Consultant in General Internal Medicine with Specialist Interest

Job summary

Consultant in General Internal Medicine with specialist interest, for University Hospitals of Derby & Burton NHS Foundation Trust. To provide, with colleagues, General Medical Services as part of a fully integrated Assessment & Diagnostics service for Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and surrounding areas. Duties will primarily be in the General Medical wards.

This post will provide an excellent opportunity to become involved in the development and delivery of general medical services in a large teaching hospital.

Audit, research interests and management involvement will be actively encouraged. Candidates are encouraged to discuss flexible working requirements, although our preference is initially for a full job plan in general medicine. There is capacity to accommodate specialty interests by arrangement.

There is a strong emphasis on provision of high quality SIFT teaching, and those with an interest in teaching are encouraged to apply.

Please note, a Recruitment and Retention incentive is available for this post.

Main duties of the job

The appointee will be responsible for the care of: -

o Management of patients on the General Medical Wards at University Hospitals of Derby & Burton NHS Foundation Trust.

o Responsibility for personal performance of clinical duties as agreed in their job plan, allowing for all proper delegation to, and training of staff.

o Responsibility for the professional supervision of junior medical staff.

o We are also open to considering any specialist interests alongside this role. Please approach us to discuss this further.

o Provision of regular high Quality SIFT teaching to medical students.Relevant participation in management

o Participate in the development of the new General Medicine service model and pathways.

o Responsible for maintaining awareness of professional guidelines such as "Duties of a Doctor" and of the "GMC Performance Procedures" and acting in accordance with them.

o An exceptional requirement to undertake additional duties for limited periods within the geographical area specified above or to undertake duties at other hospitals in the event of a major disaster or incident.

o Responsibility for implementing the Infection Control Policies as determined by University Hospitals of Derby & Burton NHS Foundation Trust.

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

o Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership developmento On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.o A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts about our Trust:

o We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day.o We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.o An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.o Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.o Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.o We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.o We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.