Acute Medicine Locum Consultant
| Posting date: | 18 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | £109,725.00 to £145,478.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £109725.00 - £145478.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 01 April 2026 |
| Location: | Liverpool, L9 7AL |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9287-26-0468 |
Summary
The Acute Medical Unit (AMU) at Aintree comprises a 13 space trolleyed assessment area (MAB/FAB) for Acute Medicine Assessments, 2 side rooms and a 4 bed High Care Area. There is also a drop-off bay for initial patient assessment and our AEC (ambulatory emergency care) which includes 6 assessment rooms, a prodedure room and a treatment bay/hub. There is a co-located 25 bed short stay area (AMU 2) Acute Medicine is currently run by full Time Consultant Physicians with support from Consultant Physicians from other medical specialties. They are supported by three Acute Medicine StRs, four Clinical Fellows, two GPVTS trainees, two IMT 1-2 trainees, two IMT 3 trainess, two ACCS trainees, one FY2 trainees, four FY1 trainees, eight Advanced Nurse Practitioners (one in training)and 3 PAs. The AMU Consultants work very closely with the AED team, the on-call medical Specialist Registrars and IMT and Consultant Physicians across the medical directorate to help support the management of the acute take. Liaison with General Practitioners regarding the suitability for admission of a small number of patients in whom doubt exists about the need for admission (via a dedicated phone link to AEC) and to provide an opinion on such patients if deemed necessary in a rapid assessment clinic setting. Supervise the junior doctors in ensuring that a discharge summary is provided promptly for patients discharged to home from AMU and AEC.