Job summary
Planning a career in Diabetes, Acute Medicine or General Medicine?
Are you looking for more clinical experience before higher speciality training (HST)?
Are you planning to apply for HST ST4 applications via the 'alternative certificate'?
Keen to gain more experience in Diabetes and Endocrinology with a friendly team that is interested in your development as a doctor before deciding on your next career move?
Would you like to spend at least one day per week dedicated to training opportunities such as specialist clinics and Quality Improvement Projects?
Based at Royal Derby Hospital, we are appointing a senior clinical fellow (ST4 level equivalent or above) within our Diabetes team. This will be a full-time, fixed-term service appointment to commence asap until 6th August 2024 with a possibility of extension. Applications for less than full-time working patterns are welcome.
The post can be tailored to individual requirements but centres upon the provision of care to the Diabetes/General Medicine teams. There is scope to access opportunities that enable you to fulfil the 'alternative certificate' required for HST.
Main duties of the job
- Provision of middle grade services to the Department of Diabetes and General Medicine across the wards
- To provide daily care and management of patients on respective wards
- Participation in out-patient clinics
- Administrative tasks for these services
- Leadership to junior staff
- Shared role in delivery of teaching and training
- Active participation in quality improvement, audit and research activities of these services
- Keeping up to date and participating in continuing professional development
- Participation in annual appraisals
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:
- Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
- On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
- Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Key Facts:
- We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
- We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
- An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es 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.
- UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The working week will be divided between performing ward rounds, attending outpatient clinics and attending to speciality referrals in Diabetes & Endocrinology, all under supervision of a consultant in Diabetes & Endocrinologist. The post holder will do at least one diabetes ward round and one endocrine clinic a week. The department runs a number of specialist clinics such as foot, antenatal, pumps, renal, bariatric and adolescent transitional diabetes clinics which the post holder may be able to attend depending on their training needs, in the same way as the higher speciality trainees in post.
The post holder will work 8 hours a day within Monday to Friday, rostered between 0900hrs and 1700hrs (option of 0800-1600 available). As part of a ward multi-disciplinary team, the Fellow will review patients and support consultant ward rounds to enable efficient senior decision-making and effective management of patients on their respective wards.
In addition, there are daily board rounds with the opportunity to discuss the management of the ward patients with a senior clinician. The post holder will be attached to the Diabetes team. Your attendance of out-patient clinics will be with full consultant supervision. You will be expected to work as middle-grade doctors, seeing speciality referrals and leading your junior team with full consultant support.
You will be based within the Department of Diabetes and work with consultants, training post and locally employed junior doctors, advanced care practitioners (ACPs), Therapists and Discharge Support Officers to deliver a responsive service to medical patients throughout the hospital. Your speciality team will give you consistent support and further learning opportunities.
The out of hours commitment is 1:9 working nights and weekends (currently).
There is consultant presence on site for the take 0800-2200 seven days a week. Overnight supervision by consultants is from home. Until 2400 each night there are three acute Medicine middle grades in the hospital.
Numerous training opportunities are available in all teams and you will be actively encouraged to access these options throughout your post.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The working week will be divided between performing ward rounds, attending outpatient clinics and attending to speciality referrals in Diabetes & Endocrinology, all under supervision of a consultant in Diabetes & Endocrinologist. The post holder will do at least one diabetes ward round and one endocrine clinic a week. The department runs a number of specialist clinics such as foot, antenatal, pumps, renal, bariatric and adolescent transitional diabetes clinics which the post holder may be able to attend depending on their training needs, in the same way as the higher speciality trainees in post.
The post holder will work 8 hours a day within Monday to Friday, rostered between 0900hrs and 1700hrs (option of 0800-1600 available). As part of a ward multi-disciplinary team, the Fellow will review patients and support consultant ward rounds to enable efficient senior decision-making and effective management of patients on their respective wards.
In addition, there are daily board rounds with the opportunity to discuss the management of the ward patients with a senior clinician. The post holder will be attached to the Diabetes team. Your attendance of out-patient clinics will be with full consultant supervision. You will be expected to work as middle-grade doctors, seeing speciality referrals and leading your junior team with full consultant support.
You will be based within the Department of Diabetes and work with consultants, training post and locally employed junior doctors, advanced care practitioners (ACPs), Therapists and Discharge Support Officers to deliver a responsive service to medical patients throughout the hospital. Your speciality team will give you consistent support and further learning opportunities.
The out of hours commitment is 1:9 working nights and weekends (currently).
There is consultant presence on site for the take 0800-2200 seven days a week. Overnight supervision by consultants is from home. Until 2400 each night there are three acute Medicine middle grades in the hospital.
Numerous training opportunities are available in all teams and you will be actively encouraged to access these options throughout your post.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent qualification
- ALS certificate
- Part 1 MRCP
Eligibility
Essential
- Full GMC Registration with a license to practice on application
- 5 years post qualification experience including experience in Acute Medicine/ Medical specialities
- Minimum 6 months experience in the NHS within the last 2 years
Desirable
- Participation in audit
- Familiarity with clinical governance systems
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent qualification
- ALS certificate
- Part 1 MRCP
Eligibility
Essential
- Full GMC Registration with a license to practice on application
- 5 years post qualification experience including experience in Acute Medicine/ Medical specialities
- Minimum 6 months experience in the NHS within the last 2 years
Desirable
- Participation in audit
- Familiarity with clinical governance systems
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
