Clinical Fellow ST3 - Acute Medicine | Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Southend University Hospital NHS Trust; Basildon; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare trust in the UK is seeking a Senior Clinical Fellow to manage patient care in the assessment wards. This role involves supervising junior doctors and participating in ward rounds, as well as ensuring the quality of patient documentation. The ideal candidate will have a medical degree and relevant clinical experience. Opportunities for professional development available.

Qualifications

• Must have a medical degree and relevant clinical experience.
• Basic life support training is required.
• Ability to supervise junior medical staff effectively.

Responsibilities

• Take part in consultant ward rounds.
• Supervise FY2s/CT1s and Junior Clinical Fellows.
• Manage acutely unwell patients.

Skills

Patient management

Medical record keeping

Effective communication

Team collaboration

Clinical supervision

Education

Medical degree

Basic life support training

Job description

Overview

Day to day responsibility for patients on the assessment wards/Medical SDEC.

Responsibilities

• Take part in consultant ward rounds.
• Ensure that patient medical case notes are properly completed, drug prescriptions are regularly reviewed, appropriate investigations are carried out and the results acted upon – and made available for consultant ward rounds.
• Ensure that GP electronic discharge letters containing all relevant information are completed and sent in a timely manner.
• Support the teaching of medical students.
• Attend >60% of the formal education events including audit meetings.
• Attendance at basic life support training.
• Comply with contracted hours.
• The post holder will be allocated an educational supervisor who will provide regular appraisals.
• Adhere to Trust and Directorate policies and protocol.

The job description is intended as an outline only and may be subject to change according to the need of the service and in consultation with the post-holder.

Senior Clinical Fellow duties

The main service commitments of the Senior Clinical Fellow, under the supervision of the Consultants, will be to supervise the FY2s/CT1s and Junior Clinical Fellows, while maintaining a hands-on approach with patients, to include:

• Take a history and examine a patient.
• Identify and synthesize problems.
• Prescribe.
• Keep an accurate and relevant medical record.
• Manage time and appropriately prioritize tasks.
• Use evidence, guidelines and audit to benefit patient care.
• Act in a professional manner at all times.
• Work in a multi-disciplinary team.
• Manage acutely unwell patients.

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.

Additional information

For further details, please see attached the job description and personal specification.

We look forward to receiving your application.

This advert closes on Tuesday 9 Sep 2025