Job summary
This post is available to employees of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and resident doctors employed by the Lead Employer Trust within the North East and North Cumbria.

We are seeking a Trust Doctor to support the delivery of high-quality patient care and to support flow across the Northumbria Hospital site and/or Wansbeck General Hospital. The posts available will be based within the Discharge Unit / Winter Medical Unit caring for adult medical patients and working as part of a multidisciplinary team to facilitate timely assessment, ongoing management, discharge planning, and patient flow across the organisation.

The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting safe and effective discharge processes, reducing length of stay, and maintaining patient flow during periods of increased demand. They will provide medical care for patients with a range of medical conditions, contribute to daily ward rounds, work closely with nursing, therapy and discharge teams, and liaise with specialty services as required to ensure coordinated patient care as well as linking closely with speciality teams on site.

This post offers an excellent opportunity to gain broad experience in managing adult medical inpatients within a dynamic environment focused on improving patient outcomes, supporting operational resilience, and enhancing the patient journey from admission through to discharge.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date.

Main duties of the job

• Provide day-to-day medical care for patients admitted to the Units.
• Undertake clinical assessments, formulate management plans, and review patients' progress throughout their admission.
• Lead on daily ward & board rounds and multidisciplinary team meetings.
• Support safe, timely, and effective discharge planning in collaboration with nursing, therapy, pharmacy, and discharge teams.
• Liaise with specialty teams and community services to ensure continuity of care and appropriate follow-up arrangements.
• Maintain accurate, timely, and comprehensive clinical documentation.
• Request and interpret appropriate investigations and implement treatment plans in line with Trust policies and best practice.
• Recognise and respond appropriately to deteriorating patients, escalating concerns to senior medical staff as required.
• Contribute to maintaining patient flow across the organisation by supporting efficient clinical decision-making and discharge processes.
• Work flexibly across the ward environment to support service delivery during periods of increased operational demand and winter pressures.
• Communicate effectively with patients, carers, and colleagues to ensure a high standard of patient-centred care.

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
The postholder will provide high-quality medical care to adult inpatients within the Discharge Unit / Winter Medical Unit and will play a key role in supporting patient flow, discharge planning, and operational resilience during periods of increased demand. The role involves working closely with a multidisciplinary team to ensure timely clinical assessment, ongoing review, and safe discharge of patients. The post will contribute to the Trust's Winter Escalation Plan and support the delivery of patient-centred care across the organisation.

Main Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day medical care for patients admitted to the Units.
• Undertake clinical assessment, investigation, diagnosis, and management of patients with a broad range of medical conditions.
• Review patients regularly, formulate management plans, and ensure timely clinical decision-making.
• Participate in daily ward / board rounds and multidisciplinary team meetings.
• Support proactive discharge planning from admission through to discharge.
• Work collaboratively with nursing, therapy, pharmacy, social care, and discharge teams to facilitate safe and timely patient discharge.
• Liaise with specialty teams, community services, and primary care colleagues to ensure continuity of care and appropriate follow-up arrangements.
• Identify and respond appropriately to deteriorating patients, escalating concerns to senior medical staff when required.
• Maintain accurate, comprehensive, and contemporaneous clinical records in line with Trust policies and professional standards.
• Request and interpret appropriate investigations and implement evidence-based treatment plans.
• Communicate effectively with patients, relatives, carers, and colleagues to support informed decision-making and patient-centred care.
• Participate in handovers, case discussions, and other activities that promote safe and effective patient care.
• Contribute to clinical governance, audit, quality improvement projects, and mandatory training requirements.
• Attend relevant educational and development opportunities to support professional growth and maintain clinical competence.
• Work flexibly to support service requirements and operational pressures, particularly during periods of increased demand and winter escalation activity.

Educational and Development Opportunities
The post offers opportunities to develop and enhance:

• Clinical assessment and decision-making skills.
• Communication skills with patients, relatives, and multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience of discharge planning and admission avoidance pathways.
• Understanding of multidisciplinary working and coordinated patient care.
• Knowledge of treatment escalation planning and ethical decision-making.
• Leadership, team-working, handover, and service improvement skills.
• Experience working closely with community, social care, and hospital-based services to support integrated care delivery

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role & responsibilities.

Person Specification
Experience & Knowledge
Essential

• Experience of some aspects of Clinical Governance

Desirable

• Experience of audit or quality improvement projects
• Experience of teaching basic medicine to undergraduates
• Evidence of experience of Clinical Research in Medicine
• Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) relevant to Acute General Medicine

Qualifications
Essential

• Full GMC registration with Licence to Practise - please do not apply if you do not have full GMC registration at the point of application.
• MBBS or equivalent
• Completion of two-year Internal Medical Training (IMT) programme or equivalent
• Paid UK NHS experience working as a doctor
• Advanced life support training from resuscitation council (ALS) or equivalent.
• MRCP part 1 completed

Desirable

• Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) relevant to Acute General Medicine
• Evidence of teaching experience

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).

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 (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).
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).