Bank Consultant in General and Acute Medicine

Overview

In this Consultant role, you provide senior expertise in General and Acute Medicine within a Trust-wide framework. You will assess, diagnose and manage a broad range of presentations, exercising autonomous judgement within GMC standards and Trust policies. You will lead clinical decisions, support safe patient flow, and participate in rounds, clinics and multidisciplinary meetings. This position offers opportunities to influence care quality and contribute to service improvement in a collaborative, values-driven environment.

Pay / Benefits

• flexible working
• learning and development opportunities
• Disability Confident Leader status
• salary £113,565–£150,569 pro rata

Responsibilities

• Provide senior clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and ongoing management for patients within the allocated specialty or service
• Exercise autonomous consultant judgement while working within GMC standards, Trust policies, national guidance and the agreed scope of the assignment
• Provide visible clinical leadership and support safe decision-making, prioritisation, patient flow, escalation and discharge planning
• Lead or participate in consultant ward rounds, post-take ward rounds, board rounds, outpatient clinics, multidisciplinary meetings, handovers and other specialty-specific duties where booked
• Ensure timely senior review of deteriorating or complex patients and obtain or arrange specialist advice, transfer or escalation when required

Key requirements

• Full GMC registration and current licence to practise
• Entry on GMC Specialist Register in the relevant specialty, or approved eligibility for consultant deployment
• Primary medical qualification recognised by the GMC
• Postgraduate qualification and Royal College membership/fellowship
• Recent substantial NHS experience at consultant level or equivalent
• Ability to assess and manage broad clinical presentations independently, including complex and deteriorating cases
• Current competence in practical procedures relevant to the assignment
• Sound clinical judgement, prioritisation, escalation and continuity of care
• Understanding of personal limits and when to seek additional support
• Disclosure and Barring Service clearance requirement as per policy

• leadership
• clear communication
• strong clinical judgement
• independent clinical assessment
• management of acute and deteriorating patients
• leadership in ward rounds and handovers

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