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Job summary

Main area
General Internal Medicine
Grade
Specialty Doctor
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week (with contribution to the GIM on call rota)
Job ref
214-MED-6401890
Employer
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
King's Mill Hospital
Town
Sutton in Ashfield
Salary
£52,530 - £82,400 per annum pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
08/07/2024 23:59

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Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Specialty Doctor in General Internal Medicine

Specialty Doctor

Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journal’s Trust of the Year in 2020.

The Care Quality Commission rated King’s Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.

For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.

Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.

We would love you to join us.

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Job overview

The over-riding purpose is to support the provision of the highest quality patient care through personal actions and continuous improvement.

The Speciality Doctor will be expected to provide middle grade (registrar) clinical cover to the inpatients in a GIM ward and have the option to participate in the diabetes and endocrinology clinic working under the supervision by the consultants and will also be invited to attend MDT meetings e.g. diabetic foot, diabetes ante natal, pituitary, endocrinology. 

We would also welcome Fixed Term Specialty Doctor applications.

 

Main duties of the job

  • Provision of a service to Sherwood Forest Hospitals, with responsibility for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illness, and the proper functioning of the department.

  • Provision of clinical cover on a GIM ward.

  • Option to participate in diabetes and endocrinology clinics.

  • The post holder is expected to contribute towards the teaching and training of medical students.

  • Cover for colleagues' annual leave and other authorised absences.

  • Responsibilities for carrying out teaching duties as required and contributing to undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing medical education activity.

  • Participating in medical audit, the Trust’s Clinical Governance processes and in CPD – CPD is provided in job plans and attendance at audit and other governance meetings is mandatory.

  • The post holder must at all times carry out his/her duties with due regard to the Trust’s Equal Opportunities Policy.

  • It is the responsibility of all employees to comply with Trust Health and Safety policies and maintain a safe and healthy environment for patients, visitors and staff.

  • All employees have an individual responsibility to have knowledge of and employ the basic principles of infection control practice and to ensure adherence to the requirements in the Infection Control Manual

Working for our organisation

Thank you for your interest in this role.

Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journal’s Trust of the Year in 2020.

The Care Quality Commission rated King’s Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.

For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.

Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.

We would love you to join us.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description for a detailed job description and an outline of the  main responsibilities

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Full registration (with a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC)
  • MRCP or equivalent

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Must have completed at least four years’ fulltime postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time or flexible basis) at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or as a fixed term specialty trainee in a relevant specialty
  • Must have equivalent experience and competencies
Desirable criteria
  • Previous experience in a multidisciplinary setting
  • Experience within the specialty in the UK

Teaching

Desirable criteria
  • Experience with audit, teaching or research/critical review of literature

Other

Essential criteria
  • Good communication skills, both oral and written
  • Good listening skills
  • Organised with work
  • Clear reasoning and diagnostic skills
  • Confidentiality essential
  • Ability to seek and give advice when necessary
  • Tactful and diplomatic

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Ashok Poduval
Job title
Head of Service for General Internal Medicine
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01623 622515
Additional information

Candidates are invited to discuss the post informally prior to visiting with:

Ashok Poduval

Head of Service for General Internal Medicine

01623 622515 ext. 6586

[email protected]

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