Junior Clinical Fellow | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

jobs24.co.uk; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits dedicated doctors looking to enhance their expertise in gastroenterology at a leading NHS foundation. This role offers invaluable experience in both inpatient and outpatient care, alongside the chance to coordinate and educate medical students from the University of Liverpool. You will be supported by an educational supervisor and gain exposure to luminal gastroenterology, hepatology, and endoscopy. With a 6-month contract and the possibility of extension, this position is perfect for those eager to contribute to medical education while advancing their clinical skills. Join a dynamic team committed to excellence in patient care and education.

Qualifications

• Experience in gastroenterology and hepatology is essential.
• Educational supervision and teaching experience are required.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and deliver undergraduate training for medical students.
• Provide inpatient and outpatient care under supervision.

Skills

Internal Medical Training (IMT)

Gastroenterology

Hepatology

Endoscopy

Audit and Quality Improvement

Education

Completion of Internal Medical Training

Completion of Foundation Training

Job description

The role is aimed at doctors who have completed Internal Medical Training (IMT), wishing to gain further experience and training in gastroenterology. The successful applicant will coordinate and help to deliver undergraduate training for medical students rotating through the Department of Gastroenterology at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital within Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, as well as provide inpatient and outpatient care under appropriate supervision. This post will also include medical on calls on the GIM registrar rota.

The role will be vacant from January 2025, and a 6 month contract provided to the successful applicant (with the option to extend if appropriate).

Main duties of the job:

The successful candidate will be assigned an educational supervisor and receive training in luminal gastroenterology, hepatology and an aim to receive training in endoscopy. They will receive full exposure to both inpatient and outpatient luminal gastroenterology and hepatology. The successful candidate will be expected to undertake audit, quality improvement and research projects, as well as to attend clinical governance meetings, mortality and morbidity meetings and Multi Disciplinary Team meetings.

The post will involve being a dedicated undergraduate coordinator for medical students from the University of Liverpool. The coordinator would be expected to devise timetables, be an educational supervisor and deliver teaching to medical students.

If there are no suitable applicants with completion of Internal Medical Training, consideration will be given to applicants with completion of Foundation Training only. The timetable would be amended accordingly, with work being ward-based when not coordinating or teaching undergraduates.