Junior Clinical Fellow in Geriatric & Acute Medicine

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust; Chipping Barnet; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in Chipping Barnet is looking for a Junior Clinical Fellow in Geriatric & Acute Medicine. This role involves managing patients on geriatric wards, participating in teaching, and contributing to clinical governance. Ideal candidates must be GMC registered and possess an MBBS or equivalent. The position offers a salary of £52,656 per annum plus London Weighting, providing an excellent opportunity to enhance your medical career.

Qualifications

• Registration with the General Medical Council is mandatory.
• Must have an MBBS or equivalent degree.
• Completion of an ALS course is required.

Responsibilities

• Participate in clinical duties at SHO level.
• Work on geriatric wards and participate in audits.
• Engage in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.

Skills

Clinical skills

Communication

Teamwork

Organization

Risk Management understanding

Education

Registration with GMC

MBBS or equivalent

ALS course

MRCP Part 1

Job description

Junior Clinical Fellow in Geriatric & Acute Medicine

We invite applications to work with us as a Junior Clinical Fellow in Medicine. We have positions in both Acute Medicine and Elderly careMedicine, working at Barnet Hospital (please note you will be placed into either Geriatrics and Acute Medicine dependant on staffing needs at the time of employment). This is an exciting time to join the division as we develop our hot floor model, whilst developing same dayemergency care pathways and optimising our recently increased bed-base.

Main duties of the job

Clinical duties will be at SHO level, and will include participation in the medical on-call rota if deemed suitable. Educational supervisionand support will be provided using both a virtual learning environment and regular face-to-face teaching. This post is an ideal opportunity tobroaden experience in medicine whilst deciding on a career path. Candidates will be supported through MRCP examinations with regularconsultant-led teaching.

About us

Barnet Hospital is a busy District General Hospital, and is renowned for being an excellent place to work and train, with excellent pass rates atexams, success at application to training posts and enthusiastic consultant staff, committed to training. Barnet is a fantastic location close to thegreen belt; affordable accommodation in nearby Hertfordshire; good local schools; ability to achieve a flexible enjoyable work life balance.Medical students from University College Medical School are attached to the hospital during term time. The first cohort of Physicians AssociatesStudents rotated through medicine this year and we are supportive of Advanced Care Practitioner roles within acute medical specialties.

Job responsibilities

Working on one of the geriatric wards as part of the ward based team of junior doctors. The ward is supported by dailyconsultant ward rounds (Mon-Fri) and the juniors in the team include 1 registrar, 3 SHOs and an F1 trainee. Each ward has a comprehensivenursing and therapy team. There is the opportunity to work in the AAU which aims to prevent admissions from A+E, facilitate early discharge andsee direct referrals from GPs or via the navigator. The post-holder will have the opportunity to attend a broad spectrum of specialty clinics andalso the various liaison services run by the department. There are many opportunities for undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, as well as anexpectation to participate in audit and quality improvement. It is also expected that the post holder will be involved in the junior doctors forum and handover processes. The post holder will be on the General Medical on-call rota should you be offered a banded position.

Person Specification

Education & professional Qualifications

• Registration with the General Medical Council
• MBBS or equivalent
• ALS course
• MRCP Part 1

Royal Free World Class Values

• Demonstrate ability to meet Trust Values

Experience

• Ability to demonstrate broad clinical skills in the management of all patients
• Experience in medicine

Skills and apptitudes

• Awareness of principles of Risk Management
• Evidence of academic excellence e.g. BSc, prizes, distinctions etc
• Good understanding of the forces and drivers of influencing change in the NHS
• Able to communicate clearly & grammatically in both verbal & written English
• Able to work on own initiative
• Able to work well in a multidisciplinary team.
• Well organized

Others

• Understands and abides by ethical principles and committed to the NHS.
• Willing to take on responsibility
• Good general health, physically able to carry out the duties of the post

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.

£52,656 a yearper annum plus London Weighting