About this role
Job summary
We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic, passionate, innovative and progressive Consultant who share our vision, to join our Acute Medical Consultant team in the Midland Metropolitan Univerity Hospital.
The appointee will cover all areas of Acute Internal Medicine which include the Acute Medical Unit, Short Stay Unit, Medical SDEC, Virtual Clinics and our Acute Hospital At Home service- EPICENTRE. We are looking for individuals who will lead, teach, innovate, and continue to develop our acute medicine services. There is also opportunity to be invovled in research.
Applicants need to demonstrate a wide breadth of knowledge, experience and skills in acute internal medicine. This would include POCUS , leadership and QIP delivery. We also offer a specialty session outside acute medicine and we are willing to consider at joint specialty job plans including frailty, intensive care medicine and toxicology. We are also very keen to accommodate flexible working.
Main duties of the job
The Acute Medicine department is a popular site for Acute Medical trainees and is a national centre for POCUS training and accreditation. We have a dedicated AMU Clinical Skills Lab where trainees receive training in POCUS, leadership, and are involved heavily in teaching and education. Feedback from the our trainees is this team provides one of the best training within the Trust. This has been credited to the teamwork "family" ethos that has been created and sustained. The department has been recognised with local, national and international awards/recognition of work, services and innovation including our Epicentre work by HSJ and the Parliamentary Awards.
This job is a substantive job.
Closing date: 30th June 2026
About us
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWB) serves Birmingham and the Black Country - one of the country's most culturally diverse areas. It's a friendly and welcoming place - a place where you can belong, and a place where you can grow.
We care for our patients, we care about our population, and we care about our people.
Our values - Ambition, Respect and Compassion - are at the heart of who we are. They guide us every step of the way; how we work with each other, and how we look after our patients and their families; how we respect and value the rich diversity of our team and our community.
Our Trust has always aspired to be more than a hospital, more than a healthcare provider. Our purpose is to "Improve the Life Chances and Health Outcomes of our Population." It is what inspires, drives, and unites us every day. It's what makes us unique.
We want working at SWB to feel like more than just a job. We want our Trust to be a place where you can feel you belong. A place where you feel happy, safe, and rewarded. A place where you can develop your career in whatever way you choose. When we say we're 'with you all the way' we want you to know that we mean it. Visit the SWB website to find out more about our ambitions and people plans.
Job description Job responsibilities
The main duties are as follows:
1. To collaborate and work to maintain Acute Medicine services in line with strategic requirements.
2. To provide, with the other Consultants in the specialty, routine and emergency Acute Medical services to the Trust, operating a system of mutual out-of-hours cover, and cover for leave.
3. To provide a consultation and advisory service to medical colleagues in other specialties in the Trust
4. To develop a special interest to complement those of the existing Consultants in Acute Medicine and in accordance with the priorities of the Trust.
5. To develop appropriate services required to fulfil clinical needs, within available resources.
6. To take responsibility for the educational supervision, education, training and appraisal of resident doctors (of all grades including registrars), medical students and other AHPs.
7. To participate in clinical meetings and postgraduate activities in the Trust.
Person Specification
Qualifications: Essential
oEntry on the Specialist Register in Acute Internal Medicine and/or General Internal Medicine (or CCT expected within 6 months from the date of interview) oMRCP (UK) or equivalent
Desirable
oHigher Degree oSCE Acute Medicine
Clinical Experience: Essential
oClinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining CCT in Acute Medicine
Desirable
oSpecial interest that complements the existing consultants
Management and Administrative Experience: Essential
oAbility to organise and prioritise workload effectively
Clinical Effectiveness Essential
oExperience of conducting clinical audit
Teaching and Training experience: Essential
oAbility to teach clinical skills to medical and nursing staff and other disciplines.
Desirable
oFormal training in teaching
Research, Innovation and Service Improvement Experience: Essential
oAbility to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
Desirable
oKnowledge and experience of the application of information technology to management of flow of patients oPublications in relevant peer-reviewed journals in the last five years. oEvidence of having undertaken original research
Other Requirements: Essential
oFull GMC Registration with Licence to Practise.
Desirable
oKnowledge and experience of the application of information technology to management of flow of patients
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship 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 (Opens in a new tab).
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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust
Address Smethwick
Grove Lane
Smethwick
B66 2QT
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.swbh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)