Consultant in Acute Medicine QEH
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust
Woolwich, SE18 4QH
Salary
£113,565 to £150,569
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
6 September 2026
6 days left
Job description
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust is seeking a dynamic Consultant in Acute Medicine to join our expanding team at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woolwich. T...
There are 4 full-time posts being advertised, each will have 10 PAs in Acute Medicine including 7.5 PAs for direct clinical care, covering hot weeks and a 1-in-10 weekend rota per post. You'll have 1.5 core SPAs, with potential for an additional SPA subject to approval.
You'll join a dynamic team of Acute Medical Consultants with diverse specialist interests, working within a supportive and high-performing department. We value passion, innovation, and personal development as much as service delivery.
Key responsibilities include
- Providing senior clinical leadership across the Acute Medical Unit (AMU), Acute Admissions Unit, Take and Post Take, Outlier clinical activity and Medical SDEC.
- Leading consultant ward rounds, MDT meetings, and discharge planning.
- Supervising junior staff including Clinical Fellows, Physician Assistants, and trainees.
- Driving quality improvement, patient safety, and service transformation.
- Contributing to clinical pathway development and teaching.
- Participating in the general medical on-call rota.
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust is a progressive, inclusive organisation focused on excellent care and staff development. The Queen Elizabeth Hospital site offers a vibrant clinical environment with innovation in acute and frailty medicine.
Our AMU includes
- Acute Admissions Unit
- Acute Medical Unit
- Acute Frailty Unit- **Led by Frailty consultants**
- Frailty SDEC- **Led by Frailty consultants**
Qualifications
Essential
Full registration with GMC inclusion on the GMC specialist register for Acute Medicine or General Internal Medicine or within 6 months of expected date of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or appropriate equivalent
MRCP or equivalent
Experience
Essential
Broad experience in acute and general internal medicine
Proven leadership in clinical settings
Experience in supervising and developing junior staff
Evidence of service development, audit, or research activity
Desirable
Experience in frailty or ambulatory care models
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
Strong clinical decision-making and situational awareness
Commitment to clinical governance and patient safety
Excellent communication and team-working skills
Evidence of teaching and educational supervision
Understanding of current issues within Acute Medicine and future direction of speciality
Desirable
Experience in quality improvement and change management
Interest in digital innovation or integrated care
Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:
- Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
- Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
- Improving the experience of staff with disability
- Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
- Making equalities mainstream
We're proud of our collaborative culture and seek a consultant who shares our values and vision for excellence.
Qualifications
Essential
- Medical degree, MBBS or equivalent
- Full and Specialist registration (and with a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC) or be eligible for registration within six months of interview.
- Applicants that are UK trained, must also be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), or be within six months of award of CCT by date of interview.
- Applicants that are non-UK trained, they will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT and be on the GMC Specialist Register/Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR) application in a non-CCT specialty awaiting approval
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Comprehensive Training and experience in acute and general medicine
Desirable
- Training and experience in acute and general medicine
- Broad experience of working within the NHS
Clinical Audit
Essential
- Active audit interest demonstrated by at least one completed clinical audit in the last 18months.
- Understanding of NHS systems and audit processes
- Evidence of service improvement projects and audits
Desirable
- Publication of audit results.
- Evidence of involvement and /or experience in risk processes such as Serious Incident reviews and patient safety systems
Teaching Experience
Essential
- Experience and interest in undergraduate teaching
- Skill and ability in formal and informal teaching for both under/ postgraduate students and nursing/midwifery staff
- Educational supervision accreditation
Desirable
- An understanding of current issues in medical education and training
- Previous experience in trainee Supervision
- Knowledge of current changes in medical training
- Higher teaching qualification
- Presentations at National or International meetings
- Publications in peer reviewed journals
Management and Administrative Experience
Essential
- Understands the management structure of the NHS Evidence of risk management
IT skills
Essential
- Ability to use Microsoft office packages, e.g. MS Word, Excel, Access & PowerPoint.
- Ability to use patient information systems
Other Attributes
Essential
- Effective communicator - verbal and written
- Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Demonstrates leadership and organisational skills
- Evidence of interest/training in management
- Will contribute to Departmental/ Trust management
- Will pursue personal professional development
- Will assist with Departmental/ Trust development
- Aware of equal opportunities issues
- Recent experience/familiarity of UK hospital systems and practices
- Ability to lead a team and form effective working relationships
- Ability to inspire, motivate and develop staff
Desirable
- Has experience of committee work and prepared to undertake committee work
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
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First seen
17 August 2026
Last checked
19 August 2026
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