Job summary
The successful candidate will join a Diabetes and Endocrinology Department at a time of rapid growth and service development across the whole local health system including primary care, secondary care and community care.

The successful candidate will be a 'generalist with a special interest model' of placing ward based acute and sub-acute ward based general internal medicine as a core function while maintaining a specialty interest. The candidate will be welcomed into a well organised department providing a wide range of services in ward based General Internal Medicine and specialty and sub-specialty level services in Diabetes and Endocrinology. We work collaboratively and supportively together and are always looking to improve the care for our patients.

Main duties of the job
Please see the full detailed job description and person specification for the main responsibilities of this role.

About us
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.

We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically-led organisation.

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 and our King's Mill Hospital as the only 'outstanding' NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.

Details
Date posted: 25 August 2026
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Doctor - other
Salary: £67,325 a year
Pro rata
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 11 months
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 214-MED26-8223146
Job locations: Kingsmill Hospital/Mansfield Community Hospital, Mansfield Road, Sutton-in-Ashfield, NG17 4JL, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
Please see the full detailed job description and person specification for the main responsibilities of this role.

Qualifications
Essential

• Full registration (and with a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC)
• MRCP or equivalent
• ALS

Desirable

• Research qualifications (PhD, MSc, Diploma or equivalent)

Experience
Essential

• Must have completed at least two years' full- time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time or flexible basis) at least one 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
• Experience within the specialty in the UK

Desirable

• Current experience of working within the NHS
• Previous experience in a multidisciplinary setting

Teaching
Essential

• A demonstrable interest in teaching
• Evidence of teaching medical students, nursing or paramedical staff

Desirable

• Experience with audit, teaching or research/critical review of literature

Other
Essential

• Good communication skills, both oral and written
• Organised with work
• Clear reasoning and diagnostic skills
• Ability to seek and give advice when necessary
• Tactful and diplomatic

Desirable

• Self-motivated
• Familiarity with IT and computer skills

Management & administrative experience
Essential

• Ability to effectively organise and manage clinical workload
• Understanding of the current structure of Health Services

Desirable

• Familiar with the recent initiatives and changes in NHS

Research
Essential

• Able to appraise research
• Understanding of Evidence Based Medicine
• Understanding of the principles of medical audit and clinical governance
• Completed at least one audit project related to General Medicine

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.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Kingsmill Hospital/Mansfield Community Hospital, Mansfield Road, Sutton-in-Ashfield, NG17 4JL, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.sfh-tr.nhs.uk/

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Head Of Service
Dr Ashok Poduval
ashok.poduval@nhs.net
01623622515

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