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Acute Medicine Consultant
The closing date is 22 December 2025
To provide clinical leadership in acute medical patient care developing the interface between Acute and Emergency Medicine. You will be part of a dedicated team of Acute Physicians providing Consultant cover for our dynamic and well supported departments at UHNM.
A team of Acute Physicians with a budgeted establishment of over 17.50 WTE Consultants, providing Consultant cover for a dynamic and well supported 58‑bedded AMU with a projected 12‑hour length of stay and a 22‑bed Short Stay Unit (SSU). We have established an 11‑bed higher monitoring unit (HMU) which is integrated within the AMU and we have ultrasound facilities available.
Main duties of the job
For the full list of duties associated with this role, please refer to the attached job description.
About us
University Hospitals of North Midlands has two sites: Royal Stoke University Hospital, located in Stoke‑on‑Trent, and County Hospital, located in Stafford. From these hospitals we provide a full range of general acute hospital services for people living in and around Staffordshire and beyond. The Trust also provides specialised services for three million people in a wider area, including neighbouring counties and North Wales.
Our specialised services include cancer diagnosis and treatment, cardiothoracic surgery, neurosurgery, renal and dialysis services, neonatal intensive care and paediatric intensive care. We are recognised for our particular expertise in trauma, respiratory conditions, spinal surgery, upper gastro‑intestinal surgery, complex orthopaedic surgery, laparoscopic surgery and the management of liver conditions. The Trust has some of the most modern operating theatres in Europe.
Job responsibilities
You will find a detailed description of the role and the job plan in the job pack which is attached within supporting documents.
Please note, there is a welcome bonus included with this post.
Opportunities also exist in other specialties including General Medicine, Renal, Gastroenterology, Respiratory, and Infectious Diseases for candidates with dual accreditation. We are supportive of cross‑specialty working and are happy to accommodate specialist clinical interests where feasible. We welcome enquiries from interested candidates about the opportunities available, either prior to or during the interview process.
Interview date 09/02/2026
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Entry on Specialist Register in Acute Internal Medicine or General Internal Medicine or entry expected within 6 months from the date of interview
* MRCP or equivalent
* MD, PhD or equivalent
* Specialty Certificate Examination in Acute Internal Medicine
Experience
* Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining (UK) CCT in Acute Internal Medicine (AIM) or General Internal Medicine (GIM)
* Higher training in a dedicated Acute Medicine specialty training scheme.
* Critical Care experience
Academic, Research & Publicati
* Experience of conducting clinical audit.
* To have published in peer reviewed journals.
Management Experience
* Higher teaching qualification
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is 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.
University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust
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