Specialist in General Medicine

Isle of Wight NHS Trust; Newport; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dedicated team as a Specialist in General Medicine at a leading NHS Trust. This role offers the opportunity to provide high-quality, compassionate care to patients while working in a supportive environment that values inclusion and diversity. You will be responsible for managing inpatient services, supervising junior staff, and participating in on-call duties. With a commitment to professional development and flexible working arrangements, this position is perfect for those looking to make a meaningful impact in healthcare. Experience the beauty of the Isle of Wight while contributing to a vital community service.

Benefits

Onsite day nursery

Cycle-to-work scheme

Discounts at local businesses

Flexible working opportunities

Opportunity to hire beach hut

Qualifications

• 12+ years of postgraduate experience, 6+ years at Specialty Doctor level.
• High level of clinical competence in general medicine.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive medical inpatient service.
• Responsible for diagnosis and treatment of general medical inpatients.
• Participate in 1:11 general medicine on-call rota.

Skills

Clinical experience in general medicine

Ability to manage junior medical staff

Teaching and training skills

Participation in clinical audit

Communication skills

Commitment to professional development

Education

MBBS or equivalent

Membership with the Royal College of Physicians or Equivalent

GMC registration and license to practice

Job description

We are recruiting for a Specialist in General Medicine who wishes to join #TeamIOWNHS. You should share our passion and drive to ensure that our patients receive quality and compassionate care and work with us to ensure the Trust continues its journey towards “great people, great place”.

Main duties of the job

For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the 'Job Description and Main Responsibilities' section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.

We are passionate about providing excellent CARE, which is why our values are Compassion, Accountable, Respect and Everyone counts. Our mission is to make sure that our community is at the heart of everything we do and that we hold our values across all our services.

We are committed to endorsing inclusion, diversity and multiculturalism throughout our services and as such, our procedures and policies ensure that applicants are always treated fairly throughout the recruitment process.

Why not come and see for yourself the CARE we give to our patients and staff. Apply to be part of our team today.

Working for our organisation

The Isle of Wight NHS Trust is the only integrated acute, community, mental health and ambulance health care provider in England. We serve a population of approximately 150,000 residents, making the services we offer variable and personalised with a flexible approach to our service users.

Working for our Trust brings a variety of benefits, including an onsite day nursery, cycle-to-work scheme, discounts at local businesses and gyms, and the opportunity to hire Trust’s beach hut in Ryde. We offer many flexible working opportunities, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement for you and if it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

The Isle of Wight is a unique and stunning gem located off the South Coast of England, a short ferry journey from Portsmouth and Southampton, with journey times taking from as little as 10 minutes. London can be reached in 90 minutes by rail from Southampton or Portsmouth. The island offers an amazing coastline with beautiful countryside, year-round events, festivals and award-winning attractions.

Our 2020-2025 strategy sets out to ensure that we continue to be a provider of excellent and compassionate care. As part of this strategy, we are proactively taking steps to ensure that we recruit and retain the highest quality of talent to provide CARE and we would welcome applications from under-represented groups to ensure our Trust is an inclusive and diverse employer.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

1. Provide a comprehensive medical inpatient service.
2. Be responsible for diagnosis and treatment for general medical inpatients.
3. Participate in the 1:11 general medicine on-call rota as agreed with appointee.
4. Provide professional supervision and management of junior medical staff.

Person specification

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent.
• Membership with the Royal College of Physicians or Equivalent.
• GMC registration and license to practice.

Experience

• Experience in acute ward based and outpatient medicine.
• Must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in general medicine.
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients.
• At least twelve years post graduate experience with minimum six year at the Specialty Doctor or equivalent level, and in general medicine.

Teaching

• Experience of teaching and training undergraduates, post graduates and junior medical staff.

Audit and Research

• Evidence of participation in clinical audit relevant to specialty.

Motivation

• Commitment to the development of a high-quality, cost-effective service.

Management

• Knowledge and understanding of current NHS issues.
• Ability to develop services.

Personal Skills

• Energy and enthusiasm and the ability to work under pressure.
• An enquiring and critical approach to work.
• Caring attitude to patients.
• Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other staff and agencies.
• Commitment to continuing medical education and professional development.

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.