Fellow in Ambulatory Medicine

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Oxford; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH) invites applications for a Clinical Fellowship within its ambulatory medicine department. The successful candidate will join a team of ten ambulatory fellows in a well-resourced unit led by 18 consultants and a multidisciplinary team.

The role combines 100% clinical work in the Ambulatory Assessment Unit with two non-clinical days per week dedicated to leadership, quality improvement, research, teaching and point of care ultrasound.

Qualifications

• Ambulatory medicine experience or interest would be welcomed.
• Opportunity to develop leadership, quality improvement, research and teaching skills.

Responsibilities

• 100% clinical work in the Ambulatory Assessment Unit as part of a team.
• Participation in leadership, quality improvement, research and teaching activities on non-clinical days.

Skills

Ambulatory medicine

Clinical leadership

Quality improvement

Teaching

Point of care ultrasound

Job description

Applications are invited for a Clinical Fellowship programme embedded within a well-established, innovative and national leading ambulatory medicine department. The applicant would be one of a team of ten ambulatory fellows working in a well-resourced unit lead by a team of 18 consultants and a large experienced multidisciplinary team. This is an exciting opportunity for an energetic, forward thinking trainee who wishes to develop higher level clinical skills in a university teaching hospital and take full advantage of the links held with other Oxford institutions. The role would involve a mixture of banded clinical work but also has two non-clinical days per week set aside where the candidate would be expected to gain experience in leadership, quality improvement, research, teaching and point of care ultrasound.

Successful applicants will develop a job plan in conjunction with a senior Fellowship supervisor which will compose:

100% (1WTE) Clinical Work: to include acute ambulatory care in the Ambulatory Assessment Unit, and subject to discussion with supervisor may involve activity in other acute and ambulatory medicine settings in the Trust

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH)

OUH is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the UK and a renowned centre of clinical excellence. Each year, OUH has over one million patient contacts including nearly 100,000 emergency admissions. The Trust has a strong collaboration with the University of Oxford, which underpins the quality of care that is provided to patients, from the delivery of high-quality research - bringing innovation from the laboratory bench to the bedside - to the delivery of high-quality education and training for doctors.

OUH delivers acute emergency care on two of its four hospital sites (the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury), supports the urgent care pathway across distributed community settings, and is working towards comprehensive application of the Future Hospitals Commission principles.