Consultant Acute Physician

Chesterfield Royal Hospital; Chesterfield; On-site; GBP 114,000 - 151,000; Full time

Job summary

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in Chesterfield is recruiting a Consultant Physician in Acute Medicine to expand our established team. You will provide senior clinical leadership in ED and inpatient care, with opportunities to develop interests across acute medicine, respiratory, renal or geriatrics.

The post offers a competitive NHS salary (£113,565–£150,569 per year, depending on experience), full GMC registration and involvement in education, audit and service development.

Qualifications

• MRCP/FRCP or equivalent.
• Full GMC registration with licence to practise or within six months of CCT at interview.
• Specialist interest or additional qualifications in other areas of specialty.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality direct and indirect clinical care.
• Education, including clinical supervision and participation in team and service clinical meetings.
• Engage in audit, teaching, clinical governance and mandatory meetings.
• Participate in CPD and GMC revalidation requirements.

Skills

Clinical supervision

Basic IT skills

Organisational ability

Education

MRCP/FRCP or equivalent

GMC registration with licence to practise

Specialist interest / additional qualifications

Tools

SystmOne

Job description

Site Chesterfield Royal Hospital Town Chesterfield Salary £113,565 - £150,569 Dependant on experience Salary period Yearly Closing 30/09/2026 23:59

Job Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Consultant Physician in Acute Medicine to join our dynamic and evolving team at Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. This role aims to expand our establishment of Acute Physicians to twelve.

Within the department our consultants have a range of CCTs, skills and specialist interests including acute medicine, respiratory, renal, geriatrics, emergency medicine, USS/ECHO, endoscopy and education. As such the specific responsibilities of this position can be tailored in consultation with the care unit team to align with personal interests and professional goals, and we would consider applicants with a range of specialist interests or CCTs.

The appointed individual will be a key member of the Medicine and Emergency Care Division, reporting to the Divisional Director. They will be based in the EMU/Short stay/SDEC areas, providing senior decision-making and guidance to resident doctors, nurses, GPs, and other hospital departments, including the Emergency Department.

Main Duties of the Job

Key Responsibilities:

Provide high quality direct and indirect clinical care.

Education, including clinical supervision and participation in team and service clinical meetings.

Engage in supporting professional activities such as audit and evaluation, teaching, clinical governance, and essential meetings.

Participate in continuous professional development, including fulfilling requirements for GMC revalidation and statutory and mandatory training.

Working for Our Organisation

Our staff enjoy a range of benefits including on-site parking, local discounts, on-site Café and Amazon lockers. There is a cycle-to-work scheme along with electric vehicle charging points. A hub, dedicated to the health and wellbeing of our staff, includes rooms for mindfulness, gym and shower facilities and different programmes to keep you active.

Chesterfield is a thriving market town surrounded by attractive countryside, contemporary leisure facilities and extensive retail outlets. The town has excellent road and rail links, and easy access to airports.

Derbyshire is home to the Peak District National Park and is an area of outstanding beauty. Numerous stately homes are within easy travelling distance. The Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire Moors, a number of coastal resorts and many historic cities are also close enough for day trips.

Housing in the Chesterfield area is competitively priced and offers a wide range of choice, including urban and rural locations. There are several high-performing state schools in the town, as well as a number of excellent private schools across the wider region.

In addition to local shops and complexes, the Meadowhall Shopping Centre is within easy travelling distance and is one of the largest and most up to date in Europe, attracting some 30 million visitors each year.

The city of Sheffield is only 9 miles away and hosts two universities, one with a medical and dental school.

Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities

Please see the job description for further details about our hospital and department. Interested candidates are strongly encouraged to get in touch to discuss how you could be part of our future plans.

Qualifications

• MRCP/FRCP or equivalent
• Full registration with the GMC with a licence to practise and entry on GMC specialist Register or within six months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) at time of interview.
• Specialist interest or additional qualifications in other areas of specialty

Experience

• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients with acute and general medical problems
• Ability to organise and manage patient lists and priorities
• Experience in a similar post
• Previous experience of using online patient record system e.g., SystmOne.
• Ability to undertake training/mentoring of clinical staff and enthusiasm for education
• Transformation and Service Improvement experience

Skills

• Clinical supervision experience/skills
• Basic IT skills
• Organisational ability

Flexible Working

If you're looking for flexible or predictable working arrangements, please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate this. If it works for our service and patients, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is committed to ensuring the safety of all our staff and patients therefore encourages and supports staff to be vaccinated against COVID19 as this remains the best line of defence against the virus.

UK Points-based Immigration System

Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the United Kingdom (UK) are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Please note that from 1 January 2021, to work in the UK all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply can self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship here Work in the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) .

It is vital that you provide full and accurate details of your current immigration status on the application form. Overseas applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK must present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided in continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

If you are applying for a vacancy in health or adult social care, you may be eligible to apply for the Health and Care Worker visa instead, which is cheaper to apply for and you do not need to pay the annual immigration health surcharge.

Communications

Communications throughout the application process will be via e-mail therefore please check your e-mail account and Trac account regularly. References are also requested by email (where possible). Therefore to speed up the recruitment process please provide an email address for all referees when completing your application form.

If you require any support in completing the application form, please do not hesitate to contact the HR Support Services team on 01246 513177 and we will be happy to provide assistance.

Please see the attached documents and links in relation to working for Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. In particular, the general conditions of employment and benefits of working for the trust.

This role is part of the integrated health and social care community across Derbyshire, where there are many opportunities to work across different locations and providers developing new and different skills. Whilst this role is initially based in Chesterfield there may be future opportunities to be based at different locations within the health and social care community which we may talk to you about in the future.

Employer Certification / Accreditation Badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.