Job overview

We are looking to appoint a full time Consultant Physician in Diabetes, Endocrinology and General Medicine to join our dynamic and developing team at Chesterfield Royal Hospital.

Applicants will be expected to have completed, or be within six months of completing, Higher Specialist Training in General (Internal) Medicine with CCT & entry onto the Specialist Register. 

You will have a passion and enthusiasm for providing the highest quality compassionate care, along with ambition & skills to drive improvement and engage others in the importance of this work. We anticipate the opportunity for the appointee to develop a sub-specialty interest within the role.

Responsibility for an average of 14 patients on one ward and a small number of outliers if required, is shared on an on/off ward rotation with other members of the team, i.e. one month “on ward” and 3 months “off ward”, during which there are additional subspecialty clinics.  Participation in the medical consultant acute on-call rota is expected, on a 1:16 basis. Weekday on call will consist of post take ward round for two bays in EMU totalling 12 patients. There are no evening ward rounds, and the rest of EMU/CDU/short stay post take is undertaken by the acute medicine team. During weekend on call, working hours are 08:00 to 14:00 Saturday and 08:00 to 16:00 Sunday with night on calls only on Sunday.

Main duties of the job

For further information please see the attached job description and person specification which gives a comprehensive overview of the main duties required for this role

Working for our organisation

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.

Chesterfield has a number of very pleasant suburbs and the hospital itself is located on an attractive green field site two miles from the town centre.

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. 

Our staff enjoy a range of benefits and health and wellbeing programmes 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.

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.

COVID19 Vaccination

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.

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