Consultant Physician in Acute Medicine with or without Medical HDU

Overview

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.

This is a full time permanent position (40 hours).

Role Context

This post has arisen from the development of the IAU and Acute Medicine department at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital. The successful candidate will be expected to provide a full range of consultant services as agreed with colleagues.

Responsibilities

The successful candidate will share provision of care across the Initial Assessment Unit, Acute Receiving Units, Short Stay Ward, Ambulatory Care and Medical HDU based at the QEUH. NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde allocates full time consultants 10 Programmed Activities (PAs) made up of 8 PAs in Direct Clinical Care (DCC) and 2 core Supporting Professional Activities (SPA) for CPD. The role includes annual appraisal and revalidation as determined by the General Medical Council (GMC). 1 SPA (4 hours) is allocated to this role as well as personal job-planning. The precise allocation of SPA time including involvement in audit, clinical governance, teaching, clinical research, internal routine communication and management meetings as well as appraisal, revalidation, job planning and associate objectives will be agreed with the successful applicant and reviewed subsequently.

Qualifications and Requirements

Details not specified in the posting beyond the expectation to provide a full range of consultant services and to participate in SPA allocation, appraisal and revalidation as per GMC requirements.

Further Information

For further information please contact Neil Ritchie, Clinical Director, on or .

Contact and Recruitment Information

Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service and the Recruitment Process: Information for candidates

Interview Date

Interview Date: 30/10/2025

Diversity and Inclusion

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde - NHS Scotland encourages applications from all sections of the community. We promote a culture of inclusion across the organisation and are proud of the diverse workforce we have.

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