Clinical Fellow Hospital at Home

NHS Lothian; Livingston; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Livingston seeks a Clinical Fellow for the Rapid Elderly Assessment & Care Team, offering a 12-month fixed-term position. You will provide acute assessments and treatment in patients' homes, develop skills in Medicine of the Elderly, and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team under consultant supervision. Applicants should have completed Foundation training and possess good communication skills. Additional postgraduate qualifications are desirable. The role is full-time, requiring a commitment to quality improvement.

Qualifications

• Ability to drive a car for community home visits around West Lothian.
• Additional postgraduate experience and qualifications are desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide acute assessment and treatment in the patient’s own home.
• Work closely within the multidisciplinary team under Consultant supervision.
• Engage in quality improvement and teaching activities.

Skills

Good communication skills

Ability to work flexibly and collaboratively

Education

Completed Foundation training

MRCP(UK) (desirable)

Job description

Clinical Fellow

Overview

Rapid Elderly Assessment & Care Team (REACT)

Hospital at Home West Lothian – Hub St. Johns Hospital

12 months Fixed Term starting February 2026 – full time (40 hours per week)

Responsibilities

Provide acute assessment and treatment in the patient’s own home as an alternative to hospital admission. Development of skills in Medicine of the Elderly, frailty assessment, acute illness management, multi‑morbidity care and complex chronic disease management. Work closely within the multidisciplinary team under close Consultant supervision. One weekly session of development time for quality improvement, service development, teaching or subspecialty training.

Qualifications

Completed Foundation training minimum. Ability to drive a car for community home visits around West Lothian. Additional postgraduate experience and qualifications such as MRCP(UK) desirable. Good communication skills and the ability to work flexibly and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team essential.

EEO Statement

NHS Lothian is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. NHS Lothian welcomes applications from all sections of society and will fully support disabled candidates, candidates with long‑term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

Contact

Dr Latana Munang
Dr Jane Rimer

Application

We cannot accept CV’s as a form of application and only a completed online application form will be accepted. Personal information will not be sent with the application for short listing. The application form will be identified by the candidate number only to ensure that all applicants are treated equally. ***PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early***