Senior Clinical Fellow- Acute Medicine

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder's specific responsibilities would be:

• To work as part of the multi-disciplinary team in order to support and help to provide a comprehensive Acute Medicine Service within the Trust
• Maintenance of the highest clinical standards in the management of patients.
• Assisting with teaching, training and assessment of junior staff and medical students, nursing staff and other members of the multi-disciplinary team
• To actively participate in both departmental and Trust matters concerning Clinical Governance and audit.
• To have responsibility for ensuring active participation in continuing medical education (CME).
• Deputise from time to time for absent colleagues, and exceptionally to perform additional duties in occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances to ensure the safe running of the Department.

Please refer to our detailed job description for more information

Person specification

Skills and Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Evidence of participation in clinical audit and understanding the role of audit in improving medical practice
• Comprehension of the core philosophy and building blocks of clinical governance
• Experience and knowledge of critical appraisal of evidence so as to improve clinical outcomes
• Evidence of organising programmes and teaching medical students and junior doctors
• Willingness to teach all grades of professional multidisciplinary staff
• Knowledge of the management and structure of the NHS
• Commitment to multidisciplinary team working & medical education

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge of risk management
• Evidence of initiating, progressing and concluding research projects with publication
• Research degree
• Organisation of further teaching programmes in medical education

Education and Qualifications

Essential criteria

• GMC Registered
• MBBS or equivalent
• Full MRCP (Applicants with MRCP part 1 and 2 written with evidence of recent PACES examination will be considered)
• Advanced Life Support Provider

Desirable criteria

• Advanced Life Support Instructor

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of managing acute medical take and acute medical emergencies
• Ability to assess, diagnose and teat acutely sick patients
• Demonstrable skills in clinical procedures: CVP insertion, chest drain insertion etc

Desirable criteria

• Supervision of junior doctors

Important

• The closing date given is a guide only. There may be some occasions when we have to close a vacancy once sufficient applications have been received. You are therefore advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
• Please check your emails regularly as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process.
• If you have not heard from us within 3 weeks after the closing date, we regret that this usually means your application was not successful.
• In submitting an application, you authorise the Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process, should you be appointed to the post.
• During the recruitment process your identity documentation (ie passport, driving licence, visa etc) will be scanned using a device which recognises UV, infrared and machine-readable zone security features of the documents provided.
• Employment at the Trust is offered subject to successful completion of a six month probationary period.

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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.

Documents to download

• Acute Med - SCF (PDF, 712.3KB)
• Job Features (PDF, 654.5KB)
• Guidance for applicants (PDF, 85.4KB)
• Policy Statement (PDF, 144.5KB)
• Staff Benefits and Wellbeing (PDF, 196.5KB)
• Recruitment Pack (PDF, 2.8MB)