Locum Consultant Acute Physician

This is an exciting time to join East Kent Hospitals, with ongoing

significant investment in medical and nursing staff and hospital

infrastructure. We are benefitting from an extensive new build

in the emergency department and are working with our system

partners to develop integrated patient pathways. We are

seeking clinicians who can help shape the future of Acute and

Same Day Emergency Care pathways contributing to our

emerging clinical strategy.

The Successful Candidate Will Be Expected To

• Provide expert assessment, diagnosis, and management of acutely unwell medical patients.
• Supervise and lead the Acute Medical Unit (AMU), Ambulatory Emergency Care (AEC), and Same-Day Emergency Care (SDEC) services.
• Ensure seamless transitions of care from the Emergency Department to Acute Medicine and beyond.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues to design and implement innovative pathways for acute care.
• Contribute to quality improvement, patient safety, and governance activities.
• Actively participate in the training and mentorship of junior doctors, medical students, and other healthcare professionals.

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 700,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’.

We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

We also offer up to 32 days’ annual leave and active support for study, quality improvement and patient safety work as part of our ‘We care’ improvement journey, and medical education and research.

Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and above.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr Saba Mahmood Job title: Acute Medicine Consultant Email address: saba.mahmood@nhs.net