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Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust
Consultant in Acute Medicine
Wakefield On-site 5-10 yrs exp Hospitals and Health Care 2,158 employees
Acute medicineGeneral internal medicineClinical leadershipProblem solvingTime management
Requirements
Applicants must hold full GMC registration with a license to practice and be on the GMC Specialist Register for Acute Internal Medicine. A medical degree, MRCP or equivalent, and recent experience at registrar or consultant level are essential.
Job Description
About The Role
This post is offered on a full-time (10 PA) basis although less than full-time applications will be considered.
Duties will be based primarily on our Wakefield (Pinderfields) site although all our medical staff are involved in delivering care to patients on all our sites.
The Acute Medicine Department at Mid Yorkshire Hospitals is supported by 8 WTE substantive consultants plus a number of long-term locum consultants and the following medical team.
4 Specialty Training Registrars,
4 Internal Medical Trainees,
4 ACCS Trainee,
4 FY1,
2 Physician Associates
The team along with GIM colleagues see approximately 30,000 patients each year, in both an inpatient and same day emergency care (SDEC) setting (split 50:50). The SDEC unit is supported by 16 qualified and trainee advanced clinical practitioners.
Main duties
The Main Duties Of The Post Will Include
Provide on-call and consultant-present care across our sites, with a primary focus on the Acute Medical Unit (AMU) at Pinderfields Hospital and on Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) at Pinderfields Hospital, and each of the team take a share of consultant-present evening and weekend duties, along with the general medical on-call team. Daytime Duties: part of the scheduled weekly timetable (below) with four consultants providing concurrent wards in close liaison with a fifth consultant who provides ED in-reach assessment and coordination with the Emergency Department. Support is provided by specialties within the hospital. Weekday Evenings: scheduled rounds are provided until 20:00hrs on a (planned)v1:16 basis and will include overnight on-call cover, paired with a Respiratory consultant who leads a parallel round. Weekend Daytime: scheduled rounds are provided 09:00-1700hrs on a (planned) 2:8 basis as part of the GIM on-call rota paired with a respiratory consultant who leads a parallel ward round. Weekend overnight on-call cover is 1:16 Support for medical subspecialties is provided by separate on-call teams. There is a separate GI bleed rota (provided by Gastroenterology). There is Critical Care support with level 2 and 3 care facilities Urgent and Emergency Care duties including out-of-hours on-call; schedules will take account of the provisions of working time regulations and safe working. Supporting Professional Activities in accordance with the Trust Framework, with at least a minimum of 1.5 SPAs included in the core 10PA timetable. Additional SPA or DCC time may be commissioned in line with the skills of the successful candidate and changing requirements of the service.
Please see the attached full job description for an example weekly timetable.
Essential Person Specification Requirements
To meet the requirements of this role, applicants must demonstrate the following essential criteria:
Full GMC Registration with licence to practise
Registered for General Medicine
Inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register via one of the following:
MRCP or equivalent
Eligibility to work in the UK
Recent experience working at registrar or consultant level.
Demonstrates intelligent and analytical approach to problem solving.
Good time management.
Ability to contribute to the development of the Trust and its services.
Able to communicate clearly and effectively with staff and patients.
Caring and compassionate
Flexible, adaptable and a good fit for the team
Willingness to provide and learn all aspects of hospitals internal systems and processes and adhere to local policies
Physically able to carry out the duties as specified in the job description and ability to evidence competencies
Disclosure + Barring Service (DBS) clearance
For the full Person Specification, including desirable criteria for the role, please refer to the attached document within the job description.
Tendekayi Msimanga Head of Clinical Service for Acute Medicine: tendekayi.msimanga@nhs.net
Be part of MY team
We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients’ homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.
We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.
If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.
Application Guidance
We understand that more applicants are using artificial intelligence (AI) technology to help with their applications. While these tools can be useful, they cannot fully capture your skills, knowledge, and experience. It’s important that you personalise your application. Relying solely on AI is not recommended, as it may reduce your chances of success. Our screening process is thorough, so if you have used AI, please make sure to disclose this on your application form.
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Our Benefits
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This post is offered on a full-time (10 PA) basis although less than full-time applications will be considered.
Duties will be based primarily on our Wakefield (Pinderfields) site although all our medical staff are involved in delivering care to patients on all our sites.
The Acute Medicine Department at Mid Yorkshire Hospitals is supported by 8 WTE substantive consultants plus a number of long-term locum consultants and the following medical team.
4 Specialty Training Registrars,
4 Internal Medical Trainees,
4 ACCS Trainee,
4 FY1,
2 Physician Associates
The team along with GIM colleagues see approximately 30,000 patients each year, in both an inpatient and same day emergency care (SDEC) setting (split 50:50). The SDEC unit is supported by 16 qualified and trainee advanced clinical practitioners.
Main duties
The Main Duties Of The Post Will Include
- Examples may include formal teaching responsibilities or departmental leadership roles.
- Specialist skills as part of the AIM curriculum will also be supported.
Please see the attached full job description for an example weekly timetable.
Essential Person Specification Requirements
To meet the requirements of this role, applicants must demonstrate the following essential criteria:
Full GMC Registration with licence to practise
Registered for General Medicine
Inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register via one of the following:
- CCT in AIM (or within 6 months of obtaining CCT)
- CESR in AIM
MRCP or equivalent
Eligibility to work in the UK
Recent experience working at registrar or consultant level.
Demonstrates intelligent and analytical approach to problem solving.
Good time management.
Ability to contribute to the development of the Trust and its services.
Able to communicate clearly and effectively with staff and patients.
Caring and compassionate
Flexible, adaptable and a good fit for the team
Willingness to provide and learn all aspects of hospitals internal systems and processes and adhere to local policies
Physically able to carry out the duties as specified in the job description and ability to evidence competencies
Disclosure + Barring Service (DBS) clearance
For the full Person Specification, including desirable criteria for the role, please refer to the attached document within the job description.
Tendekayi Msimanga Head of Clinical Service for Acute Medicine: tendekayi.msimanga@nhs.net
Be part of MY team
We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients’ homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.
We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.
If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.
Application Guidance
We understand that more applicants are using artificial intelligence (AI) technology to help with their applications. While these tools can be useful, they cannot fully capture your skills, knowledge, and experience. It’s important that you personalise your application. Relying solely on AI is not recommended, as it may reduce your chances of success. Our screening process is thorough, so if you have used AI, please make sure to disclose this on your application form.
Application Tips
If you need help with your application, take a look at the tips on our .
Our Benefits
- Access to the NHS pension plan
- Generous holiday allowance of 27 days plus bank holidays, increasing with 5 and 10 years of service
- Exceptional employee health and wellbeing services
- Extensive benefits and support, including:
- Onsite nurseries and childcare salary sacrifice scheme
- Home electronics scheme
- Cycle to work scheme - subject to eligibility criteria
- Car lease salary sacrifice scheme - subject to eligibility criteria
- Working carers support and advice, carers network and carers passport
- Flexible working options and family and carer-friendly policies
- Established staff networks, including LGBTQ+ and Race Equality
- Career progression, training and support
You can find out more about skilled worker and health and care visas on our .
Education
Postgraduate Degree
Skills
Acute medicineGeneral internal medicineClinical leadershipProblem solvingTime managementCommunicationPatient careEmergency careWard roundsTeachingTeamworkAdaptability
About Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust
Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust provides acute, community and specialist health care services to around half a million people living in Wakefield and North Kirklees. We have three hospitals at Dewsbury, Pontefract and Wakefield (Pinderfields), and also provide care in community settings such as GP surgeries, health centres and clinics as well as in people’s own homes. Every one of our 9,000 staff play a vital role in providing quality care to the thousands of people we serve and we are proud to have a hard working, talented, and dynamic work force who strive every day to provide quality care and support to those who use our services. Our mission is to recruit, develop and retain skilled and motivated people who embody the Trust’s core values of caring, respect, high standards and improving. We do this by creating a supportive working environment - in first class facilities - where excellence and innovation is valued and celebrated; by providing excellent training and development opportunities, and by offering a comprehensive package of staff benefits to reward our employees for their hard work and commitment.
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