Specialty Doctor in Newark Urgent Treatment Centre in Sutton in Ashfield

Thank you for your interest in this role, we would be delighted to welcome you to Sherwood Forest Hospitals. Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and know that happy colleagues deliver better care.

Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.

At Sherwood Forest Hospitals, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. As such, we particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, or Disabled. We believe that a diverse team better represents the communities we serve and brings a wealth of perspectives and experiences to our work.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Specialty Doctor to join an innovative team dedicated to the delivery of high quality care within Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. This post is based at Newark Urgent Treatment Centre, Newark Hospital, but may also undertake programmed activities at King’s Mill Hospital if required.

Whilst on duty a doctor has clinical and professional responsibility for their patients. It is also the duty of a doctor to:

• Keep patients (and/or their carers if appropriate) informed about their condition.
• Involve patients (and/or their carers if appropriate) in decision‑making about their treatment.
• Maintain professional standards and obligations as set out from time to time by the General Medical Council (GMC) and comply with GMC’s guidance on ‘Good Medical Practice’ as amended or substituted from time to time.

A doctor is responsible for carrying out any work related to and reasonably incidental to the duties set out in the Job Plan such as:

• The keeping of records and the provision of reports.
• The proper delegation of tasks.
• Maintaining skills and knowledge.

Doctors will be expected to be flexible and to cooperate with reasonable requests to cover for their colleagues’ absence where they are safe and competent and where it is practicable to do so.

The overriding purpose is to support the provision of the highest quality patient care through personal actions and continuous improvement.

Under the supervision of the Consultant in Emergency Medicine, provide care to patients in the department with responsibility for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illness or injury. Responsibilities include:

• Referral of patients to appropriate inpatient facilities as appropriate.
• Involvement in Emergency Medicine multi‑disciplinary teams and meetings.
• Outpatient programmed activities depending on the needs of patients.
• Teaching and supervision of junior medical staff and nursing staff as appropriate.
• Active involvement in audit, clinical governance, and the development of departmental policies.

The post-holder shall undertake to deputise for absent colleagues when necessary. The post-holder undertakes to be available for irregular commitments outside normal reserved duties as are essential for the continuity of patient care.

To take responsibility for your own continuing professional education in accordance with guidelines set out by the appropriate college/faculty/professional body.

We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.

Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as ‘outstanding’ for care.

We know happy colleagues deliver better care. All our teams work in a supportive environment, which nurtures your wellbeing and provides opportunities for development and progression.

We have an open, inclusive and diverse culture and we would like you to be part of the team.

Please see attached Job Description/Person Specification for full details of the role, responsibilities, requirements and criteria.

Person specification

• Qualifications: Full registration (with a licence to practice) with the General Medical Council (GMC), MRCEM or equivalent, Postgraduate thesis.
• Experience: Experience requisite to meeting all aspects of the job plan, ability to maintain clinical credibility and authority with a multi‑professional team, including senior trainees, must have completed at least four years’ fulltime postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part‑time or flexible basis), at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or as a fixed term specialty trainee in a relevant specialty, must have equivalent experience and competencies, previous experience in a multidisciplinary setting, experience within the specialty in the UK.
• Management and administrative experience: Ability to effectively organise and manage clinical workload, the potential to develop management and leadership skills.
• Teaching: Experience with audit, teaching or research/critical review of literature.
• Research: Ability to convert research evidence into clinical practice, publications in peer-reviewed journals.
• Other: Ability to communicate effectively with team members, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies, commitment to Continuing Medical Education and the requirements of Clinical Governance and Audit, good communication skills, both oral and written, good listening skills, organised with work, clear reasoning and diagnostic skills, confidentiality essential, ability to seek and give advice when necessary, tactful and diplomatic, willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national levels.

Not all of our roles are eligible for visa sponsorship. To find out which roles are eligible, please refer to the shortage occupation list found here.

Home Office guidance has changed. Anyone that requires switching visa type may not be eligible for sponsorship even if the role is on the shortage occupation list.

We as a Trust support the use of AI and other tools to support your application. However, all personal statements and behavioural examples must be truthful and factually accurate. Your application should reflect your own personal/professional experiences and qualifications to ensure authenticity and credibility.

For the avoidance of doubt, plagiarism includes presenting the ideas or experiences of others or content generated by artificial intelligence as your own. We review all applications carefully to ensure that the information provided in your supporting statement aligns with your qualifications, work history and the duties undertaken within those roles. Your experience will also be explored further during the interview process.

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Please note that we no longer accept handwritten/paper applications and that the email address given on your application will be used for all correspondence regarding this post. We reserve the right to close a vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications have been received. Priority for vacancies at the Trust will be given to existing employees of Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust whose roles are currently at risk of redundancy due to organisational change. If a high number of applications are received, a longlisting exercise will be conducted prior to shortlisting.

Only applications received on or before the closing date will be considered for short listing. This is to ensure that the Trust meets its commitment to Equality of Opportunity.

In submitting an application, you authorise Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to confirm any current and previous NHS Service details and you agree to the Trust obtaining and transferring personal data held about you, including Occupational Health data (inoculations and screening tests). This data will be shared using the NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) and third party systems via an automated process and will only be used for the purposes of maintaining your employment record.

Please note if you are successful in obtaining this position and the post involves regulated activity you will be required to undertake a Disclosure & Barring Service check. The Trust will pay for the check initially and then the money will then be deducted from your first salary once you've commenced employment. The current price of a check is £26.40 for a standard check and £54.40 for an enhanced. If you are asked to complete a DBS check and have a previous identity that you do not wish to be disclosed to your employer and/or on your DBS certificate, you should call or email the dedicated sensitive applications team before submitting your application. The team is experienced in dealing with sensitive cases and will advise you of the process and what you need to do.

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.