Acute Medicine Specialty Doctor
Closing date: 14 April 2026.
An opportunity has arisen for a dynamic, enthusiastic clinician to join our team in Acute Medicine at Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Warrington Hospital (570 beds) and Halton Hospital (community beds). The Emergency Department (ED) at Warrington serves a population of over 310,000 people; it is open 24 hours daily and sees 85,000 new patients per year. There are a wide range of specialties on site including medicine, surgery, orthopaedics, ENT, ophthalmology, paediatrics, obstetrics and gynaecology. Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospital has been rated ‘Good’ in its most recent CQC inspection.
Acute Medicine at Warrington Hospital offers the opportunity to work on a dynamic, fast paced 36 bedded Acute Medicine Unit and Same Day Emergency Care Unit with an Acute Medicine follow up clinic.
The Specialty Doctor pathway within Acute Medicine that we have designed allows you to develop your skills and competencies within Acute Medicine with the opportunity to enter the Specialist Register for Acute Medicine via the Portfolio Pathway (formally known as CESR) Route.
Main duties of the job
The Specialty Doctor will form part of the senior doctor presence within the Acute Medicine Team working across all areas within Acute Medicine including the Acute Medicine Unit, Same Day Emergency Care Unit, and Acute Medicine patients within ED. The Speciality Doctor will provide senior support to more junior members of the team, reviewing patients both independently and working closely with Acute Medicine Consultants to ensure timely review and discharge of patients. The Specialty Doctor will support with training and education within Acute Medicine, delivering teaching sessions as part of the weekly Acute Medicine Teaching Programme. The Specialty Doctor will take an active role in service development and Quality Improvement Projects to improve patient care and safety.
This post offers an exciting opportunity for a motivated qualified doctor with experience of clinical practice to deliver high quality, effective clinical care in a busy modern District General Hospital. Applicants must be on the GMC register with a Licence to Practice.
About us
Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience for our staff. We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.
Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system. Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.
Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services; Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.
A CQC-rated ‘good’ organisation with ‘outstanding’ features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.
We employ nearly 5,000 people from over 80 nationalities, striving to be a diverse, inclusive employer and recognised leader in equality. We support flexible working, welcoming flexible applications. Proud of our many accreditations, we are embedding an anti-racist approach in all we do.
Job responsibilities
The full details of this role are available within the Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Skills, knowledge and competencies
- Clinical judgement
- Communication with patients and their families
- Working in a team
- Colleague relationships
- Integrity
- Time Management
- Organisational Skills
- Evidence of being able to work with a variety of specialities
- Competence in procedural skills e.g. lumbar puncture, pleural aspiration, ascitic tap.
Specific role requirements
- GMC Registration
- Desire to maintain knowledge and skills by ensuring to keep up to date with relevant updates to guidelines
- Completion of an audit cycle/QIP to demonstrate competence
Other
- Full shift work pattern
- Desire to progress and enhance the skills already present
Experience
- Minimum 12 months experience of a Medical Specialty
- Minimum 6 months NHS experience working as a doctor in a medical specialty
- Experience working in multiple medical specialties within the NHS at minimum SHO grade
Qualifications
- Primary Medical Degree
- MRCP
- Additional masters
- Additional Leadership Training
- Additional training in educational supervision
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.
Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHSFT
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