Consultant in Acute Medicine | Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£113,565 - £150,569 pro rata
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Sutton-In-Ashfield, NG17 4JL
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	11 Aug 2026
Closing date:	10 Sept 2026

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Summary

The new appointment will be expected to work with the Head of Service for Acute Medicine and the Clinical Chair for Emergency Medicine and Acute Medicine to improve patient management in the Emergency Admission Unit (EAU), Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) and the Short Stay Unit (SSU).

The Acute Physician’s timetable and job plan will include leading the multi-disciplinary board rounds and ward rounds, daytime on calls, covering the Same Day Emergency Care and Short Stay Unit, direct input into the Emergency Department and specialist interests if relevant.

During their non-clinical sessions, the Acute Physicians will be expected to be active and contribute implementation and lead the service improvements.

• Leading post take ward rounds

• Consultant ward rounds on EAU/SSU

• Give advice to GP’s

• Consultant cover in SDEC

• Provide weekend consultant cover

• Participate with General Internal Medicine (GIM) rota

• Contribution to service improvements

• Closely cooperate with ED and all specialities

• Support trainees / clinical development fellows

• Active participation in audit and clinical governance

Thank you for your interest in this role.

Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journal’s Trust of the Year in 2020.

The Care Quality Commission rated King’s Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.

For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.

Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.

We would love you to join us.

The over-riding purpose is to support the provision of the highest quality patient care through personal actions and continuous improvement.

To see the full detailed job description and main responsibilities of the job please refer the job description attached.

This advert closes on Tuesday 1 Sep 2026

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