Locum Consultant in General Medicine

Locum Consultant in General Medicine

The closing date is 03 February 2026

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust General Medicine department provides Inpatient, Outpatient and Same Day Emergency Care services for our medically unwell patients.

Ward A8 is the General Medicine inpatient ward consisting of 34 beds and is staffed with a multi‑disciplinary team of consultants, nurses, therapists, pharmacists, and a discharge facilitator.

B19 is the Cohort Ward and provides care for our patients with infections. The staff on B19 are highly trained in Infection Prevention and Control and are part of an MDT consisting of consultants, nurses, therapists, pharmacists, and a discharge facilitator.

K25 and A10 provide care for patients with a lower acuity and focus on discharging patients in the most proactive and suitable way for their needs. The ward team works closely with our Integrated Discharge Team to develop robust discharge plans that ensure our patients’ needs are met upon leaving the Trust.

The post is based at Warrington Hospital and the post holder is expected to assist in the development of our innovative General Medicine inpatient services. The appointee will play a key role alongside the clinical director in the development of our clinical services and directly contribute to acute and general medicine care, discharge planning and the provision of outpatient clinics. There is an option to join the acute medical consultant on‑call rota and we will provide support within the job plan for any specialty interests.

Admin and SPA time is allocated accordingly, and you would also be part of the GIM on‑call rota.

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience for our staff. We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.

Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system. Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing health care needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.

Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.

A CQC‑rated "good" organisation with "outstanding" features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.

We employ nearly 5,000 people from over 80 nationalities, striving to be a diverse, inclusive employer and recognised leader in equality. We support flexible working, welcoming flexible applications. Proud of our many accreditations, we are embedding an anti‑racist approach in all we do.

The full details of this role are available within the Job Description and the Person Specification.

• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
• Experience in working in an MDT
• Proficiency and knowledge of providing Acute medical Care
• Expertise in another specialty field within General medicine – POPS, Acute medicine post‑take rounds, specialist clinics.

• MRCP or equivalent
• CCT in General Medicine
• PhD or MD

• Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively
• Ability to plan strategically and to exercise sound judgement when faced with conflicting pressures
• Ability to teach clinical skills to medical and nursing staff and other disciplines
• Formal training in teaching
• Knowledge and experience of the application of information technology to Medicine

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.

Warrington & Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust