Locum Consultant in Acute Medicine
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
Plymouth, PL6 8DHView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£113,565 to £150,569
Contract
Locum
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
21 October 2026
2 days leftJob description
Applications are invited for a (10PA) consultant post based in the Acute Medicine Unit (AMU) at University Hospitals Plymouth. The post also offers 2 ...
Our AMU is now comprised of 73 beds (which includes a new medical receiving unit) , seeing approximately 20,000 patients per year, and has a well-supported Medical Same Day Emergency Care Unit (Medical SDEC). A new medical model is increasing patients access to medical SDEC, supported by medical specialties with virtual wards and Hot Clinics. The in-patients are reviewed between 0800 and 1200 hours by three consultants (including 2 Acute Physicians and 1 General physician) and we aim to see all the new admissions from overnight. The Take consultant provides AMU cover until 8pm.
There are currently 13 Acute Medicine Consultants with a major commitment to acute medicine and further 4 Physicians with part-time commitment to acute medicine. The Medical Take on-call rota comprises General Medicine consultants from various medical specialties. Successful applicants for these posts will commit to the full take rota and acute medicine weekend working. The post holder will also be contributing to medical take on call (weekends only) but will not be required to work more than 1:7 weekends.
Acute physicians roles: The Acute Physician of the day (APOD) Supervises the medical take from 0800-1730 and is clinician in charge of the AMU shop floor during this period. The APOD will see approximately 1/3 of the AMU patients between 0800 and 1300 hours. The afternoon session is given to further review of sick patients identified on the post take ward round and timely review of new admissions. The APOD runs the 0800 and 1700 twice daily safety briefs and the daily 1100 board round.
Take assist Reviews new medical admissions between 0800-1300 hours. This includes patients for post take ward round and those who have been on the unit for more than 24 hours.
Medical SDEC consultant: The Medical SDEC is covered from 0800-2000 from Mondays to Fridays and from 0800-1730 from Saturday to Sunday.
Weekend duties: Acute Medicine Consultants will be expected to work no more than one in seven weekends, in line with other medical specialties. This may comprise of a long take day (0800-2000hrs) and a shorter day on SDEC (0900-1700) or MRU depending upon the rota,
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust is the largest hospital in the Southwest peninsula and a major trauma centre, providing comprehensive secondary and tertiary healthcare.
Our geography gives us a secondary care catchment population of 450,000 with a wider peninsula population of almost 2,000,000 people who can access our specialist services. The population is characterised by its diversity - the rural and the urban, the wealthy and pockets of deprivation, and wide variance in health and life expectancy. Population ageing is a recognised national trend, but is exacerbated locally by the drift of younger people out of the area and older people in. The proportion of our population aged 85 or over is growing ahead of the national average by approximately 10 years and we have developed a Population Health Strategy in response to this demographic shift.
Qualifications
Essential
- Entry on the GMC Specialist Register in Acute Internal Medicine or General Internal Medicine via one of the following: Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) (The proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview). Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR), MRCP (UJ) or an equivalent Qualification
Desirable
- MD, PhD or equivalent
- Specialty Certificate Examination in Acute Internal Medicine
- Preferable CCT in Acute Internal Medicine
- Evidence of sub-specialty or other specific training: CCT in another sub-specialty e.g Infectious Diseases
Skills
Essential
- Ability to offer expert clinical opinion in a range of problems during the acute unselected medical take
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the care of patients as an independent practitioner
Desirable: - Experience of NHS; - Accreditation in point of care ultrasound in diagnosis in acute medicine patients; - Higher training medicine specialty training scheme
Teaching
Essential: - Ability to teach clinical and practical skills; - Ability to supervise, appraise, coach and mentor doctors in training
Desirable: - Evidence of interest and ability to educate. E.g. teaching experience and supervision of projects.
Communication
Essential
- Ability to form constructive and effective professional relationships with patients and staff
- Enthusiasm and the ability to work under pressure
- An enquiring and critical approach to work Caring attitude to patients
- Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other staff and agencies Commitment to Continuing Medical Education and Professional Development. Ability to delegate appropriately
- Ability to lead, communicate, liaise and negotiate with others
- Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of specialist service
- Ability to motivate, innovate and support staff of all disciplines
- Ability to organise, and manage outpatient priorities, waiting times/lists
- Ability to manage and lead clinical team. Competent in basic information technology
Desirable: - Advanced skills in information and technology
Research & Clinical Audit
Essential
- Evidence of enthusiasm for research and active participation in audit and quality improvement
- Ability to use validated evidence base and clinical audit to support decision making Ability to understand and apply research methodology
Desirable: - Publications in peer reviewed journals. Presentations and / or publications in particular areas of research
Patient Safety
Essential
- Understanding of the Clinical Governance process
- Active participation in patient safety work and service development
- Dedicated training in patient safety and clinical governance
Management
Essential
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively
- Documented previous contribution to substantial departmental development Ability to plan strategically and to exercise sound judgments when faced with conflicting pressures
- Ability to motivate and develop the multi-disciplinary team, balancing departmental and personal objectives
- Running a service and participation in management process
Desirable: - Formal training Leadership and Management
Practical Requirements
Essential: - Ability and willingness to work the stipulated hours with any reasonable adjustment to take account of any local requirement or disability
Desirable: - Formal training Leadership and Management
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First seen
21 September 2026
Last checked
23 September 2026
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