Directorate: Unscheduled Care, Medicine, Cancer and Clinical Services
Location: South West Acute Hospital, Enniskillen
Contract and hours: Permanent / Full-time (10PA's)
A waiting list maybe established for any further vacancies that may arise within the next 12 months
Closing date: 13 February 2026
Job summary
The Consultant is at the heart of the medical workforce in the Acute Medical Unit at the South West Acute Hospital.
Our goal is to provide safe, effective, high quality, patient-centred care in a timely, cost-effective and sustainable manner.
We are excited to have secured support to grow our Consultant workforce incrementally to provide extended ‘shop floor’ cover across the week. These 2 new Consultant posts represent the first phase of this initiative.
The on call frequency will be 1 in 16 with prospective cover.
Special interests which can be supported include same day emergency care, gastroenterology, cardiology, endocrinology and diabetes mellitus, respiratory medicine, geriatrics and stroke medicine, intensive care medicine and medical education / simulation.
We aim to provide you with an excellent work life balance in a welcoming rural community where you may treat your neighbours, friends and colleagues.
We actually enjoy going to work and we enjoy ourselves while we’re there.
We encourage you to join us in our journey to be the best rural Acute Medical Unit in the UK and beyond.
Role responsibilities
- To provide leadership of the Acute Medical Unit by overseeing, prioritising and delegating the workload to ensure the provision of safe, effective, high quality, patient-centred care in a timely, cost-effective and sustainable manner.
- To undertake the initial assessment, diagnosis, treatment and ongoing care of all acutely ill patients referred for assessment / admission.
- To participate in the supervision and training of medical students, (trainee) Physician Associates, (trainee) Advanced Nurse Practitioners, junior medical staff and nursing staff.
- To participate in the multidisciplinary teaching programme in the Acute Medical Unit.
- To maintain a close and supportive working relationship with medical, nursing, allied health professional and management colleagues.
- To participate in clinical governance and service development activity in line with Acute Medical Unit and Western Health and Social Care Trust requirements.
- To participate in CPD activity, appraisal and revalidation in line with Royal College of Physicians, Western Health and Social Care Trust and General Medical Council requirements.
For complete details view the full job description in the Additional Information section below.
