Job summary
- Main area
- Acute Medicine
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Teaching Registrar
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed term)
- Hours
- 40 hours per week (Full time position - Working arrangement to be agreed)
- Job ref
- 320-MDR-7172739-GM
- Employer
- University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Derby Hospital
- Town
- Derby
- Salary
- £61,825 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 16/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Teaching Fellow in Acute Medicine
NHS Medical & Dental: Teaching Registrar
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
With over 13,000 members of staff you can expect huge variety and new opportunities every day! Our staff go above and beyond and take pride in caring for our patients.
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is fully committed to promoting inclusion, equality, diversity and human rights in employment and delivery of its services. The Trust is committed to providing an environment where all employees, patients, carers and visitors experience equality of opportunity by means of understanding and appreciating the value of diversity.
As a Trust we promote an inclusive environment and welcome applications from a diverse pool of talent and backgrounds. All individuals are valued and given every opportunity to succeed based on merit.
The Trust actively encourages applications from members of our Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities. These groups are under-represented in our organisation, and it’s important to us that our workforce reflects the diversity of our communities as much as possible.
Armed Forces and Disability Confident guaranteed interview scheme
To further support the pledges in the Armed Forces Covenant and to make a positive contribution to support ex-armed forces personnel (veterans) make the transition to civilian life, the Trust has introduced a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for veterans who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification, to help them overcome barriers to find civilian employment. The scheme will operate for all external recruitment.
The Trust is a Disability Confident Employer and committed to both employing and retaining people with disabilities. This commitment is to guarantee an interview for any candidate that has disclosed a disability under the Equality Act 2010 and who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification. Reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010 will be considered upon request.
If you require support/adjustments with your application please contact the recruitment team on 01332 788466
Join us and help make a real difference to our Trust.
Here’s more about the role and what we’re looking for;
Job overview
We are appointing new colleagues for our medical team within the Acute Medicine Business Unit. These are full-time, fixed-term service appointments. Based at Royal Derby Hospital, the appointees will undertake duties for the Medical Services Division.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will support the Acute & Specialist Medicine Business Units, specifically within acute/ general internal medicine.
Whilst on duty the post holder will be clinically and professionally responsible for their patients.
It will also be their duty to:
- communicate with patients (&/or their carers if appropriate) about their condition;
- involve patients (&/or their carers if appropriate) in decision making about their treatment;
- maintain professional standards & obligations as set out from time to time by the General
- Medical Council (GMC) & comply in particular with the GMC’s guidance on ‘Good Medical Practice’ as amended or substituted from time to time;
- carry out any work related to, & reasonably incidental to, the duties set out in their schedule of duties, e.g. keeping of records & provision of reports, proper delegation of tasks, maintaining skills & knowledge.
Working for our organisation
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In return we will offer:
• Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
• On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Key Facts about our Trust:
• We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will be expected to be flexible and to co-operate with all reasonable requests to cover for their colleagues’ absences where they are safe and competent and where it is practicable to do so. Where the post holder undertakes duties in accordance with this paragraph and such duties take place outside of their contracted hours they will receive either an equivalent off duty period or remuneration.
Where this adversely impacts on the schedule of duties and/or opportunities for individual doctors a temporary schedule of duties will be agreed for the period of cover. Where covering is not practicable, the Trust will be responsible for the engagement of a locum tenens, but the post holder will have the responsibility of bringing the need to the notice of the Trust
The post holder will be expected to contribute to graduate and continuing medical education activity locally as appropriate and to participate in clinical audit under local arrangements (in light of relevant departmental guidance).
The Medicine Division want to offer any trust grade doctor the opportunity to access support and training/supervision and will take a flexible approach for individuals wishing to gain specific skills within an area of Medicine.
A formal schedule of duties will be agreed between the post holder and the Assistant Clinical Director for the Acute Medicine Business Unit on appointment. It will be a prospective agreement that sets out the post holder’s duties, responsibilities and objectives for the coming year.
It will cover all aspects of the post holder’s professional practice including clinical work, administration, audit, teaching and CPD responsibilities. It will provide a clear schedule of commitments, both internal and external. In addition, it will include personal objectives, including details of the post holder’s link to wider service objectives, and details of the support required by the post holder to meet the timetabled duties and their objectives.
The post holder will be expected to work as part of a team with responsibility for maintaining the highest standards of clinical care, for teaching of junior staff and medical students and for actively participating in continuing medical education, and department and Trust matters concerning Clinical Governance and Audit.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MBBS or equivilent
- Full MRCP(UK) or at least part 2 written with plans to take PACES
- ALS Certificate
Licence to practice
Essential criteria
- Full GMC registration with licence to practice on application
Eligibility
Essential criteria
- Eligibility to work in the UK
- Completed core medical training (or equivalent - 4+ years postgraduate training)
- Experience of working in the NHS
Desirable criteria
- Experience at middle grade level
Clinical Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- Experience in making clinical decisions & managing risk. Knows when to seek help, able to prioritise clinical need
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
- Callum Burgess
- Job title
- Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01332 783135
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