Consultant in Medicine

Responsibility for defined inpatient bed base (approximately 15 inpatient beds). With associated support to junior doctor team on the ward.

Two sub-specialty sessions in nephrology. It is expected that one of these sessions will support the establishment of an ambulatory clinic, to support reduction in length of stay and admission avoidance.

Contribution to the Internal Medicine on-call rota (including weekend working), currently on a 1 in 10 basis.

All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as “competent and caring staff” by our patients. Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents. We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral’s only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint. We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m. The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.

The above provides a flavour of the role. For full details of the advertised posts, please see the attached consultant recruitment pack.