Job summary
- Main area
- Consultant Acute Physician
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 344-5530CONWHH
- Employer
- East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- William Harvey Hospital
- Town
- Ashford
- Salary
- £109,725 - £145,478 Per Annum (Pro Rata where applicable)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 28/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Consultant Acute Physician
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Job overview
This is an exciting time to join East Kent Hospitals, with ongoing
significant investment in medical and nursing staff and hospital
infrastructure. We are benefitting from an extensive new build
in the emergency department and are working with our system
partners to develop integrated patient pathways.
We are seeking clinicians who can help shape the future of Acute and
Same Day Emergency Care pathways contributing to our
emerging clinical strategy.
We offer:
- Flexible SPA included in job planning
- Possible annualised job planning
- Time for internal and external teaching
- Supporting your clinical interests
- Standard study leave budget of £1000 per year
- Dedicated office space
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be expected to:
- Provide expert assessment, diagnosis, and management of acutely unwell medical patients.
- Supervise and lead the Acute Medical Unit (AMU), Ambulatory Emergency Care (AEC), and Same-Day Emergency Care (SDEC) services.
- Ensure seamless transitions of care from the Emergency Department to Acute Medicine and beyond.
- Work collaboratively with colleagues to design and implement innovative pathways for acute care.
- Contribute to quality improvement, patient safety, and governance activities.
- Actively participate in the training and mentorship of junior doctors, medical students, and other healthcare professionals.
Working for our organisation
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 700,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’.
We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.
Through our Family First scheme we pledge to find roles for partners of consultants offered a substantive post - For more information please visit https://www.ekhuft.nhs.uk/careers/family-first-scheme/
We also offer removal expenses (substantive positions), up to 32 days’ annual leave and active support for study, quality improvement and patient safety work as part of our ‘We care’ improvement journey, and medical education and research.
Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and above.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please review the Supporting Documents section to access the full Job Description and Person Specification. If you have further queries please do not hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details at the top the page.
Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.
*Please note that the set Interview Date has been added as guidance and may be subject to change.
Person specification
Qualifications and training
Essential criteria
- Full GMC Registration
- MRCP or an equivalent postgraduate qualification
- Entry on the GMC specialist register via relevant CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview), or relevant CESR or European Community Rights, or Consultant experience in Acute/General medicine
Desirable criteria
- Leadership or teaching experience
- Distinctions, scholarships, prizes, publications
- Other degrees, e.g., BSc, MSc, MD
Skills and experience
Essential criteria
- Broad level of teaching experience and competence in Acute Medicine
- Minimum of English Level 2 (GCSE grade C or equivalent), IELTS, or graduate of a UK Medical school
- Excellent communication skills with patients, colleagues, managers and other staff
- Ability to take independent responsibility for patients
Desirable criteria
- RCP Specialist Certification in Acute Medicine
- U.K clinical experience
- Added skillset in point of care ultrasound, ECHO (FICE)
- Managerial skills or Digital I.T experience to enable innovative clinical pathways (virtual wards)
Clinical governance
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of participation in Audit, QIP, and Mortality meetings
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Saba Mahmood
- Job title
- Acute Medicine Consultant
- Email address
- [email protected]
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