Consultant in General Internal Medicine with Specialist Interest

NHS Jobs; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Consultant in General Internal Medicine with Specialist Interest. The successful candidate will lead daily ward rounds, participate in MDTs, and manage General Medical ward activities on weekdays, with a structured clinic component each week.

The role includes teaching and training of undergraduate medical students and junior staff, with an annualised weekend commitment and a Bank Holiday session.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily MDT board rounds at 09:00-09:30 and ward rounds 09:30-12:00 on General Medical wards.
• Conduct one clinic per week and review results and unstable patients in the afternoon.
• Teach and train undergraduate medical students and junior medical staff.

Job description

Consultant in General Internal Medicine with Specialist Interest

It is expected that the appointee will work: Monday to Friday. General Medical wards. A standard day on a General Medical ward involves leading a daily MDT board round at 09:00 -09:30, followed by a full ward round, from 09:30-12:00 (13h00 on Monday). Afternoon board round and review of results and new/unstable patients from approximately 15:30 - 16:30. One clinic per week. This may be flexed with other clinical activities such as the review of general medicine outliers, depending on need. The candidate will work an annualised total of 8 weekends per year, on the General Medical wards, (09:00-15:00, Saturday and Sunday) and 1 Bank Holiday per year (09:00 - 15:00). Together with Consultant colleagues, be responsible for teaching and training of undergraduate medical students and junior medical staff. There is no on-call commitment currently. If appointed and agreed to have a specialist interest alongside the General Medicine role, job plans will be different to the example above and below. However, morning General Medicine work will remain the same.

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust