Consultant in Acute Medicine

Overview

As a Consultant in Acute Medicine at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, you will deliver high-quality care across ECU, Acute Medical Ward and AAU hub, contributing to the acute take and SDEC pathways. You will lead junior colleagues, supervise teaching, and pursue a specialist interest while engaging in audits, quality improvement, and research. The role supports service transformation, virtual wards, and expanding initiatives within a collaborative, forward-thinking team. This is a strategic position within a large, innovative NHS trust offering strong career development.

Pay / Benefits

• flexible hours
• generous benefits
• London weighting
• training opportunities

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality care across the Enhanced Care Unit (ECU), Acute Medical Ward, and AAU hub
• Participate in the acute medical take, on a 1:8 weekend and 1:30 weekday rota
• Lead and supervise junior medical staff, and support the departments educational and teaching activities
• Contribute to and develop a specialist interest
• Engage with audit, quality improvement, clinical governance and research activity

Key requirements

• Full GMC registration
• MRCP or equivalent
• CCT (in GIM and Ger) or Interview within 6 months of CCT date
• Broad experience in General Internal and Acute Medicine
• Sub-specialty experience desirable
• Training and education of undergraduate and postgraduate students
• Desirable experience in integrated care service development and delivery
• Strong teaching skills and experience
• Understanding of quality improvement, clinical governance and audit procedures
• Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team
• Motivated, flexible and enthusiastic

• Strong teaching skills
• Teamworking in a multidisciplinary environment
• Motivated and flexible attitude
• General Internal Medicine
• Acute Medicine
• Quality improvement and audit

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