Senior Acute Medicine Trust Grade Registrar

Transformationunitgm; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 66,000; Full time

Job summary

A major NHS Trust in Nottingham seeks a Senior Acute Medicine Trust Grade Registrar for a 12-month contract. In this role, you will provide crucial support in acute medicine, enhancing your clinical and leadership skills. The post requires GMC registration and MRCP, with a strong emphasis on developing competencies in managing patient care. Opportunities for personal development abound in a supportive environment that values diversity.

Benefits

Access to Staff Wellbeing programme

Secure cycle facilities

NHS discounts

Qualifications

• GMC registration and MRCP required.
• Experience in acute inpatient settings at CT2 level or higher.
• Competence in basic procedures and clinical assessments.

Responsibilities

• Lead ward rounds and assess patients under supervision.
• Make decisions regarding admissions and discharge planning.
• Develop management strategies for patient care.

Skills

Clinical judgment

Communication skills

Management skills

Education

MBBS or equivalent

GMC Registration with license to practice

Full MRCP including PACES

ALS Certified

Completed Core Medical training or equivalent

Job description

Main area Acute Medicine Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Local Appointment nodal point 4 Contract 12 months (Fixed term) Hours

• Full time
• Part time

40 hours per week (Out of hours payments will apply) Job ref 164-7616475-VC

Employer Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site QMC Campus Town Nottingham Salary £65,048 Out of hours payments will apply Salary period Yearly Closing 21/01/2026 23:59

Senior Acute Medicine Trust Grade Registrar

NHS Medical & Dental: Local Appointment nodal point 4

Job overview

Senior Acute Medicine Trust Grade Registrar

Are you considering specialty training but feel you need more experience in acute unselected medicine at registrar level?

Have you finished your CT2 post but aren’t sure what specialty may suit you best and would like the chance to improve your CV and explore your options?

Are you an IMT doctor who is already working at registrar level in a smaller trust but wants to gain experience in one of the biggest and busiest Acute Medicine departments in the country?

Do you want to be a medical registrar but feel nervous about the step up?

We have developed Senior Acute Medicine Trust Grade Registrar posts which offer unrivalled support for those doctors looking to transition from SHO level to become a medical registrar and for established registrars wishing to develop their clinical and leadership skills, perhaps in anticipation of gaining a training number or embarking on a CESR programme. We can offer you an exceptional experience in all areas of acute medicine, working in a friendly and supportive team.

To be eligible to apply, you will need GMC registration, MRCP and substantive experience at minimum CT2 level or equivalent in the NHS.

Main duties of the job

Please see the attached job description, person specification and job plan for the main duties of this role

You will increasingly work towards independent practice at Registrar level, leading ward rounds, assessing patients, making decisions etc. with Consultant support and supervision available at all times

Working in our Acute Medicine department encompasses many management skills such as managing the ward, keeping to target times, managing junior colleagues and constant reprioritisation of tasks.

You will be expected to make appropriate decisions regarding the need for admission, the development of strategies which might provide an alternative to admission and identifying where early discharge would be safe and appropriate.

The opportunity to further develop skills such as history taking, physical examination, appropriate investigation and rational prescribing will be plentiful in the role.

Working for our organisation

Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) is one of the biggest and busiest NHS Trusts in the country with a budget of over £1billion and over 19,000 staff. We provide services to over 2.5 million residents of Nottinghamshire.

NUH has a national and international reputation for the quality of our patient care and for research, education and innovation.

We offer a wide range of staff benefits including:

• Access to the Staff Wellbeing programme including our free 24 hour staff advice and emotional support service, financial advice service, a staff physiotherapy service and staff support networks
• Secure cycle facilities
• Access to Spiritual and Pastoral Care Services
• Salary sacrifice schemes
• Cycle to work and travel passes
• NHS discounts

We have recently been featured as the new home to Channel 4's '24 Hours in A+E' television show. The first seven episodes are available to watch online now if you missed them when initially broadcast during January 2023.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached job description, person specification and job plan for the main duties of this role.

Post holders can expect:

• To build upon postgraduate clinical experience and CT / middle grade experience (or equivalent)
• To develop further expertise in the identification and management of the sick patient
• To gain experience and familiarity in identifying and managing a wide variety of medical conditions, including making appropriate decisions regarding the need for admission, the development of strategies which might provide an alternative to admission and identifying where early discharge would be safe and appropriate
• To further develop skills of history taking, physical examination, appropriate investigation and rational prescribing
• To master a number of procedural techniques
• To hone communication skills with patients, relatives and colleagues
• To develop skills in managing time and conflicting
• To increasingly work towards independent practice at Registrar level, leading ward rounds, assessing patients, making decisions etc. with Consultant support and supervision available at all times

Person specification

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent
• GMC Registration with licence to practice
• Full MRCP including PACES
• ALS Certified
• Completed Core Medical training or equivalent

Experience

• Good and wide ranging recent experience of clinical medicine in acute inpatient setting in a large acute hospital
• Competent in basic procedures, physical examination, history taking and infection control
• Experience of supervising junior colleagues
• NHS experience of at least CT2 level completion
• Experience of working in Acute medicine

Analytical and Judgement skills

• Evidence of participation in, and commitment to clinical audit
• Experience of and commitment to teaching medical students, more junior doctors and allied health professionals

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Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at the NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Applicants are kindly requested to refrain from using AI at any stage during the recruitment process.

Closing Dates: Please submit your application form as soon as possible to avoid disappointment; we reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the published closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.

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If you are aged 16 or 17 and applying for a role that is more than 20 hours a week, please be aware that you will be asked to commence an Apprenticeship within the Trust alongside your role, as long as there is a suitable apprenticeship standard available. This is in line with the current guidance in England that whilst young people under the age of 18 can leave school (on the last Friday in June) they must then do one of the following:

• Stay in full-time education, for example at a college
• Start an Apprenticeship
• Spend 20 hours of more a week working or volunteering, while in part-time education or training

Salary: The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.

Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.

At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are ‘at risk’ of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.

ID and Right to work checks : NUH authenticate ID and right to work documentation including passports and driving licenses through a system called Trust ID. NUH will scan your ID and right to work documentation in to the Trust ID system at your face to face ID appointment. The system will run a check against the key security features within your documentation. The system will provide us with an outcome of your check which will be stored securely on your personal file along with all other pre-employment check documentation.

Consent:

• Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service - I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the Occupational Health Department confidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations s and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.
• Disclosure and Barring Service: Your post maybe subject to a DBS check which incur a cost dependent on the level of check required (£49.50 for enhanced and £21.50 for standard). I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check if it is required (by deduction from first month’s pay). Should I decide to withdraw from my job offer, I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of the DBS check undertaken by cheque or other agreed method.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

Name Shebina Hakda Job title Consultant in Acute Medicine and Head of Service Email address [e-mail]