Main area Acute Medicine Grade Consultant Contract Permanent Hours Full time – 10 sessions per week (1:11 oncall) Job ref 331-B0330626
Employer University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Barrow in Furness Town Barrow in Furness Salary £113,565 – £150,569 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 08/07/2026 23:59
Consultant
”Creating a great place to be cared for and a great place to work”
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay has a firm commitment to strengthening the diversity of our workforce, and therefore welcome and encourage applications from likeminded people who can support our ambition to become effortlessly inclusive. We are particularly keen to hear from protected groups – including BAME, LGBT+ and people with a disability.
Job overview
The Acute Medicine Unit (& SDEC) at the Furness General Hospital prides itself as a Centre of Diagnostic Excellence. Patients are managed effectively and efficiently. This is due to the ethos of the team and the presence of senior clinical decision makers throughout the day.
This post offers the successful candidate an opportunity to contribute to the further development of a well-established service. The post will suit candidates who are passionate about diagnostic accuracy, are motivated to partake in an acute service and can make sound clinical decisions.
We stream medical patients directly into our SDEC, from Primary Care, ambulance providers and the Emergency Department. The successful candidate will provide support/ advice and guidance to the Medical SDEC team, alongside their Acute Medical Unit duties.
Our SDEC provides a comprehensive service aided by our excellent relationship with general internal medicine specialties, pharmacy, and radiology. Complex medical diagnoses can be established and then referred to the relevant specialty for continuing care.
There is an emphasis on the ability of the team members to excel as General Internal Medicine Physicians.
Working hours: 10PAs divided into 8.5 PA DCC and 1.5 SPA. 1 additional PA will be provided for on call and supplement. Additional roles can be negotiated in addition to basic PA’s.
Main duties of the job
The Acute Medicine team comprises of a Consultant led team covering 20 Acute Medical Unit beds and a Medical SDEC.
The team is assisted by the on-call consultant, ST3+ on call for medicine and intermediate grade doctors on call for medicine.
The successful candidate will have completed and or awaiting completion of a CCT/CESR in GIM/Specialty area and have the opportunity for a joint job plan designed with them to accommodate their continued practice in a sub-specialty interest, Acute Medicine and their parent specialty.
The successful candidate will:
- Be dedicated to hands‑on involvement with medical admissions to the Acute Medicine Unit focusing on timely assessment, management and discharge
- Supervise junior doctors and ANPs, seeing patients in our medical SDEC & on AMU
- Supervise & co‑ordinate junior doctors on AMU
- Teach & train undergraduate medical students & junior doctors
- Provide leadership & work as part of our team
- Be part of the on‑call team
Part‑time applicants will have their PAs adjusted pro rata and additional sessions/ on call to be discussed.
Working for our organisation
We operate from three main hospitals-Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.
FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant‑led services.
WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non‑life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.
All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, daycase and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.
Our Community Service for adults are provided in people’s homes, community centres, clinics, GP Practices, community hospitals. Our aim is to work with people to help them remain independent, improve their health and manage their conditions through high quality care, advice and support.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Application for this substantive post will only be accepted if you hold full GMC registration with a license to practice and entry on the Specialist Register or anticipating being in receipt of CCT/Professional Portfolio (formally CESR) within six months of interview.
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/
Person specification
Educational Qualifications
- Full registration and a licence to practise with the GMC.
- Specialist Registration, or within 6 months of award at time of interview.
- Current entry on the GMC Specialist register via:
- Certificate of completion in Specialist Training (CTT) or within 6 months of completion of training at the time of interview, or
- Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR) or within 6 months of successful CESR
- European Community Rights
- MD or Ph D degree
- Substantial (5 years +) Acute internal medical experience
- Speciality certificate Examinations in Acute Internal Medicine
Experience
- Broad exposure to medical diseases and the management of these.
- Comprehensive patient management, ability to train/ supervise junior medical staff and medical students
- Confident in the care of acutely ill patients.
Ability/skills
- Ability to supervise Junior Doctors
- ability to plan and conduct audit =+‑ research projects
- Keen and enthusiastic in the field of Acute medicine
- IT literate- and able to use a fully digital Patient Record system as part of operating practice
- Evidence of recent research with relevant publications
Research and Audit
- Evidence of audit and the implementation of change following the audit
- Relevant research published in peer review journal
Management Skills
- Demonstrate effective team working skills
- Time management/organisational ability. An example may be they have developed and run training programmes.
- Proven knowledge of systems and process of NHS or equivalent
- Sense of understanding and commitment to corporate responsibility
Leadership
- An understanding of and ability to demonstrate your ability to: empower others, lead through change, influence strategically, collaborative working, drive for improvement, integrity
other
- Demonstrate innovation and problem solving abilities
- Ability to communicate effectively
- Ability to form and maintain good working relations with colleagues and patients.
PLEASE NOTE THAT SHORTLISTED APPLICANTS WILL BE CONTACTED BY EMAIL.
The Trust promotes flexible working opportunities where ever possible to enable staff to balance their work and home life. We are committed to Equal Opportunities and aim to be Effortlessly Inclusive.
The trust operates a No Smoking Policy.
Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our Person Specification will be shortlisted for Interview.
We reserve the right to close a job advert early where sufficient applications have been received.
The Trust does not offer interview expenses to shortlisted candidates unless indicated in the advert.
If the post is subject to Disclosure & Barring Service checking, (formally CRB) a charge of £49.50 for Enhanced and £21.50 for Standard clearance and additional to this a £4.90 administration fee will be made to the successful candidate(s). This currently only applies to roles Band 6 and above and Medical & Dental posts.
Anyone newly appointed to the trust under the Agenda For Change contract, will be subject to the completion of a satisfactory 6 month probationary period. This will give the new staff member an opportunity to become familiar with the role and working environment.
We have introduced a new system called Pre-Onboarding, specifically to support you right the way through to your first few months in your new role with us at UHMB. This bespoke site has lots of useful information to help you settle into your new role including: what to expect from the recruitment clearances process, where to get a uniform, when you’ll get paid etc. As well as information on a number of our services i.e. Infection Prevention, Anti-fraud, Inclusion and Diversity, Care Certificates and much more. To access click on this link https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/uhmbt-pre-onboarding.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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