Trust Doctor (ST1-2) in Acute Medicine

Job Overview

Trust Doctor in Acute Medicine – 12‑Month Fixed Term (Starting August 2026)

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust

Are you looking to build strong, hands‑on experience in acute care within a friendly, supportive, and fast‑paced environment? Our Acute Medicine team is excited to offer a fantastic 12‑month Trust Doctor post, perfect for someone eager to develop their skills and confidence in managing acutely unwell patients.

At The RUH, Acute Medicine Is At The Heart Of Our Integrated Front Door. You’ll Be Part Of a Dynamic Service That Includes

• 25‑bedded Medical Assessment Unit (MAU)
• A newly refurbished Medical Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) unit with 13 trolleys and 42 chair spaces
• 18‑bedded Medical Short Stay Ward

You’ll work alongside an experienced and supportive team, with day‑to‑day consultant supervision. The department includes

13 SHOs/F2s and 3 F1s

, forming a well‑structured workforce that manages the acute take Monday–Friday and provides overnight ward cover with support from ward‑based medical teams.

Main duties of the job

How We Work

• Emergency admissions between 8am and 5pm are managed by our Acute Physicians.
• Out‑of‑hours admissions are supported by 24 General Medical Consultants, including Acute Physicians.
• Frail elderly patients receive specialist input from our Frailty Flying Squad, MNPs, and Care of the Elderly Consultants.
• The on‑take Specialist Registrar leads the integrated take, working closely with the Acute Medicine team.

You’ll work a

full shift pattern

, gaining experience across the medical take and ward environments, with excellent opportunities to learn from a broad multidisciplinary team.

If you’re enthusiastic, motivated, and ready to take the next step in your medical career, we’d love you to join us.

Working for our organisation

At the RUH we’re proud to put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone’s contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks – celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We’ve even got a pool!

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we’re providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information and the full details of the role.

Person specification

Qualification

Essential criteria

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
• ALS
• Training in the initial assessment and care of the acutely ill patient.

Desirable criteria

• Experience in an acute speciality at SHO level (or equivalent outside UK)
• MRCP

Clinical Skills and Technical Skills

Essential criteria

• Knowledge of own limitations
• Evidence of experience in a range of acute medical specialties, with experience of managing patients on unselected medical take during core training or equivalent
• Good general medical knowledge and ability To work at SHO level
• Demonstrates awareness of the basics of managing acute medical conditions, including emergencies, in patients and out patients
• Appropriate knowledge base, and ability to apply sound clinical judgement to problems
• Able to work without direct supervision where appropriate
• Able to prioritise clinical need
• Able to maximise safety and minimise risk

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of skills in the management of patients not requiring hospital admission

Please note - Due to recent changes in UK immigration and visa rules applicants who do not currently have the right to work in the UK may not be considered unless an alternative right to work solution can be provided. Candidates requiring sponsorship (or will need sponsorship at the end of a current visa e.g. those with graduate visa's) should review the eligibility criteria on the gov.uk website before applying: Prove your right to work to an employer: Overview - GOV.UK

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• Job Description and Personal Spec - Trust Doctor (ST1-2) in Acute Medicine (PDF, 320\.4KB)
• Trust Doctor T\&Cs (PDF, 725\.1KB)
• Join the RUH (PDF, 1\.1MB)

Further details / informal visits contact

Name Dr Sarah Gilllett Job title Clinical Lead for Acute Medicine Email address [email protected]