Job summary
We are seeking to appoint a substantive Consultant Acute Physician to join our Acute Medicine team at York Hospital. This post forms part of our ongoing investment in strengthening permanent Acute Medicine staffing and supporting the continued development of front-door services, including the Emergency Assessment Unit (EAU).

This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing and supportive team at a key stage in service development, with strong Care Group and Trust-level backing for Acute Medicine and a clear commitment to sustainable service delivery.

Main duties of the job

• Provide senior clinical leadership in the assessment and management of acutely unwell medical patients.
• Contribute to consultant presence on the acute floor and Emergency Assessment Unit (EAU), supporting timely decision-making and patient flow.
• Work collaboratively with Emergency Medicine, specialty teams and multidisciplinary colleagues to deliver high-quality front-door care.
• Support junior medical staff, ACPs and the wider MDT through clinical supervision, teaching and mentoring.
• Participate in clinical governance activity, including audit, quality improvement and service development.
• Contribute to the Acute Medicine on-call rota in line with service requirements.
• Undertake Supporting Professional Activities (SPA) in accordance with Trust policy. A flexible and balanced job plan will be agreed with the successful candidate, aligning service need with individual interests.

About us
WORKING FOR OUR ORGANISATION
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Our benefits
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension fordependants
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• Agenerous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k)to support with relocation expensesfor hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully.If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/managerat interview stage.
• A variety ofdifferent typesof paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work,familyand relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Workscheme
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring,cinemaand financefrom a rangeof providers

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

Details
Date posted: 03 July 2026
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Consultant
Salary: £109,725 to £145,478 a year
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 419-8104614-C-M-Y-NR
Job locations: York, Wigginton Road, York, YO31 8HE, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
For more information please see the job description attached

Our Trust continues to strongly encourage our staff to be vaccinated against COVID19, this remains our best defence to protect our patients, ourselves and everyone else.

Armed Forces Friendly Employer
We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britains Reservists and Employers. This means that York Teaching Hospital has provided its statement of intent to support all Defence personnel and we welcome their application to work for us.

Disability Confident and Mindful Employer
The Trust is committed to meeting the needs of employees and applicants with a disability or mental health condition. Our support for these schemes includes encouraging applications from people who are disabled or have a mental health condition, offering adjustments to make our application process accessible.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Hold a medical qualification registered with the GMC
• Hold license to practise with the General Medical Council
• Entry on the GMC Specialist Register in GIM or Acute Medicine via; - CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview) - CESR (within 6 months of completing a training programme recognised for the award of CCT or equivalent)
• An appropriate higher qualification - MRCP or equivalent

Desirable

• MD or equivalent Higher Degree or evidence of relevant research
• Ability to supervise postgraduate research
• Substantive NHS experience

Clinical Practice / Competence
Essential

• Ability to demonstrate clinical experience and skill in managing acute medical inpatients
• Knowledge of good medical practice and the General Medical Council requirements
• Experience of assessing and managing acutely unwell medical and elderly patients
• Demonstrates a sound knowledge of clinical governance practice

Mentoring and Teaching
Essential

• Experience of teaching and supervising undergraduate and post graduate trainees
• Ability to teach clinical skills
• Experience of undertaking audits and presenting their findings

Leadership
Essential

• Is able and willing to take on a leadership role
• Ability to contribute to change management agenda and take a leading role

Desirable

• Familiarity within issues of service organisation and development

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).