 100000 - 130000 GBP Yearly GBP 100000.00 130000.00 YEAR

To provide senior clinical decision making at the front door reviewing patients awaiting admission to Medicine within the Emergency Department and the Ambulatory Area (referred to as GPAU).
To contribute cover of the Acute Medical Unit on Weekdays. Weekend work can also be considered if the candidate wishes with time off in lieu during the week.
To help further develop the Medical Same Day Emergency Care service.
To liaise and work with the Emergency Department to provide a seamless acute medical service to patients.
To enhance links with the Emergency Department.
Supervise and train junior medical staff.
To develop acute medicine for the benefit of patients along with the other Consultants at UHL, and our external commissioners and provider partners.
To ensure the provision of good standards of practice and care as described in the GMC Guidance Duties of a Doctor are followed at all times; and that bad practice is reported.
To ensure that clinical practice is both effective and efficient and that appropriate monitoring of clinical care takes place. To actively participate in audit.
To work with the CMG management team to ensure that services are delivered efficiently and reflect best practice with processes and governance to match - this may require new and flexible ways of working in the future.
To provide continuing responsibility for the care of the patients in their charge and for the proper organisation and functioning of their clinical practice.
To work closely with other specialties, departments and outside agencies to deliver the objectives of the Division and Clinical Business Unit.
To take responsibility for ensuring that critical clinical incidents, as defined in the Trusts Critical Incident Policy, are reported in a timely manner.
To participate in yearly appraisal and job planning.
To undertake Mandatory & Statutory training as determined by the Trust and Clinical Management Group.
To undertake the delivery of undergraduate teaching as a clinical teacher
To contribute to research in acute care

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