Specialty Doctor in General Internal Medicine (GIM)

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

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Job summary

Specialty Doctor in General Internal Medicine (GIM)

Surrey & Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust are seeking to appoint a Specialty Doctor to join our growing GIM/Short stay team. The post-holders will join the well-established Department of GIM Short stay unit on a fixed term - 12 months contract with the possibility to extend if mutually agreed.

We are looking for applicants with experience in acute and/or general internal medicine who also have excellent team-working skills with the abilities and professional skills to work well in a multi-professional team.

This post would suit doctors who have a keen interest in education and there will be opportunities for simulation training, teaching and quality improvement work.

Based at East Surrey Hospital, the post-holder will be a key senior member of the GIM team with a clear role in ensuring comprehensive care for their inpatients and providing acute assessment on presentation.

The successful candidate will join a team of multi-disciplinary staff in providing comprehensive care for their inpatients and emergency admissions. As part of a multidisciplinary team, you will be committed to delivering clinical and quality targets agreed both nationally and locally with the clinical teams and commissioners.

Main duties of the job

This post is based on the GIM short stay unit and its peripheral General Medical Wards under the supervision of the Consultants in Acute and general Medicine.

Doctors who are enthusiastic about working in a strong team of committed physicians to deliver excellent acute care to patients across a variety of clinical settings will be rewarded with a wide and rewarding clinical experience.

For further information, please see the attached trust job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.

About us

We provide emergency and non-emergency services to the residents of East Surrey, North-East West Sussex, and South Croydon, including the major towns of Crawley, Horsham, Reigate and Redhill; a community of over 535,000 people. We provide acute and complex services and a range of outpatient, diagnostic services whilst Crawley Hospital and Horsham in West Sussex and Caterham Dene Hospital and Oxted Health Centre in Surrey provide less complex planned services. In 2019 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated our services as 'Outstanding' and we are one of the best performing Trusts in England:

Winners of Health Service Journal Acute Trust of the year award 2021.
National Patient Safety Awards winner and strive to be a beacon for safety in all that we do.
We are rated the sixth highest trust in the South East and in the top 25% nationally for staff recommending the Trust as a place to work or receive treatment.

Date posted

18 September 2023

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Specialty Doctor

Salary

£52,530 to £82,400 a year per annum (depending on experience)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

326-5189400-PN-A

Job locations

East Surrey Hospital

Canada Avenue

Redhill

RH1 5RH

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information, regarding the role please see the attached trust job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.

Once you understand the requirements outlined in the advert, please ensure your application clearly reflects where you match them including any examples you would like to highlight.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information, regarding the role please see the attached trust job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.

Once you understand the requirements outlined in the advert, please ensure your application clearly reflects where you match them including any examples you would like to highlight.

Person Specification

Creteria

Essential

oEvidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role
oA complete and accurate application
oSuitability for role evidenced in supporting statement
oEvidence of essential experience for role
oMeet the essential education/qualifications required for the role
oHold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration
oEvidence of the Trust values and behaviours
oHold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration

Person Specification

Creteria

Essential

oEvidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role
oA complete and accurate application
oSuitability for role evidenced in supporting statement
oEvidence of essential experience for role
oMeet the essential education/qualifications required for the role
oHold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration
oEvidence of the Trust values and behaviours
oHold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).