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Job Overview
Acute Medicine Consultant – Aintree University Hospital, part of Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. This role supports the front‑door acute medicine service, delivering consultant‑led care for acutely unwell medical patients.
Responsibilities
- Provide timely senior clinical assessment and decision‑making for acutely unwell medical patients at the hospital front door.
- Lead and supervise the acute medical take, ensuring safe, efficient triage, investigation and management, including admission avoidance and same‑day discharge where appropriate.
- Deliver consultant‑led care on the Acute Medical Unit (AMU), including ongoing responsibility for patients until transfer to specialty care or discharge.
- Undertake consultant ward rounds and board rounds, working with nursing and operational teams to optimise flow and bed utilisation.
- Provide senior clinical oversight and support to junior medical staff, including complex decision‑making and high‑risk situations.
- Contribute to the development of front‑door, ambulatory and acute medicine models, and to clinical governance, quality improvement, education and service development.
Qualifications
- MB ChB or equivalent medical qualification.
- MRCP (UK) or equivalent.
- CCT in acute medicine or GIM (General Internal Medicine), or within 6 months.
- Full registration with the GMC.
Desirable
- Additional post‑graduate qualifications.
- Experience in acute medicine with strong clinical judgement.
- Experience in audit, research and teaching within a clinical team.
Equal Opportunity
All applicants will be considered on merit, regardless of gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or age.
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Location: Liverpool
Job Description:
Job Overview
Acute Medicine Consultant – Aintree University Hospital, part of Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. This role supports the front‑door acute medicine service, delivering consultant‑led care for acutely unwell medical patients.
Responsibilities
- Provide timely senior clinical assessment and decision‑making for acutely unwell medical patients at the hospital front door.
- Lead and supervise the acute medical take, ensuring safe, efficient triage, investigation and management, including admission avoidance and same‑day discharge where appropriate.
- Deliver consultant‑led care on the Acute Medical Unit (AMU), including ongoing responsibility for patients until transfer to specialty care or discharge.
- Undertake consultant ward rounds and board rounds, working with nursing and operational teams to optimise flow and bed utilisation.
- Provide senior clinical oversight and support to junior medical staff, including complex decision‑making and high‑risk situations.
- Contribute to the development of front‑door, ambulatory and acute medicine models, and to clinical governance, quality improvement, education and service development.
Qualifications
- MB ChB or equivalent medical qualification.
- MRCP (UK) or equivalent.
- CCT in acute medicine or GIM (General Internal Medicine), or within 6 months.
- Full registration with the GMC.
Desirable
- Additional post‑graduate qualifications.
- Experience in acute medicine with strong clinical judgement.
- Experience in audit, research and teaching within a clinical team.
Equal Opportunity
All applicants will be considered on merit, regardless of gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or age.
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Posted: May 20th, 2026