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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant Physician in Acute Medicine

£113,565 to £150,569 a year

  • Taunton
  • Full time

Found by HiredNow AI on 30 Sept 2026. Subscribers saw it first.

About the role

Salary: £113565.00 to £150569.00

The post will support the weekday running of the Acute Medicine Unit (AMU), Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) and enable a senior acute physician weekday presence within the emergency department (ED), this will be in conjunction with the 10 existing acute physicians on a rotational basis. The successful candidate will join the team at an exciting time for the service having been rated as best in the country for overall satisfaction with doctor training in the 2026 GMC national training survey and advanced plans to introduce a Frailty SDEC and take, and to restructure the AMU including proposals for NHS England funded capital improvements.

The post holder will provide the full range of specialist diagnosis, treatment and care to patients with acute medical problems as outlined in the proposed programme. We are interested in appointing a motivated and highly competent doctor to these posts, as they will take on the task of developing acute medicine services within the broader vision of 'a high quality, constantly improving Trust, providing excellent clinical services'.

We're delighted you're considering joining the Consultant Physician team as a consultant. As you're looking to be part of our team of 10 consultants, we thought we'd take the time to write about us, what we're looking for, and what we can offer you.

Apply at Somerset NHS Foundation Trust