Trust Doctor in Newcastle Medical Rotation ST1-2

Job overview

As one of the largest, highest performing Foundation Trusts in the country, we are unrelenting in our endeavour for clinical excellence, continuously seeking to improve the services we provide for our patients and the communities we serve.  As a major teaching Trust, and the second largest provider of specialised services in the county, we support people with a range of rare and complex, medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic disorders. based across both our Royal Victoria Infirmary and Freeman Hospital sites, we are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for highly motivated, ambitious individual to join a Medical Rotation post.

Main duties of the job

If you are interested in medical specialties, and wish to gain exposure to, and experience in, a wide range of high-quality medical placements, then you should apply today.   This medical rotation is not an accredited training post, but content is organised to mirror Internal Medicine Training.  The successful applicant will be supervised in the same way as individuals undertaking Internal Medicine Training and will be offered the same opportunities to attend teaching and become involved in quality improvement work if the successful candidate wishes. This post would be ideal for someone who is considering a medical speciality as a career and will allow exposure to a variety of subspecialities within Medicine as the candidate will rotate through four different medical placements (3 month rotations) over the course of the year

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This post is an opportunity to gain experience in a variety of medical specialities with the successful candidate rotating across 4 different specialities over the course of a year in 3-month rotations; examples of potential rotations are given below although these may be subject to change.  Educational opportunities and departmental teaching will be provided to the successful candidate who will be supported to develop areas of interest including research and audit; they will be encouraged to attend Internal Medicine teaching and be offered a half day of self -directed learning time/ month.