Junior Clinical Fellow

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board; Caerphilly; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable NHS organization in Caerphilly is seeking a qualified medical professional to provide care for patients with fragility fractures. The role requires collaboration with multidisciplinary teams and involves conducting assessments related to bone health. Candidates must hold full registration with the GMC and are offered a supportive work environment along with extensive training opportunities and a great benefits package. Flexible working options are available, promoting a healthy work-life balance.

Benefits

Flexible working

Occupational health support

Extensive training opportunities

Paid mandatory training

Qualifications

• Eligible to hold full registration with the GMC.

Responsibilities

• Provide medical care to patients with fragility fractures.
• Conduct falls and bone health assessments.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams including trauma and rheumatology.
• Act as Health Board Lead for Bone Health Services.

Education

Full registration and a licence to practice with the GMC

Job description

Overview

We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh; any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English. Please let us know if you have any particular requirements to enable you to participate in the application and selection process. We will be pleased to discuss any reasonable adjustments or support needed. If you need documents in a larger font or a different format (such as braille) please contact the recruiting manager named in the job advert or contact the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board recruitment team on 01495 745805 option 3 or email [email protected]

If you are successful at interview for this post you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email. We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time and encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are shortlisted for this post, you will be contacted via the email account used to apply, so please check your account regularly. Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board supports flexible working. This vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process.

Responsibilities

• The main responsibilities of the post are to provide effective and appropriate medical care to all patients with fragility fractures and to complete falls and bone health assessments in accordance with national standards.
• Work in partnership with wider teams including trauma, radiology, rheumatology, and the Care of the Elderly Team (COTE); contribute to clinical assessment virtually, by telephone, or through face-to-face osteoporosis clinic and multidisciplinary meetings.
• Be part of a large medical and multidisciplinary team working under direct consultant supervision; act as the Health Board Lead for Bone Health Services.
• Provide responsibility for bone health and osteoporosis assessment, day-to-day management, coordination of inpatients with fragility fractures within ABUHB, and liaise with clinical teams and General Practitioners/community teams.

Qualifications

• Applicants must hold or be eligible to hold full registration and a licence to practise with the GMC.

About the Health Board and Benefits

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work-life balance, extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including management development programmes. We provide integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and opportunities for flexible working, occupational health support, and wellbeing initiatives as part of our strategy to support staff.

Other information

This position involves Regulated Activity with adults as defined by the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act (amended by the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012) and the following checks will be undertaken following any conditional offer: Enhanced check with barred list information, including an adults barred list check.