Trust Doctor in Acute & General Medicine
| Posting date: | 01 April 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £41,750 - £64,288 per annum |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 01 May 2026 |
| Location: | Cramlington / Ashington, NE23 6NZ |
| Company: | Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7897973/319-7897973NR |
Summary
A Vacancy at Northumbria Healthcare - NHCT Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
This post is available to employees of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and resident doctors employed by the Lead Employer Trust within North East and North Cumbria.
We have opportunities for Trust Doctors within our Acute Medicine Department at Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital (NSECH) and our General Medicine Ward at Wansbeck General Hospital (WGH). Our posts offer an exciting opportunity to further develop your skills and gain clinical experience, together with self-development time tailored to your specific needs. There will be access to a Study Leave budget and the ability to attend additional training
courses both internal and external.
It is envisaged you will gain a portfolio of competences and experiences that will enhance your future career, financial assistance will be given to allow you to obtain an extension to your E-portfolio access if required.
You will have a designated Clinical Supervisor during your appointment and you will be able to arrange to attend the Trust's local Internal Medicine teaching programme.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.
The type of work to expect and learning opportunities
• Working on busy Acute Medicine inpatient units (AMU) and our Medical Ambulatory Care (MAC) unit (which delivers same-day emergency care/ SDEC ) & our General Medicine inpatient Ward at WGH run by Gastroenterology & Respiratory Consultant teams.
• Our team of Acute Medicine Consultant Physicians come from a diverse range of clinical backgrounds, including Clinical Infection, Elderly Medicine and Critical Care
• This will include contribution to our "Hospital at Night" team.
Our Trust is a leader in innovation and quality – we opened the state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital in 2015, the first of its kind in England. We serve a population of approx. 500,000 people. This includes managing three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics stretching from Tynemouth to Berwick upon Tweed, across westwards towards Cumbria, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Do you want to work in one of the best-performing NHS organisations in England? Come and work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients. Our area has some of the cleanest air, cost-effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools and with a wealth of history available on your doorstep - this might all sound too good to be true? Well, if you work for Northumbria Healthcare FT, this is the Northumbria Way!
• Our region around Northumbria (Northumberland, North Tyneside & Newcastle upon Tyne) includes areas of outstanding natural beauty, cultural and sporting heritage with an excellent cost of living.
• For more information about our area:http://www.nhsfindyourplace.co.uk
Please see the attached job description and person specification for a comprehensive review of duties and responsibilities.
With so many Trust Doctor posts available around the country, why should you come and work in Northumbria?
Rated as 'outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission.
Special Recognition Award in the Health Service Journal's National Patient Safety Award for long-term commitment to quality of care - the first Trust to achieve this.
Named a top hospital for the ninth year running in CHKS Top Hospitals programme 2019. 'Overall Best Trust' and awarded five other accolades at the Patient Experience Network national awards.
What our patients think: We are widely recognised as having one of the best patient experience programmes in the NHS. In order for your application to be successfully processed we will require references from your current and previous employer(s) which must cover a minimum period of three years.
Please ensure that the reference section of your application is completed appropriately giving the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current and previous line manager(s). If this section is not fully completed your application may not be processed.
This advert closes on Wednesday 15 Apr 2026
This post is available to employees of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and resident doctors employed by the Lead Employer Trust within North East and North Cumbria.
We have opportunities for Trust Doctors within our Acute Medicine Department at Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital (NSECH) and our General Medicine Ward at Wansbeck General Hospital (WGH). Our posts offer an exciting opportunity to further develop your skills and gain clinical experience, together with self-development time tailored to your specific needs. There will be access to a Study Leave budget and the ability to attend additional training
courses both internal and external.
It is envisaged you will gain a portfolio of competences and experiences that will enhance your future career, financial assistance will be given to allow you to obtain an extension to your E-portfolio access if required.
You will have a designated Clinical Supervisor during your appointment and you will be able to arrange to attend the Trust's local Internal Medicine teaching programme.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.
The type of work to expect and learning opportunities
• Working on busy Acute Medicine inpatient units (AMU) and our Medical Ambulatory Care (MAC) unit (which delivers same-day emergency care/ SDEC ) & our General Medicine inpatient Ward at WGH run by Gastroenterology & Respiratory Consultant teams.
• Our team of Acute Medicine Consultant Physicians come from a diverse range of clinical backgrounds, including Clinical Infection, Elderly Medicine and Critical Care
• This will include contribution to our "Hospital at Night" team.
Our Trust is a leader in innovation and quality – we opened the state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital in 2015, the first of its kind in England. We serve a population of approx. 500,000 people. This includes managing three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics stretching from Tynemouth to Berwick upon Tweed, across westwards towards Cumbria, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Do you want to work in one of the best-performing NHS organisations in England? Come and work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients. Our area has some of the cleanest air, cost-effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools and with a wealth of history available on your doorstep - this might all sound too good to be true? Well, if you work for Northumbria Healthcare FT, this is the Northumbria Way!
• Our region around Northumbria (Northumberland, North Tyneside & Newcastle upon Tyne) includes areas of outstanding natural beauty, cultural and sporting heritage with an excellent cost of living.
• For more information about our area:http://www.nhsfindyourplace.co.uk
Please see the attached job description and person specification for a comprehensive review of duties and responsibilities.
With so many Trust Doctor posts available around the country, why should you come and work in Northumbria?
Rated as 'outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission.
Special Recognition Award in the Health Service Journal's National Patient Safety Award for long-term commitment to quality of care - the first Trust to achieve this.
Named a top hospital for the ninth year running in CHKS Top Hospitals programme 2019. 'Overall Best Trust' and awarded five other accolades at the Patient Experience Network national awards.
What our patients think: We are widely recognised as having one of the best patient experience programmes in the NHS. In order for your application to be successfully processed we will require references from your current and previous employer(s) which must cover a minimum period of three years.
Please ensure that the reference section of your application is completed appropriately giving the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current and previous line manager(s). If this section is not fully completed your application may not be processed.
This advert closes on Wednesday 15 Apr 2026