Job summary
SENIOR CLINICAL FELLOW - fixed term for 12 months
Frailty Medicine

We are excited to be able to recruit to a Senior Clinical Fellow post.

We are looking for proactive, a forward thinking and dynamic individual to join our growing Frailty Team.

Senior Clinical Fellow post is for 40 hours per week. This posts are included in the Frailty Team 7 day rota. There are no GIM on-call commitments although they can be added on an ad-hoc or rota basis if desired

You will work alongside an experienced Consultant, Middle Grade, Junior medical staff, ACPs, and Physician Associates as well as a n experienced multi-disciplinary team.

Main duties of the job

• Clinical responsibility for assisting in the investigation, diagnosis and treatment, under consultant supervision, of patients in ED, FSDEC, AFU, CDU etc.
• Expected to attend consultant ward rounds; present cases, and discuss the differential diagnosis and management; carry out appropriate practical skills with patients.
• Responsible for maintaining a full clinical record of patients admitted to the ward; required to produce a written summary of the admission at the time of discharge; will participate in audit data collection, and attend clinical governance / audit meetings.
• Provide middle grade support to the junior medical team.

About us
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.

If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

Benefits we offer to you:

• Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• NHS pension scheme membership
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
• NHS Staff discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
• Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• MBBS/MBCHB
• MRCP Part 1
• GMC Registration
• PLAB

Desirable

• MRCP Part 2
• PACES

Experience
Essential

• 5 years medical experience- Essential
• Any medicinal speciality 12 months minimum

Desirable

• UK experience
• Acute Medicine experience

Clinical Skills
Essential

• Basic procedural skills - bloods, cannula, blood gas, catheter, NG
• ALS

Desirable

• Advanced Procedural skills - Lumbar puncture, ascitic tap, ascitic drain, pleural aspiration chest drain

Teaching and Audit
Desirable

• Providing/organising teaching/medical student teaching/lectures
• evidence of Audit/ Quality Improvement

Leadership/Management
Desirable

• Leading any groups/teaching/organising rotas

Clinical Governance
Essential

• Reporting errors, learning from errors

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.