Specialty Doctor - Acute Physician

Go back Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 17 March 2026

Our Acute services here at Mid and South Essex, following investment, are now offering exciting opportunities to forward thinking, dynamic Specialty Doctor to join us to help support, develop and grow our Acute medical Services.

These roles, as Specialty Doctor, will initially support our Acute Medical Services.

You will be welcomed into an inclusive, supportive and forward thinking Trust whose core values focus on both patient care and staff wellbeing and be given encouragement to get involved in other areas of special interest with the opportunity for teaching and part time work available.

You have an idea, we listen, support, nurture and make these visions into reality.

Come and join our team!

Your primary role, as our Specialty Doctor, is to provide early patient decisions with support from junior medical staff, a dedicated nursing team, procedural support practitioners and a rapid response social and therapy team.

You will work within the Acute Medical Service (AMS), supporting a team of Consultants in Acute Medicine and supporting the delivery of patient care within the Acute Medical Services in line with national standards and Care Quality Commission requirements.

The crucial parts of your role will be to provide strong clinical leadership, to promote a friendly and team based working environment, ensure regular pro-active reviews and coordination of care for our patients and become part of a seamless team responsible for providing care to medical patients admitted via Emergency Medicine, the Medical Assessment Unit and SDEC.

As one of our valued Specialty Doctors, you will engage with and contribute to Safety and National Clinical Data Collection systems as required, helping and supporting the promotion of a friendly, team based working environment in line with Trust Values and undertake managerial and budgetary responsibilities as required with mandatory involvement in appraisals on an annual basis.

We will not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress.

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust

Are you looking for an exciting Specialty Doctor role using your unique qualities, then we want to hear from you.

For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.

We look forward to your application

• MBBS or equivalent
• Full GMC registration
• Completed 4 years full time post graduate training (or equivalent if part time) at least 2 of which shall be in a specialty training programme in the specialty or shall have equivalent experience and competencies.

• Comprehensive knowledge in the specialty and ability to offer expert clinical opinion on range of problems.
• Demonstrates good knowledge of the structures and culture of the NHS, roles, responsibilities and relationships across the MDT and the multi-professional team.

• Knowledge and experience of supervising undergraduates, resident doctors and other staff.
• Ability to teach clinical skills

• Good Leadership skills
• Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses & other agencies.
• Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team

• Proven ability to deliver high quality teaching
• Experience of supervising junior medical staff

• Knowledge of the principles of research/audit and ability to interpret and apply clinical research

• Evidence of management experience or training.
• Ability to communicate effectively with clinical colleagues, other specialties and support staff.

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.

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

£61,542 to £99,216 a year

Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)