Consultant in Acute Medicine | East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Posting date:	13 March 2026
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£109,725 - £145,478 per annum
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	12 April 2026
Location:	Colchester, CO4 5JL
Company:	Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	7872756/432-MC2828

Summary

An opportunity has arisen to join our team at Colchester Hospital in the Medicine (Colchester)

We are inviting applications for a full time Consultant in Acute Medicine. Applicants will have completed CCT or equivalent (CESR) and must be on the Specialist Register.

This consultant expansion is primarily to further develop acute medical services at Colchester. Having specialist experience and skills to bring into the Department is helpful- different expertise supports safe, high quality, prompt, decisive care, education and training and rational use of resources for our patients. We feel strongly that the expansion of our AMSDEC stream, working seamlessly with ED, Care of the Elderly, diagnostics and other specialities is a key priority for Acute Medicine here at Colchester, to help provide the top notch care our patients deserve.

This post is advertised as 11.5 PAs however, will be reduced appropriately for someone wishing to work 10 PAs, maintaining at least 1.5-2 SPA

The key duties and responsibilities of the post will be:
• Clinical and administrative responsibility for the proper functioning of the Emergency Assessment Unit
• Organising medical admissions through the Emergency Assessment Unit, assigning patients for continuing inpatient care, short stay beds on the Unit or discharging from the EAU directly
• To develop joint protocols for the management of emergency medical admissions with the nursing team and clinical colleagues
• Develop standards, procedures and robust systems on EAU to ensure safe, high quality and efficient patient care from the point of entry onto EAU to admission or discharge from EAU
• Agree and ensure clear processes for handover and specialty triage from EAU
• Supervision of the junior medical staff in the Unit who will have opportunity to
• learn on a one to one basis on both formal and informal ward rounds and also on ad hoc basis throughout the day
• An active part in educational programmes for junior medical staff, including formal teaching sessions and clinical audits relevant to the needs of the Assessment Unit
• To teach and train staff in other medical disciplines, nursing and support staff as appropriate
• Issuing of advice to GPs on suitability of patients for admission to hospital

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Our philosophy is thatTime Mattersto everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We have invested in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation has brought what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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All consultants in the department have a continuing and individual responsibility for the care of patients in their charge and a general responsibility to provide, in conjunction with their colleagues, an effective Service to meet the needs of the local population, within the resources available.

The post-holder will:

• Work with colleagues to provide a consultant-led service with the highest standard of care
• Work with the multi-professional team to develop care pathways and clinical guidelines
• Develop and maintain good working practices within wards, outpatients and A&E
• Collaborate and promote close working links with colleagues in tertiary centres, community services and primary care
• Offer support and leadership to junior medical colleagues, nursing colleagues and other members of the multi-disciplinary team


This advert closes on Sunday 12 Apr 2026