Job requirements
Essential
16 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- General
Eligibility to work in the UK
- General
Ability to work in various locations throughout the network of services provided by Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
- General
For areas requiring EPP Clearance (Exposure Prone Procedures), this will also be a requirement of the health screening
- General
An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required with the Disclosure and Barring Service
- Qualifications
MRCP (both parts) or equivalent
- Qualifications
Applicants must be Registered with the General Medical Council and hold a Licence to Practise
- Audit and Research
Knowledge of Audit principles and evidence of participation in and completion of audit projects
- Teaching and Training
Experience of and enthusiasm for clinical teaching of postgraduate doctors and non-medical staff.
- Experience and Achievements
Must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in all aspects of the Medicine specialty
- Disposition-Adjustment/Attitude/Commitment
Good communication and empathy skills with patients
- Disposition-Adjustment/Attitude/Commitment
Evidence of willingness to participate in a multi-disciplinary team environment to provide an integrated service
- Disposition-Adjustment/Attitude/Commitment
Ability to work as a member of a team, both through communication and sharing workload
- Disposition-Adjustment/Attitude/Commitment
Ability to manage high pressure situations e.g. clinical crisis
- Disposition-Adjustment/Attitude/Commitment
Ability to prioritise and organise workload and co-ordinate staff
- Disposition-Adjustment/Attitude/Commitment
Ability to integrate the care of a patient by many and various other clinical staff
- Disposition-Adjustment/Attitude/Commitment
Willingness to work flexibly to deliver clinically effective and cost effective healthcare
Desirable
15 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Qualifications
Relevant higher degree
- Audit and Research
Critical Appraisal Skills
- Audit and Research
Evidence of knowledge of research methodology
- Teaching and Training
Academic achievements/evidence of familiarity with research methods which have resulted in publications
- Teaching and Training
Training in clinical and educational supervision
- Teaching and Training
Attendance at a teaching course
- Teaching and Training
Formal qualification in teaching/education
- Experience and Achievements
Understanding current issues within Medicine and the future direction of the specialty
- Experience and Achievements
Understanding current issues within the wider NHS
- Experience and Achievements
Attendance at a recognised management course
- Experience and Achievements
Shows ability to work with and lead others across professions
- Practical/Intellectual Skills/Personal Qualities
Evidence of continual learning and development
- Practical/Intellectual Skills/Personal Qualities
Understands self (strengths and weaknesses) and impact of behaviour on others
- Practical/Intellectual Skills/Personal Qualities
Evidence of innovation
- Practical/Intellectual Skills/Personal Qualities
Ability to use a word processor, spreadsheet, presentation software, email and internet browser
Job overview
These posts are for a trust doctor to support the Medical teams for a Fixed Term contract. This is a full-time post and the post holder would participate in the medicine on-call rota. The on-call rota is currently on a 1 in 23 basis.
The Trust is based on two acute sites with most acute medical services and specialties duplicated on each site. The acute stroke unit is based at Calderdale Hospital and the specialist gastroenterology and oncology/haematology wards are based at Huddersfield.
There are opportunities to work in Acute Medicine, Elderly Medicine and Diabetes & Endocrinology. Details of each post will be available at interview and we will do our best to accommodate individual choices.
Main duties of the job
There are weekly Medical Grand round teaching including journal club and Core medical teaching sessions in the Education Centre that covers a wide range of topics. There is separate training for non-technical skills such as handover and communication skills. CHFT has a well-equipped Clinical Skills Training Room with simulation mannequins for procedures such as chest drain insertion and central venous cannulation.
The Trust would encourage and support a doctor with obtaining their membership and any post holder preparing for MRCP and PACES will be supported. In addition we will support doctors with the sign off of competencies to allow individuals to apply for higher training.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holders will work within the general medicine specialty. The trust encourages staff to work as a team with other colleagues and take full part in the work. Participation in the on-call rota is negotiable.
For further information please refer to the Job Description attached
Applicant requirements
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.
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This advert is for Trust Doctor ST3+ in Medicine with Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust in Huddersfield, England; Halifax, England. It is listed as a Senior Medical doctor General Internal Medicine role. The advertised salary is £67,325 - £77,348 per annum. The contract type is 12 months (Fixed Term 12 Months). The application deadline is 25 Oct 2026.
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