Consultant – General Medicine: Sponsorship Available

East Cheshire NHS Trust

Job summary

We are looking to recruit a dynamic Consultant doctor to support our General Medicine Department. East Cheshire NHS Trust has a real sense of energy and enthusiasm, and the Trust is committed to reducing the time people spend in hospital and strives to be a beacon of excellence.

The post will be based at Macclesfield District General Hospital.

Office accommodation will be provided and is usually shared with other senior clinical colleagues. Access to appropriate IT systems will be provided in the office accommodation as well as in the clinical areas.

Secretarial support will also be provided by a medical secretary, with typing of clinical correspondence supported by the clinical transcription suite.

10.5 PAs inclusive of on call.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide senior expertise within General Medicine. Be able to manage a full range of presentations in specific area of practice.An autonomous practice framework will be agreed along with this job description, which will outline the defined level of competency for the post holder in relation to independent and autonomous practice.

The post holder will be responsible for adhering to the generic capabilities’ framework outlined nationally for Specialists. Please refer to Person Specification which details these competencies and how they should be evidenced.

In addition, the post holder will be required to undertake Hot Clinics in line with GIRFT recommendations, supporting earlier inpatient discharges and helping to prevent avoidable admissions. By providing expedited, senior-led outpatient or virtual follow-up reviews, Hot Clinic return appointments offer a safe and effective pathway for patients to be discharged sooner, contributing to reduced lengths of stay and improved patient flow.

The post holder will also be expected to deliver specialist outpatient clinics and contribute actively to the teaching and supervision of junior doctors and medical students, supporting both service development and medical education within the department.

Person Specification

Registration

Essential

  • Entry on the General Medical Council (GMC) Register with license to practice.

Desirable

  • Appropriate higher degree (e.g., an MD, PhD or equivalent)

Qualifications

Essential

  • MRCP or equivalent (Membership of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom)
  • Full registration with General Medicine Council (GMC) with license to practice.
  • Applicants must have full and specialist registration (and a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC) (or eligible for registration within six months of interview)
  • UK trained applicants are required to be a Holder of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), or within six months of award of CCT by date of interview
  • Applicants are required to be on the Specialist Register or due to obtain their CCT within 6 months of interview. CESR candidates must have written GMC confirmation of successful application.

Desirable

  • Advanced life support
  • Appropriate higher degree e.g., an MD, PhD or equivalent

Clinical Experience

Essential

  • Broad range of recent experience in general (internal) medicine with a minimum of 3 years at Medical Registrar Level
  • Evidence of ability to change clinical practice and service provision.
  • up to date practice in line with recent initiatives

Management and Administrative experience

Essential

  • Evidence of developing and delivering change

Desirable

  • Ability to engage and communicate the benefits of organisational change to stake holders

Clinical Effectiveness

Essential

  • Understanding of principles of governance and audit

Desirable

  • Evidence of having undertaken audit

Teaching and Training Experience

Essential

  • Experience of successfully supervising and teaching junior doctors and other staff

Desirable

  • Evidence of having developed learning opportunities for others

Research Experience

Essential

  • An awareness of current specialty developments, initiatives and issues

Desirable

  • Knowledge and experience of the application of information technology to Medicine
  • Previous research-based publications / presentations to national/ international meetings

Personal Attributes

Essential

  • Leadership qualities
  • Effective communicator, able to work in a multi-disciplinary team
  • Good inter-personal skills
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Flexibility
  • Commitment to CME/CPD
  • Familiarity with information technology and general computer skills

Desirable

  • Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities

Information technology

Essential

  • Computer Literate

Desirable

  • Knowledge of Microsoft packages

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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 (Opens in a new tab).

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 (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 24 November 2026

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