Junior Clinical Fellow in Acute Medicine (CT1/2)

NHS; Northampton; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Northampton is seeking Junior Clinical Fellows for the Urgent Care Directorate. This fixed-term position offers opportunities for training across various acute assessment areas, mentoring, and involvement in student education. Ideal candidates will have a strong foundation in medicine and be seeking a career in this field. Salary ranges from £52,656 to £65,048 per annum.

Responsibilities

• Work alongside Consultants and other medical staff.
• Complete training assessments in line with other trainees.
• Participate in clinical case presentations.
• Contribute to medical student education.

Skills

Evidence of previous governance activity

Research and audit activity

Evidence of clinical teaching

Commitment to maintainable teaching skills

Audit experience

Teaching experience

Education

MBBS or equivalent

Full GMC registration with Licence to practice

Foundation Year 2 or Equivalent

ALS UK Resus Council

Job description

Job Summary

We are looking to recruit Junior Clinical Fellows to the Urgent Care Directorate, specifically within Acute Medicine at Northampton General Hospital.

The posts are suitable for Doctors looking to gain Acute Medical experience prior to starting Internal Medicine Training, GP Training or before applying for ST3 posts.

NGH has a strong track record of nurturing trust grades towards further training. It is because of this success that we re-recruit each year and these posts are available now because we expect many of the JCFs currently working with us to be successful in their applications to Internal Medicine Training, GP specialist training and Higher Specialist Training.

Within Acute Medicine at Northampton, we provide trainees with the opportunity to gain experience in multiple acute assessment areas, Working within the Emergency Department, Same Day Emergency Care and Acute Medical Assessment wards.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work alongside their ward team of Consultants, SpRs, SCF and other resident medical staff along with all other multidisciplinary health care professionals.

The successful candidate will be allocated a clinical supervisor and encouraged to complete training assessments in line with other trainees at the same level. This includes access to our highly successful Simulation Suite and to JCF - specific training in the Nye Bevan. The training programme is based on the JRCPTB IMT core curriculum and includes mentorship in applying for IMT, GPVTS etc.

We wish to appoint candidates with a good foundation in medicine who are looking towards a career in Medicine, or who wish to broaden their experience before a career choice.

Training

The majority of training will be on-the-job with close involvement of the consultants. The department has a weekly lunchtime teaching session and there will be opportunity to develop as an educator through support and training of junior colleagues. Junior Doctors are encouraged and supported to take part in clinical case presentations. In addition, we offer dedicated patient safety lectures and practical training on procedures such as ultrasound guided CVP insertion. We have a state-of-the‑art Simulation department who provide sessions both to doctors in training and those in Clinical Fellowships. The full programme provides junior doctors with a comprehensive training package.

About us

Northampton General Hospital is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. All of our divisions are committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.

Our Excellence Values

Compassion

Accountability

Respect

Integrity

Courage

We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone's full potential. As an organisation, we value how we communicate and promote our vacancies to all communities.

We are a Defence positive trust, supporting our reservists, veterans, spouses and partners.

The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups, especially those from BAME, Disabled and LGBTQ+ backgrounds as these are underrepresented in our hospitals.

We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative.

We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.

Job Description & Responsibilities

This post will give excellent opportunities to develop both your generic and clinical skills in Medicine, to further your career aspirations within the NHS, to assist in providing acute care services to the Trust, to provide input into medical student education for Oxford and Leicester undergraduates on the diagnosis and management of medical emergencies, to undertake Quality Improvement projects of value to patients and other health care professionals, to contribute to a large and dynamic team of junior doctors within the Medical directorate, to develop your career in Acute Medicine, to develop protocols within the acute medicine department and the interface with A&E for consistent safe and good quality care for acute admissions, to ensure good practice by regular audit and review of incidents with clinical team and take forward lessons learnt, to link in with the directorate clinical governance meetings and contribute to lessons learnt from incidents and complaints.

Person Specification

Clinical Experience

• Evidence of previous governance activity
• Research and audit activity
• Evidence of clinical teaching
• Commitment to the maintainable teaching skills

Desirable

• Life support instructor status in one or more courses
• Evidence of educational development/CPD portfolio

Teaching and Audit

• Audit experience
• Teaching experience- evidence of teaching experience and/or training in teaching
• Evidence of previous governance activity
• Commitment to the maintainable of teaching skills

Education, Training

• MBBS or equivalent
• Full GMC registration with Licence to practice
• Foundation Year 2 or Equivalent
• ALS UK Resus Council

Desirable

• UK experience
• PLAB

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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 UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

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 (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Job Details

Date posted: 05 November 2025

Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade: Doctor - other

Salary: £52,656 to £65,048 a year Per annum / Pro rata

Contract: Fixed term

Duration: 23 months

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 265-7527606-MED

Job locations: University Hospitals of Northamptonshire, Cliftonville, Northampton, NN1 5BD

Employer details

Northampton General Hospital

University Hospitals of Northamptonshire

Cliftonville

Northampton

NN1 5BD

Employer's website

https://www.northamptongeneral.nhs.uk/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)