Senior Clinical Fellow in Gen Medicine

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Title: Senior Clinical Fellow in General Medicine

Employer: Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Base Hospital: All posts are regarded as being Trust wide, but the base Hospital will be Bedford Hospital and there will not be an expectation for the successful candidate to work cross site

Duration: Fixed Term 12 Months

Educational Approval: the post has neither Royal College nor Postgraduate approval for training. The post is educationally sound and well supported, with excellent opportunities for gaining clinical experience in the specialties covered. However as a locally employed Doctor, there will be opportunity to be allocated login details to the local eportolio (HORUS), for your entries

The post holder is managerially accountable to the Clinical Director of Acute Medicine, Dr Rajeev Kumar.

Learning Objectives/Specialist Interests

The post comprises of approximately 100% of direct clinical time working in medical specialties on rotation.

If required and on mutual agreement, it is possible (maximum of 20% i.e. approx. 2 half days per week) to agree noon clinical sessions for the development of specialty clinical interests or areas of expertise in support of clinical practice. This is once clear achievable objectives have been established.

These could include:

• Quality Improvement
• Development of diagnostic procedural skills
• Teaching & Education
• Simulation training
• Clinical Leadership
• Patient Safety & Clinical Audit
• Where the interest of the individual extends beyond medicine specialties we will endeavour to support this

Clinical Experience

This is a non-training post but the Senior Clinical Fellows will get wide clinical experience, supervised by consultant medical staff.

DUTIES OF POST

Routine and emergency patients must be seen and admitted expeditiously.

Ward rounds and visits to individual patients as well as discussion with their relatives may be necessary.

Keeping medical records as per GMC Good Medical practice is utmost; these must be dated and initialled, together with any other related administrative duties including discharge and clinic letters.

The patient's discharge summary paperwork is to be completed prior to the patients 'discharge. Clinic letters are dictated within clinic and typed by the secretaries.

Supervision of the Foundation Year 1 doctors when performing clinical duties.

Duties in occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances at the request of the appropriate Consultant(s), in consultation where possible with colleagues both senior and junior. Additional commitments arising under this paragraph are exceptional. In particular, the doctor will not be required to undertake work of this kind for prolonged periods or on a regular basis.

Agree to read and follow any protocols laid down (either in writing or verbally) for the firm in which you are working.

In case of any difficulties ensure that advice is sought from a senior colleague.

Accountable to: Consultant / Clinical Director / Medical Director

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Medical Degree
• Relevant postgraduate qualification e.g. Master Degree, Part 1 MRCP etc

Desirable criteria

• Additional relevant clinical experience

Registration

Essential criteria

• Full GMC Registration with a licence to practice

Clinical experience

Essential criteria

• Excellent all round experience of DGH work
• Minimum of 3 years' experience in Acute or General Medicine after internship/FY1
• Ability to work independently, but aware of own limitations and know when to seek advice from senior colleagues
• Experience of managing Acute Medical Take and Acute Medical Emergencies
• Clinical procedures such as Chest Drain insertion, Lumbar Puncture, Ascetic Drain
• Advanced Life Support
• Ability to assess, diagnose and treat acutely sick patients

Clinical effectiveness

Essential criteria

• Understand the principles of audits

Desirable criteria

• Understanding CPD
• Experience of audits

Teaching

Essential criteria

• Interest in and ability to contribute to teaching and learning of more junior doctors and medical students

Desirable criteria

• Publications and presentations

Personnel skills

Essential criteria

• Ability to co-operate in a democratic team environment
• Flexible attitude, team player with good management skills

Clinical Governance

Essential criteria

• Able to demonstrate an understanding of the principles and elements of clinical governance.

It is an exciting time to join the newly formed Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We run two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Our 7,500 staff provide high quality care for a growing population of around 700,000 across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas.

You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. Travel between hospital sites may be required. We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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

• JD (PDF, 607.6KB)
• Personal Spec (PDF, 607.6KB)
• Functional Requirement (PDF, 607.6KB)
• Disclosure & Barring Information and Recruitment of Ex-Offenders (PDF, 78.5KB)
• Staff Diversity Network (PDF, 140.3KB)
• Information for Disabled Applicants (PDF, 98.7KB)
• Staff Benefits (PNG, 1.6MB)