Specialty Doctor in General Internal Medicine

Job summary

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 andhave 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

About us

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.