Consultant in General Internal Medicine with Specialist Interest

Consultant in General Internal Medicine with Specialist Interest

The closing date is 22 March 2026

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 provides 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.

Main Duties of the Job

• Management of patients on the General Medical Wards at University Hospitals of Derby & Burton NHS Foundation Trust.
• Personal performance of clinical duties as agreed in their job plan, allowing for all proper delegation to and training of staff.
• Professional supervision of junior medical staff.
• Discussion of specialist interests to be considered.
• Provision of regular high quality SIFT teaching to medical students.
• Participation in the development of the new General Medicine service model and pathways.
• Maintain awareness of professional guidelines such as "Duties of a Doctor" and GMC Performance Procedures and act in accordance with them.
• Undertake additional duties for limited periods within the geographical area or at other hospitals in the event of a major disaster or incident.
• Implement 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.

Benefits

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

Key Facts About Our Trust

• We see on average 4,810 OP appointments per day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2,077 per week.
• An average of 1,115 patients are seen in A&E across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.

Job Responsibilities

It is expected that the appointee will work:

• Monday to Friday on the General Medical wards.
• A standard day on a General Medical ward involves leading a daily MDT board round at 09 30, followed by a full ward round from 09 00 (13:00 on Monday), an afternoon board round and review of results and new/unstable patients from approximately 15 30.
• One clinic per week, which may be flexed with other clinical activities such as the review of general medicine outliers, depending on need.
• An annualised total of 8 weekends per year on the General Medical wards (09 00, Saturday and Sunday) and 1 Bank Holiday per year (09 00).
• Together with Consultant colleagues, responsible for teaching and training of undergraduate medical students and junior medical staff.
• No on call commitment currently.
• If appointed and agreed to have a specialist interest alongside the General Medicine role, job plans will differ, but morning General Medicine work will remain the same.

Person Specification Management and Administrative Experience

• Experience of audit and management.
• Completed a management course for consultants.

Qualifications

• Evidence of entry on GMC Specialist Register OR be within 6 months of attaining CCT at time of interview and entry on GMC Specialist Register by date of commencement OR evidence that the GMC is processing the Specialist Registration application (must be provided prior to interview).
• Full GMC registration with a licence to practice.
• Specialist registration in General (Internal) Medicine, or in a medical specialty or clinical pharmacology, with CCT including General Medicine.
• Postgraduate thesis - in any aspect of clinical medicine or education.

Clinical Experience

• Clinical training & experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK Specialist Registration in General Internal Medicine.
• Experience in management of complex multi system disease and co morbidity.
• Experience providing dedicated General Medicine ward and outpatient services.

Teaching Experience

• Experience of supervising junior doctors.
• Teaching qualification.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

University Hospitals of Derbby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust