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South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Consultant Acute Medicine

The closing date is 08 September 2026

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a substantive Consultant in Acute Medicine to join our growing and forward-thinking team at University Hospitals Tees (UHT).

We are looking for an enthusiastic, innovative and collaborative Acute Physician who is passionate about delivering outstanding patient care while helping to redesign services for the future. Whether you are a newly qualified CCT holder or an experienced consultant seeking a fresh challenge, this role offers the chance to influence strategy, develop services and leave a lasting legacy.

The Role

You will join a team of dedicated Acute Physicians delivering consultant-led care across the acute medical pathway, including:

• Acute Assessment Units (AAU)
• Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC)
• Short Stay Medicine

The successful candidate will provide senior clinical decision-making for acutely unwell medical patients, contribute to service development, supervise and support trainees and locally employed doctors, and play an active role in clinical governance, education and quality improvement.

What We Are Looking For

Applicants must:

• Hold full GMC registration.
• Be on the GMC Specialist Register for General Internal Medicine/Acute Internal Medicine (or be within six months of CCT at interview).
• Hold MRCP or equivalent.
• Demonstrate excellent clinical skills in Acute Medicine.
• Show evidence of leadership, quality improvement and multidisciplinary working.
• Have a passion for developing services and improving patient outcomes.

Main duties of the job

Core Functions:

Maintain the highest clinical standards in the practice of Acute Medicine: leadership in a busy acute unit delivering comprehensive ward/board rounds enabling continuity of care and MDT involvement.

Provide clinical and educational supervision and management of resident medical staff

Be actively involved in the management of the department including attendance at the monthly Consultant and Directorate meetings, Audit Meetings and Consultant Away Days.

Take part in annual appraisals (mandatory for all Consultants), carried out by the Clinical Director. Appropriate time and assistance will be provided for preparation.

Active involvement in audit including at least one project annually

Continuing professional development. The Trust supports requirements for CPD as laid down by the Royal Collages and is committed to providing support for these activities.

Cover for colleagues' annual leave and other authorised absences

Participate in the Acute Medicine On-Call Rota.

About us

Why Join Us?

This is an incredibly exciting time for our Acute Medical services, with exciting capital investment projects ahead; University Hospitals Tees is horizontally integrating clinical pathways across Acute services and undertaking service redesign. As part of our Acute Medicine team, you will be supporting:

• Exciting service redesign programmes focused onSame Day Emergency Care (SDEC) designed to improve patient experience and reduce unnecessary admissions.
• Major capital investment projects that will transform our clinical environments and enhance acute patient flow.
• Opportunities to contribute directly to the development and implementation of the wider University Hospitals Tees Acute Medicine clinical strategy, helping shape how acute services are delivered across the Group for years to come.
• A strong culture of innovation, collaboration and continuous improvement.

This is a unique opportunity to influence both local and group-wide developments while working alongside highly motivated clinical and operational leaders.

Details

Date posted

25 August 2026

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

Depending on experience per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

328-GEMS-MED-8182694

Job locations

The James Cook University Hospital

Marton road

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• oBroad and up-to-date knowledge of Acute Medicine, including the assessment, diagnosis, treatment and onward management of adults presenting with acute medical illness.
• oAbility to manage high-acuity and clinically complex patients, including those with sepsis, respiratory illness, cardiac conditions, frailty, and acute deterioration.
• oIT skills, inclusive of basic Microsoft systems plus ability to use and adapt to local programmes.
• oExcellent written and spoken English language.

Desirable

• oEvidence of research or innovative service developments

Qualifications and Training

Essential

• oFull GMC registration
• oMRCP or equivalent
• oRelevant CCT or equivalent ('equivalence' must be confirmed by GMC by date of AAC)
• oEntry onto the GMC Specialist Register via: oCCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview) oCESR oEuropean Community Rights

Desirable

• oTraining in appraisal techniques
• oAn appropriate higher degree (MD, PhD or equivalent)

Experience

Essential

• oWide range of experience in acute general medicine
• oMinimum 2 years UK experience at ST7 or equivalent level.
• oEvidence of clinical audit
• oUnderstanding of clinical governance and a readiness to accept and acknowledge the responsibilities it implies
• oExperience of supervising resident medical staff

Desirable

• oExperience at consultant level within NHS
• oEvidence of research or innovative service developments
• oExperience in Acute Frailty
• oEvidence of management and administration experience
• oManagement training
• oSuccess in obtaining funding for research
• oOther teaching skills/experience

Personal Attributes

Essential

• oGood leadership skills and willingness to take on lead roles within the Acute Medicine service.
• oAbility to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GP's, nurses and other agencies
• oEnthusiasm and ability to work under pressure
• oGood organisational and management skills
• oSupportive
• oAbility to work within a multidisciplinary team
• oCaring attitude to patients
• oCommitment to good team working and relationships
• oCommitment to training and continuing medical education (CME)
• oFlexibility to respond to changing service needs
• oClear recognition of boundaries in respect of sessional work outside the hospital

Desirable

• oExperience in team working outside of a professional environment.

Person Specification

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• oBroad and up-to-date knowledge of Acute Medicine, including the assessment, diagnosis, treatment and onward management of adults presenting with acute medical illness.
• oAbility to manage high-acuity and clinically complex patients, including those with sepsis, respiratory illness, cardiac conditions, frailty, and acute deterioration.
• oIT skills, inclusive of basic Microsoft systems plus ability to use and adapt to local programmes.
• oExcellent written and spoken English language.

Desirable

• oEvidence of research or innovative service developments

Qualifications and Training

Essential

• oFull GMC registration
• oMRCP or equivalent
• oRelevant CCT or equivalent ('equivalence' must be confirmed by GMC by date of AAC)
• oEntry onto the GMC Specialist Register via: oCCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview) oCESR oEuropean Community Rights

Desirable

• oTraining in appraisal techniques
• oAn appropriate higher degree (MD, PhD or equivalent)

Experience

Essential

• oWide range of experience in acute general medicine
• oMinimum 2 years UK experience at ST7 or equivalent level.
• oEvidence of clinical audit
• oUnderstanding of clinical governance and a readiness to accept and acknowledge the responsibilities it implies
• oExperience of supervising resident medical staff

Desirable

• oExperience at consultant level within NHS
• oEvidence of research or innovative service developments
• oExperience in Acute Frailty
• oEvidence of management and administration experience
• oManagement training
• oSuccess in obtaining funding for research
• oOther teaching skills/experience

Personal Attributes

Essential

• oGood leadership skills and willingness to take on lead roles within the Acute Medicine service.
• oAbility to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GP's, nurses and other agencies
• oEnthusiasm and ability to work under pressure
• oGood organisational and management skills
• oSupportive
• oAbility to work within a multidisciplinary team
• oCaring attitude to patients
• oCommitment to good team working and relationships
• oCommitment to training and continuing medical education (CME)
• oFlexibility to respond to changing service needs
• oClear recognition of boundaries in respect of sessional work outside the hospital

Desirable

• oExperience in team working outside of a professional environment.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The James Cook University Hospital

Marton road

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.southtees.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The James Cook University Hospital

Marton road

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.southtees.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Clinical Operational Lead, South Tees.

Dr Caroline Kibbler

[email protected]

01642850850

Details

Date posted

25 August 2026

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

Depending on experience per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

328-GEMS-MED-8182694

Job locations

The James Cook University Hospital

Marton road

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW

United Kingdom

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