Job summary
- Main area
- Acute Medicine
- Grade
- YM72
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 220-043-AAC-EIM
- Employer
- Whittington Health NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Whittington Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £113,565 - £150,569 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/06/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 22/07/2026
Employer heading
Consultant in Acute and General Medicine
YM72
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Job overview
“Best of both” at the Whittington – The Whittington Hospital is a unique place. It combines the academic ethos of a University Hospital with the friendliness of a Rural DGH. The number of students and junior doctors who return as registrars and consultants is testament to the positive working environment and the collegiate atmosphere that has been created. Add in the lowest Standardised Mortality Ratio in the country and you have a hospital that is a great place to work.
The Acute Medicine Team is at the heart of daily life at the Whittington and we are now looking for an enthusiastic and committed consultant to join our team.
You will join the existing Acute Medicine consultant team in helping to deliver Acute Medicine Services. You will also be on the GIM on call weekend and out of hours rota which is run from the larger cohort of GIM specialities combined with the Acute Medicine consultants.
You will have experience of a broad acute medical training and will be capable of handling the range of medical problems that occur within the setting of an acute hospital. You must be an effective team player and will be flexible in approaching new ways of working.
As well as having an absorbing job you will have numerous opportunities to continue to develop your career.
Interview date: 22 July 2026
**Please note that as per our Trust processes you will be expected to make yourself available to attend a face to face interview if successfully short listed for this post.**
Main duties of the job
Please see the full Job Description and the Person Specification for further details about the job role.
Working for our organisation
Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
See the attached job description for full and further details including a sample timetable of duties for the post.
Person specification
Qualifications/ Training
Essential criteria
- Full GMC Registration MBBS, MRCP or equivalent
- Entry on Specialist Register in Acute Medicine or General (Internal) Medicine (or entry expected within 6 months from the date of interview
Desirable criteria
- MSc, PhD
- CCT in Acute Medicine
- Consideration will also be given to applicants with Specialty Training in General (Internal) Medicine who have demonstrated a firm commitment to a career in Acute Medicine
Relevant Experience
Essential criteria
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively
- Ability to organise research and work within research governance procedures
- Ability to plan strategically and to exercise sound judgements when faced with conflicting pressures.
- Ability to motivate and develop the multi-disciplinary team, balancing departmental and personal objectives.
Desirable criteria
- Formal training in educational and clinical supervision of junior Drs
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Ability to offer expert clinical opinion in a range of problems within speciality
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the care of patients
Management, resource use and audit
Essential criteria
- Ability to use the evidence base and clinical audit to support decision-making.
- Experience of conducting clinical audit
Desirable criteria
- Formal training in management and administration
- Guideline and pathway development
Academic Achievements/Research/ Publications
Essential criteria
- Participated in research
Desirable criteria
- Experience in organising educational activities
- Published papers in peer reviewed journals
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, and an ability to relate to staff and patients.
- Be able to work in a multi-professional and multi-disciplinary framework
- Knowledge of resource management issues
- Team player
Desirable criteria
- Previous participation in quality initiatives
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 Ilana Samson
- Job title
- Clinical lead, Acute Medicine
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Duncan Carmichael- Clinical Director [email protected]
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Whittington Health NHS Trust
Magdala Avenue
London
N19 5NF
- Telephone
- 020 7288 5286
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