Job summary
We are seeking two enthusiastic and experienced Consultant to join our busy and dynamic Urgent Care Team at Kettering General Hospital. This is an exciting opportunity to play a leading role in delivering high-quality, patient-centred urgent care within a fast-paced and supportive clinical environment.
Our Urgent Care service includes two Acute Assessment Units: the 24-bedded Middleton Assessment Unit (MAU) and the 20-bedded Clifford Ward. The team also supports our Medical Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) service, which manages up to 70 patients each day, alongside the Planned Care Unit, which sees up to 40 patients daily.
The successful candidate will work closely with a highly skilled multidisciplinary team, providing expert assessment, diagnosis, and management of patients presenting with urgent and acute medical conditions. In addition to delivering excellent clinical care, you will contribute to service development, clinical leadership, and the continuous improvement of patient pathways.
This role offers a unique opportunity to help shape the future of Urgent Care services across the county within a clinically led organisation that values innovation, education, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
Job Description and Person Specification pending Royal College approval.
Main duties of the job
This is an exciting opportunity for a substantive or NHS Locum Consultant to join our established team of five Whole-Time Equivalent (WTE) Consultants within the Department.
We are seeking a dynamic and forward-thinking Acute Physician with a passion for delivering high-quality Acute medical care. This role offers the opportunity to lead innovation and service improvement initiatives while contributing to the continued development of Acute Medicine within the organization.
Applicants should ideally hold a CCT or CESR in Acute Medicine and General Internal Medicine, or be within an appropriate timeframe of obtaining specialist registration.
About us
The Department of Acute Medicine is a part of the UEC Directorate. The Directorate has 15 General Internal Medicine Physicians who operate a fully integrated care system for acute unselected medical patients.
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the Job Description attached to this vacancy and contact details provided. Please note that the attached job plan is indicative only and remains subject to review and final agreement.
Person Specification
Qualifications - Essential
Training - Essential
Teaching /Audit - Essential
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
Consultant Physician in Acute Medicine • Kettering, United Kingdom
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