Locum Consultant in Acute Medicine


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£113,565 to £150,569 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Coventry, CV2 2DX
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	14 Sept 2026
Closing date:	28 Sept 2026

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Summary

Appointees will undertake an initial 10 PA job plan, including 8 direct clinical care sessions of professional activity (PAs) (on a full-time basis and subject to job planning). Direct clinical care will be based across the various areas of Acute Medicine, including the Medical Assessment Unit, Acute Medicine Short Stay and Same Day Emergency Care. Consultants are expected to contribute to provision of out-of-hours cover, through sharing of long day, late shift, and weekend cover. This work is agreed within the consultant job plan and overnight consultant cover is provided by General Internal Medicine. Appointees will receive 1.5 PAs per week for core supporting professional activity (SPA). This allows each consultant time for: Preparation for revalidation. Personal study, e.g. internal CPD, including attending trust educational meetings and the grand round. Personal / professional administration, e.g. preparation for appraisal and job planning, completing 360-degree feedback for colleagues etc. Mandatory training as defined by UHCW. Attendance at internal departmental meetings, internal audit and clinical governance meetings, contributing to national audits etc. Basic undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and clinical supervision. Attending regular specialty meetings. Consultants are expected to support the department through additional SPA roles, up to 1 PA of additional SPA time. Example roles include leads for postgraduate education, audit lead, and undergraduate teaching via medical faculty, and supervision of non-training grade doctors (clinical fellows). Acute medicine consultants use a dedicated office space within the acute medical department. Secretarial support is provided within the department. As part of their core working, acute medical consultants undertake the review of patients as part of post-take ward rounds. Acute medical consultants at UHCW work within defined areas and are expected to see all medical patients within those areas during their duty periods. An example job plan is given below but will be the subject of agreement between the general managers and clinical leadership with the successful candidate. This job plan will be reviewed annually. It will cover all aspects of a consultants professional practice; clinical work, teaching, research, education, and managerial responsibilities, including a clear schedule of commitments, both internal and external. It should include personal objectives, including details of their link to wider service objectives and details of the support required by the consultant to fulfil the job plan and the objectives. Appointed candidates will be welcome to discuss taking on further programmed activities, beyond a 10 PA/week contract.

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