Job overview

Barts Health NHS Trust

NEWHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SUBSTANTIVE CONSULTANT PHYSICIAN ACUTE MEDICINE

With up to 50:50 Specialty Interest

Newham University Hospital, part of the Barts Health NHS Trust Group is looking for 1 full or part time Substantive Consultant Physicians in Acute and General Medicine.  These posts are Royal College of Physicians approved. 

Newham University Hospital is one of three acute Hospitals within Barts Health.  You would be joining a friendly and growing team of Consultant Physicians with a variety of Internal Medicine backgrounds.  The post holder will have the option of up to a 50:50 split with a specialty interest (subject to prior discussion with second specialty).  A specialty interest is not essential and this post is also suitable for acute physicians.  We also have within our team expertise in the use of ultrasound to enhance acute care (FAMUS, FUSIC and POCUS). 

Main duties of the job

Acute Medicine at Newham University Hospital offers an exciting opportunity to join a service that is growing to develop new models of working and services that support the needs of our patients attending the hospital with medical issues, as well as being linked through Barts Trust to all specialties.  The post includes inpatient care on the Acute Assessment unit (Stratford ward), Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) and supporting care within the medical take when on-call with a focus on weekday day take.

A new wing has just opened (May 2024) that includes new Medical, and Critical care wards as well as new Consultant offices, kitchens and meeting rooms.  The Acute Medicine ward is nearer to the Emergency department since relocation and has an adjoining Consultant office. 

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.  

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.  

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.  

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.