Job summary
- Main area
- General Medicine
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 179-7237242-MSC
- Employer
- West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- West Suffolk Hospital Foundation Trust
- Town
- Bury St. Edmunds
- Salary
- £109,725 - £145,478 Pro Rata Per Annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 16/07/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 22/08/2025
Employer heading
Consultant in General Medicine
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Job overview
A new opportunity has risen to join our friendly team for the post of Consultant in General Medicine. This post will be based in West Suffolk Hospital which covers a 33 bedded ward. The post involves in-patient duties, outpatients duties (depending on the specialty interest), and regular commitment to both in-reach into the medical admissions unit and on-call for general medicine.
The West Suffolk Gastroenterology team is currently looking for a consultant in General Medicine on a permanent basis to enhance the current service, as we look forward towards the new hospital build. The applicant would be looking after medical patients on up to 50% of the Gastro ward, which is currently shared by nine Gastro consultants. The consultants are currently rotating on and off the ward on a weekly basis. This provides opportunity for the applicant to have dedicated time to develop their sub-speciality interest, mainly in the afternoons/evenings.
Please See Full Job Description attached for details
Interviews to be held on Friday 22nd August 2025
Main duties of the job
- reviewing patients on the Gastro ward
- undertake ward round
- outpatient commitment specific to sub-specialty interest
- Training/Supervising staff
- partaking in the on-call rota ( General Medicine)
- reviewing patients in the Emergency Department/Acute Medical Unit where necessary
- involvement in monthly governance
Please See Full Job Description attached for details
Working for our organisation
#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community
We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.
The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.
Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.
We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.
With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.
We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.
Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
This is an amazing time to apply for a Consultant post in General Internal Medicine at West Suffolk Hospital. We are looking for highly motivated, innovative and skilled individual to join the team of Consultants with areas of special interest which can include Respiratory, Diabetes/Endocrinology, Cardiology, Gastroenterology, Emergency/Acute Medicine, Stroke and Geriatric Medicine. We are looking to recruit to a standard job plan of 10 sessions per week, and details of the job plan can be agreed with the successful candidate.
There will be expectation to contribute to the Physician of the Day rota for unselected medical take on weekdays and weekends.
Being able to lead in complex MDT/Board Round discussions on ongoing care and making advanced care planning decisions will be essential to help support patient flow out of the hospital.
Please See Full Job Description attached for details
Person specification
Education, Qualifications and Special Training
Essential criteria
- MRCP or equivalent
- Full GMC registration
- Entry on the GMC specialist register in General (Internal) Medicine or be eligible for entry (within six months of attaining Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training) at the time of interview
Desirable criteria
- MD or PhD
Knowledge & Skills
Essential criteria
- Depth and breadth of experience in acute ward based and out-patient medicine
- All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues which could be demonstrated by one of the following: - PLAB 1 PLAB 2 If applicants believe that they have adequate communication skills, but do not fit into one of the examples they need to provide evidence.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT in General Medicine
- Experience in management of acute medical inpatients and medical outpatients
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
- Experience in management of General Medicine in-patient and out-patient medicine
Desirable criteria
- Five years supervised training in an appropriate SpR training programme or equivalent
Teaching and Training
Essential criteria
- Experience of supervising FY1s, FY2s StRs and SpRs
- Ability to teach clinical skills
Desirable criteria
- Experience of teaching basic clinical skills to undergraduates
- Experience of teaching other professional groups
- Ability to supervise postgraduate research
Management & Audit Training
Essential criteria
- Ability to organise and manage day to day service delivery e.g. out-patient priorities
- Ability to manage and lead strategic developments in service delivery
- Experience of audit management
- Ability and willingness to work within the Trust and NHS performance framework and targets
Research & Publications
Essential criteria
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
- Publications in peer reviewed journals
Desirable criteria
- Experience of conducting research projects
- Publications in peer reviewed journals
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Krishna Basavaraju
- Job title
- Gastroenterology Clinical Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01284 713461
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