Trust Doctor in Acute Medicine The closing date is 15 April 2026 This post is available to employees of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and resident doctors employed by the Lead Employer Trust within North East and North Cumbria. We have an opportunity for a Trust Doctor in Acute Medicine, based at Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital (NSECH). This role will balance your clinical time between our busy Acute Medicine inpatient unit (AMU) and our Medical Ambulatory Care (MAC) unit (which delivers same‑day emergency care or SDEC). Your training needs will be discussed with a Clinical Supervisor during an initial meeting to take full advantage of the opportunities highlighted below. Our team of Acute Medicine Consultant Physicians come from a diverse range of clinical backgrounds, including Clinical Infection, Elderly Medicine and Critical Care. Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received. Main duties of the job The type of clinical work and learning opportunities to expect:

Working on busy AMU and Medical Ambulatory Care unit Enhance your skills in taking a targeted medical history Understand how ambulatory care can contribute to safe admission‑avoidance Gain confidence with communication skills with both patients and their families Understand team‑working and leadership, and the roles of all members of the team Understand the role of imaging and investigations, and how urgently these investigations may be needed Learn to work and lead a multidisciplinary team Gain confidence with paracentesis, lumbar punctures and other procedures, and training junior trainees in these where appropriate Development of diagnostic, management and communication skills Attend / present interesting or challenging cases at our departmental meetings Consider Quality Improvement / Clinical Audit opportunities within our department

Working pattern: To be confirmed at interview, but likely to be full‑shift, including day shifts and twilight shifts in SDEC and AMU. About us We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state‑of‑the‑art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England. Job responsibilities Our Acute Medicine inpatient ward works in parallel alongside the other NSECH specialty admission wards (e.g. respiratory, cardiology, gastroenterology and elderly medicine). The AMU is our specialist in‑patient ward for:

Acute oncology and complications of radiotherapy / chemotherapy Undifferentiated sepsis Headache

We also look after our share of acute General Medical admissions. Every day there is shop‑floor presence of Consultant Physician(s) from 8am‑8pm. Training needs will be discussed with an educational supervisor during an initial meeting, to take full advantage of the opportunities highlighted in the job description. Person Specification Qualifications

MBBS or MBChB or equivalent Full GMC registration with a Licence to Practise Completion of 2‑year Internal Medicine or equivalent Paid UK NHS experience working as a doctor Valid Advanced Life Support (ALS) certificate (or equivalent) MRCP part 1 completed CPD relevant to Acute Medicine Medical Teaching experience Experience of QIP

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. Address Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital #J-18808-Ljbffr