Consultant in General Internal Medicine/Diabetes & Endocrinology
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Main area Diabetes & Endocrinology Grade Consultant Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week (1 weekend in 9 on-call) Job ref 214-MED26-
Site King's Mill Hopistal Town Sutton-in-Ashfield Salary £113,565 - £150,569 pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 18/10/:59
Thank you for your interest in this role, we would be delighted to welcome you to Sherwood Forest Hospitals.
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 know that 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.
At Sherwood Forest Hospitals, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. As such, we particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, or Disabled. We believe that a diverse team better represents the communities we serve and brings a wealth of perspectives and experiences to our work.
Job overviewSuccessful candidates will join a Diabetes and Endocrinology Department at a time of rapid growth and service development across the whole local health system including primary care, secondary care and community care.
The successful candidates will be a 'generalist with a special interest model' of placing ward based acute and sub-acute ward based general internal medicine as a core function while maintaining a specialty interest. The candidate will be welcomed into a well organised department providing a wide range of services in ward based General Internal Medicine and specialty and sub-specialty level services in Diabetes and Endocrinology. We work collaboratively and supportively together and are always looking to improve the care for our patients.
Main duties of the job- To provide a safe, effective and efficient service to enable the best possible care to patient
- To perform administrative duties including those associated with the care of patients, the day-to-day running of the department, coding and mandatory returns, as well as the collection of other data as required by the Commissioners for performance management.
- To participate in the development of the service, working to the service specifications and providing input into strategy and planning to the Service Director and management team as required.
- To carry out all duties at the highest possible standard and in accordance with current quality initiatives within that area of work.
- To cover for colleagues' annual leave and other authorised absence, on a reciprocal basis.
- Any other duties that may be required from time to time.
Thank you for your interest in this role.
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 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 Journals Trust of the Year in 2020.
The Care Quality Commission rated Kings Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.
For the last six 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 responsibilitiesTo see the full detailed job description and main responsibilities of the job please refer to the job description attached.
Person specification Qualifications- Full registration (and with a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC)
- Membership of Royal College of Physicians or show evidence of equivalent qualification
- ALS
- Entry on Specialist Register or CCT in GIM within 6 months of date of interview. Portfolio Pathway (formerly CESR) applicants must be on the Specialist Register at the time of application.
- Higher degree: MD or PhD
- SCE in Endocrinology Diabetes
- Experience requisite to meeting all aspects of the job plan
- Five years supervised training in an appropriate SpR equivalent training programme
- Demonstrable ability as a teacher with evidence of training for the role
- Publications in peer-reviewed journals
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We reserve the right to close a vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications have been received. Priority for vacancies at the Trust will be given to existing employees of Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust whose roles are currently at risk of redundancy due to organisational change. If a high number of applications are received, a longlisting exercise will be conducted prior to shortlisting.
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Please note if you are successful in obtaining this position and the post involves regulated activity you will be required to undertake a Disclosure & Barring Service check. The Trust will pay for the check initially and then the money will then be deducted from your first salary once you've commenced employment. The current price of a check is £26.40 for a standard check and £54.40 for an enhanced. If you are asked to complete a DBS check and have a previous identity that you do not wish to be disclosed to your employer and/or on your DBS certificate, you should call or email the dedicated sensitive applications team before submitting your application. The team is experienced in dealing with sensitive cases and will advise you of the process and what you need to do.
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