Job summary
- Main area
- General Medicine
- Grade
- ST1-2
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (6/8/25 - 4/8/25)
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week
- Job ref
- 317-TD-25-135
- Employer
- The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Medicine Specialty - RVI
- Town
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Salary
- £49,909 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Trust Doctor in Newcastle Medical Rotation ST1-2
ST1-2
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 15,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.6 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country, supporting people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts each day, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.
Job overview
As one of the largest, highest performing Foundation Trusts in the country, we are unrelenting in our endeavour for clinical excellence, continuously seeking to improve the services we provide for our patients and the communities we serve. As a major teaching Trust, and the second largest provider of specialised services in the county, we support people with a range of rare and complex, medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic disorders. based across both our Royal Victoria Infirmary and Freeman Hospital sites, we are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for highly motivated, ambitious individual to join a Medical Rotation post.
Main duties of the job
If you are interested in medical specialties, and wish to gain exposure to, and experience in, a wide range of high-quality medical placements, then you should apply today. This medical rotation is not an accredited training post, but content is organised to mirror Internal Medicine Training. The successful applicant will be supervised in the same way as individuals undertaking Internal Medicine Training and will be offered the same opportunities to attend teaching and become involved in quality improvement work if the successful candidate wishes. This post would be ideal for someone who is considering a medical speciality as a career and will allow exposure to a variety of subspecialities within Medicine as the candidate will rotate through four different medical placements (3 month rotations) over the course of the year
Working for our organisation
Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:
• Freeman Hospital
• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service
• Cramlington Manor Walks
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
This post is an opportunity to gain experience in a variety of medical specialities with the successful candidate rotating across 4 different specialities over the course of a year in 3-month rotations; examples of potential rotations are given below although these may be subject to change. Educational opportunities and departmental teaching will be provided to the successful candidate who will be supported to develop areas of interest including research and audit; they will be encouraged to attend Internal Medicine teaching and be offered a half day of self -directed learning time/ month.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Primary Medical Qualification.
- Full GMC registration and hold a current licence to practise at time of application.
- Minimum of 2 years postgraduate medical experience by time of appointment (equivalent to that obtained in a UK foundation training programme).
- Evidence of foundation competences (FPCC or equivalent).
Clinical Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Previous experience working in the NHS.
- Good history & examination skills.
- Able to formulate a working diagnosis.
- Able to order appropriate investigations.
- Image interpretation relevant to practice.
- Knows when to appropriately seek assistance from a senior colleague.
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of competence in care of medical patients at post FY2 Level.
Maintaining Clinical Competence
Essential criteria
- Written evidence of satisfactory training to date e.g. workplace assessments.
Teaching
Essential criteria
- Experience of supervising junior staff.
- Ability to teach clinical skills.
Clinical Governance, Audit and Research
Essential criteria
- Experience of audit projects.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Victoria Cowan
- Job title
- HR Advisor
- Email address
- [email protected]
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