LAS ST3 in Acute Medicine | Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£67,325 Per annum pro rata
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Milton Keynes, MK6 5LD
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	12 Aug 2026
Closing date:	11 Sept 2026

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Summary

Applications are invited to apply for this LAS ST3 post (Fixed Term from 2nd Sep 2026 until 2nd Feb 2027) in Acute/General/Geriatric Medicine.

Subspecialty experience will be offered, subject to discussion between post holder and Clinical Manager.

It is envisaged this post would be suitable an early years registrar who would like a further year to develop speciality skills before undertaking speciality training. The candidate should be capable of being on the general medical registrar rota.

The job will contain the following exposure:

6 sessions working as a Registrar-level doctor in the Medical Department on the medical wards.

1 session of SPA activity (to be agreed internally)

Full participation in the general medicine registrar on call rota including nights and weekends

Undergraduate UBMS Medical School Teaching

You may from time to time be asked to undertake other reasonable duties; however, any changes will be made in discussion with you in the light of the service need,

We are a dynamic and supportive department, and the posts offer broad and deep clinical exposure.

The appointee will have excellent opportunity to gain experience in acute medicine including being part of the acute on call rota, which attracts the additional on call supplement. Further, there is an opportunity to work shifts in our Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) department providing front door and admission avoidance care for our patients.

There will be many opportunities for professional development, and you will be allocated a clinical supervisor to help with a personal development portfolio. Applicants will also be supported in applying for National Training Numbers (NTN’s).

There are many forms of development available in this role, including weekly grand round and regular audit and clinical governance sessions. Participation in these will be encouraged. There will be opportunities to work on audit and quality improvement projects.

Milton Keynes University Hospital, in proud partnership with the University of Buckingham, is a University Teaching Hospital committed to advancing patient care through cutting-edge research and education. With a “Good” rating from the CQC and significant investment underway, this is an exciting time to join our team and grow your career.

As a medium sized general hospital, we provide a full range of general medical and surgical services, including a busy Emergency Department, Maternity, and Paediatrics. As the population of our city and surrounding areas continues to grow rapidly, we are expanding and enhancing our facilities to meet rising demand and improve access to care for all our communities.

We are also proud to offer a growing portfolio of specialist services. In January 2025 we opened our state-of-the-art Radiotherapy Centre, bringing advanced cancer treatment closer to home. Our services also include neonatology, specialist surgical care, and a wide range of diagnostics, supported by the new Community Diagnostic Centre at Whitehouse Health Centre.

Further investment is underway, including the construction of Oak Wards – a new ward block featuring two 24-bed wards – and the recently approved Women and Children’s Centre, set to open by 2030.

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The post holder will support the Acute on call rota, responsible for managing, co-ordinating and running the acute take smoothly and working alongside the Acute Medical Consultant / On call Consultant Physician of the day on MAU. This will involve taking part in evening shifts, night shifts and weekend working dependent upon experience of the candidate and the need of the service. Every doctor working within the department of medicine is expected to have an out of hours component within their contract.

There are a number of specific roles within the hospital relating to our joint endeavours with the University of Buckingham Medical School. These roles involve teaching and the wider management of the undergraduate training programme. These activities are recognised explicitly in job plans. Day-to-day teaching on the wards and in clinic is accounted for within direct clinical care (DCC) time.

This advert closes on Sunday 23 Aug 2026

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