Junior Clinical Fellow in Medicine

NHS; Chorley; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK seeks a motivated Junior Clinical Fellow in Medicine to enhance clinical skills in a teaching hospital. Candidates should hold full GMC registration and possess an MBBS or equivalent degree. This role offers exposure to various medical sub-specialties and practical learning experiences, within a collaborative team dedicated to excellent patient care.

Qualifications

• Must have full GMC registration.
• 6 months NHS experience is required.
• Experience in resuscitation is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide junior level experience in a teaching hospital.
• Work closely with GP and Emergency Department colleagues.
• Support Senior doctors with ward jobs.

Skills

Full GMC Registration and Licence to Practice

ALS certified

Previous experience on resuscitation team

Education

MBBS or equivalent

MRCP Part 1

Job description

Go back Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Junior Clinical Fellow in Medicine

The closing date is 17 November 2025

We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Junior Clinical Fellow to join our dynamic Medicine team. This is an excellent opportunity for doctors looking to gain further clinical experience in general medicine within a supportive and educational environment.

Main duties of the job

In this role you will be working within a supportive and educationally focused environment, you will be providing junior level experience (equivalent to FY2/ST1-2) in a teaching hospital within all the main medical sub-specialties.

This post is based at either Royal Preston Hospital or Chorley & South Ribble District General Hospital, and you will be an integral part of our team and will be involved directly with the day-to-day functioning of medical units.

You will be required to work closely with GP and Emergency Department colleagues while accepting patients for assessment in SDEC. Our SDEC accepts ED ambulatory patients and GP referrals, who are assessed by ACPs and junior doctors in the unit. These patients are reviewed by senior decision makers and then a final management plan is made. The majority of the patients are discharged with follow up plans as required. Working on the SDEC provides good learning opportunities with one-to-one interactions with consultants and registrars.

As a junior clinical fellow, you would be required to support Senior doctors with our ward jobs and help with clerking as required.

We are keen to develop our doctors' skills and you would have opportunities to perform invasive procedures like lumbar puncture, ascitic paracentesis (diagnostic and therapeutic) and pleural aspiration.

About us

We have 10,000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.

Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.

You'll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you'd never have done. You'll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.

You'll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job description, Person specification and Specialty/ Trust Brochure for further details on:

What we can offer

Job Plan/On-call Requirements

The Team

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Full GMC Registration and Licence to Practice
• MBBS or equivalent
• ALS certified
• MRCP Part 1

Experience

• Previous experience on resuscitation team.
• Atleast 6 months NHS Experience

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.

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust