Job summary
Do you have experience within the NHS in Acute, General and / or Elderly Medicine, having worked for at least 12-months in relevant posts including 6-months experience working at Registrar-level? Applications are invited for two Registrar-level (ST3+ equivalent) Trust Doctor positions within the Specialty and Integrated Medicine Clinical Service Unit at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. The posts, which are available for immediate start and fixed term until 3rd August 2027, are ideally suited to resident doctors who have completed Internal Medicine Training (or equivalent) and are looking for more experience before entering a formal Higher Specialty Training programme. Candidates must be fully registered with the General Medical Council and hold a license to practice by the intended start date.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicants will help to cover all areas of our service, which include Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC), Acute Medical Units, and multiple in-patient Specialty Wards. Excellent training will therefore be provided in the management of acutely unwell and deteriorating patients, Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment, rehabilitation, and complex discharge planning. Out-of-hours, our Registrar-level doctors also contribute to the acute unselected take, providing experience in a broad range of general medical presentations.
About us
The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to delivering the highest quality and safest treatment and care to every patient, every time. Our vision is to provide the highest quality specialist and integrated care. We will do this through delivery of our multi-year goals and strategic priorities, which you can read about on this page. Central to it all is The Leeds Way our values and behaviours that are at the heart of everything we do.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For questions about this job, contact:
Name: Dr Steven Parke
Position: Lead Clinician for General Internal Medicine
Email: steven.parke@nhs.net
Contact Number: 0113 206 5552
Interview date - 30/11/2026
Please Note: All salaries listed reflect the pay for full time roles. Any part time roles will be pro rata.
Why you should join our Team
The postholder will contribute to all aspects of the Leeds Centre for Older People’s Medicine service. We expect a particular focus on:
- Good clinical care;
- Maintaining good medical practice;
- Good relationships and communication with patients;
- Good working relationships with colleagues;
- Good teaching and training;
- Professional behaviour and probity.
What you will bring to the role
The ideal applicants for this position will therefore be able to demonstrate excellent clinical, interpersonal and communication skills. They will be able to work cooperatively with colleagues across our multidisciplinary teams, managing their time effectively. The successful applicants will be committed to providing expert medical care, including discharge planning, in patients presenting with a wide range of acute and chronic conditions.
About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust
You will join the Specialty and Integrated Medicine Clinical Service Unit (CSU) at St James’s University Hospital (SJUH) which covers General Internal Medicine, Elderly Medicine, Diabetes & Endocrinology, and Infectious Diseases & Travel Medicine. We have close working relationships with colleagues in Acute Internal Medicine and Emergency Medicine
The department is hard-working, friendly and co-operative. There is a strong focus on continual improvement, multi-disciplinary teamwork, clinical excellence, and patient safety and quality.
Opportunities will be provided to join our audit, quality improvement, and clinical governance programme. There are excellent training facilities at SJUH. Across the CSU, educational meetings are held on most days of the week.
Sponsorship Eligibility
To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.
Person Specification
Qualifications
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Experience
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Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name
Leeds Teaching Hospitals
Address
St James’s University Hospital
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS9 7TF
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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