Senior Clinical Fellow Senior Clinical Fellow

 

Description:

Working within a supportive and educationally focussed environment, the post holder will provide registrar level experience. The role would particularly suit doctors who have completed CMT/IMT training and individuals with equivalent experience who are looking to progress to specialty training and also for those looking to go down the non-consultant career grade or SAS route.

The clinical fellow will be an integral part of the junior medical workforce involved in the clerking and management of patients on the acute take alongside responsibilities on the base ward. This post is for 12 months and will provide excellent training.

The successful candidate(s) will undertake the following roles:

Clinical reviews and participation in daily ward rounds on the base ward

Attending outpatient clinics within GIM or a sub specialty

Participation in the acute medical take including out of hours and weekend

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to participate in quality improvement projects, education and audit.

The post-holder will be allowed study leave.

 

Working for our organisation

 

A £338 million (PFI) investment has re-built and modernised both Whiston and St Helens Hospitals, resulting in modern state of the art health care facilities for the treatment and care of patients. St Helens Hospital was completed in 2008 and Whiston Hospital in 2010. The hospitals include 887 inpatient beds with state of the art CT and MRI facilities existing on both hospital sites. CT and MRI scanners at St Helens have also recently been upgraded including installation of a high field 3 Tesla MRI scanner. The DEXA scanner is also located at St Helens Hospital.

The Trust provides a full range of acute inpatient, outpatient, day case and emergency services to local communities of St Helens, Knowsley, parts of Halton and Liverpool. The Regional Plastic Surgery and Burns Unit also extends its services to the whole of Cheshire, Merseyside, North Wales and the Isle of Man.

As a Trust, our aim is to provide a high quality service to all patients. We strive to meet the best standards for professional care whilst being sensitive and responsive to the needs of individual patients. Our valued workforce is recognised for their unique skills and talents with our teams of experts winning national awards on a regular basis.

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Participate in the initial assessment and management of patients, supervising more junior members of the team.

To lead inpatient ward rounds to ensure the on-going clinical management of patients is appropriate. To support the discharge of patients, to a place of safety, in a timely manner.

Participate in or lead the acute take, to provide senior clinical decisions, with the support of consultant clinicians.

Contribute to the Medical Emergency Team (MET). Lead cardiac arrest calls.

Contribute to GIM/medical speciality clinics.

Liaise with other members of the clinical team and other specialties.

Advise junior trainees and ANPs about management of patients.

Develop skills in managing the ward to avoid unnecessary patient delays and maintain good clinical care to all patients.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Applicants must hold full registration with the GMC at the time of application
• MB ChB or equivalent medical qualification
• ALS Certification
• Completed Foundation Year Programme and/or equivalent medical qualification/experience
• Completed 2 years’ experience in a medical speciality, post Foundation Programme or equivalent experience
• Completed or part completed UK MRCP examinations or equivalent post-graduate examination

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria

• Ability to demonstrate knowledge of your professional code of conduct
• Ability to demonstrate good clinical care
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Excellent interpersonal skills and caring attitude to patients
• Willingness to seek timely assistance from senior colleagues when appropriate

Skills

Essential criteria

• Competent in history taking and examination skills

Other

Essential criteria

• Applicants must hold existing right to live and work in the UK
• Excellent communications skills
• Excellent organisational and time management skills
• Exhibit leadership skills & be able to lead a clinical team
• Computer literate
• Demonstrated administration ability or responsibility, not necessarily medical

Desirable criteria

• Have experience of clinical audit, service improvement or research

St Helens & Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust are committed to providing an environment and services which embrace diversity and which promote equality of opportunity, we welcome applications from all sections of the communities we serve to enable us to reflect their diversity and improve the delivery of the services we provide.