Overview
North Manchester General Hospital is inviting applications for the position of Consultant in General Medicine. We are building a strong General Medical team to provide safe, excellent care to our inpatients and are looking for strong and invested consultant colleagues to join our friendly, patient focused team.
Responsibilities
* Provide rapid assessment of general medical patients.
* Stabilise and manage patients admitted with medical emergencies.
* Carry out post-take ward rounds during the week.
* Maintain effective communication and handover to the on-call team.
* Take part in the General Medical on-call rota with colleagues.
* Clinically and educationally supervise junior doctor trainees who support the care of your inpatients.
* Take part in regular medical audit as part of SPA commitment and use the outcomes of medical audit to improve the care for patients in the Trust and local healthcare economy. Time is provided regularly to attend audit meetings and present audit where appropriate.
* Commit to maintaining continuing professional development (CPD) and lifelong learning, with support and time provided to keep up to date with yearly CPD requirements.
* Provide advice and leadership to the clinical team in relation to patient care, education and well-being.
Qualifications
* Full registration with the General Medical Council and a valid licence to practice.
* On the specialist register for medicine or within 6 months of CCT or equivalent at the time of interview.
* Supervise the work of junior colleagues and provide advice & support.
* Interact with nursing staff, medical staff from other specialties and AHPs in addition to other members of the medical team to formulate and appropriate diagnostic and management plans, taking into account patient preferences.
* Experience in a multidisciplinary environment.
Benefits and Development
Our hospital is undergoing major investment with a new hospital campus build in planning with an anticipated completion date of 2030. Our new campus will provide an environment in which to provide the best care possible to patients, this will be an exciting time to join us. MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust in England with a turnover of £3bn and provides exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year. We have a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022. We are proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider and are embarking on our Green Plan to make healthcare more sustainable. We foster a culture of inclusion and belonging and provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Diversity and Equality
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Health and Vaccination
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the ‘NHS England’ website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Application
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
This advert closes on Tuesday 28 Oct 2025
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