Junior Fellow in Ambulatory Medicine

OUH; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

The Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a Clinical Fellowship embedded within the ambulatory medicine department. The post is aimed at ST1–ST2 level doctors and offers 100% (1 WTE) clinical work in the Ambulatory Assessment Unit, with two non-clinical days to develop leadership, quality improvement, research and teaching.

This fixed-term role spans 8 months, starts late November 2026, and provides exposure to acute medical care across OUH sites, with access

Qualifications

• Be fit to practice.
• Experienced in Acute medicine.
• Should be F2+ equivalent for Ambulatory Fellow.
• Should be ST3 equivalent for Specialist Ambulatory Fellow.
• Satisfactory progress throughout training, including ARCP outcomes.
• Additional degree (intercalated, masters or doctorate).

Responsibilities

• 100% (1WTE) Clinical Work: to include acute ambulatory care in the Ambulatory Assessment Unit, and subject to discussion with supervisor may involve activity in other acute and ambulatory medicine settings in the Trust.

Education

Be fit to practice

Experienced in Acute medicine

F2+ equivalent for Ambulatory Fellow

ST3 equivalent for Specialist Ambulatory Fellow

Satisfactory progress throughout training

Additional degree (intercalated, masters or doctorate)

Job description

NHS Medical & Dental: Junior Clinical Fellow (ST1 - 2)

Main area Acute General Medicine/Emergency Department Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Junior Clinical Fellow (ST1 - 2) Contract 8 months (Fixed Term - vacancy commences 25/11/26 until 03/08/27) Hours Full time - 40 hours per week (+ Out of Hours) Job ref 321-MRC-MS-8388348-S6

Site John Radcliffe Hospital - AAU Town Oxford Salary £55,355 Per Annum Salary period Yearly Closing 18/11/2026 23:59

The Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.

The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

Many of our recruitment programmes use values-based interviewing to identify those who have the skills we seek, who share our values and who are able to deliver compassionate excellence from the outset. We know that this makes a significance difference to your job satisfaction and above all the outcomes and experience of our patients and their families.

Applications are invited for a Clinical Fellowship programme embedded within a well-established, innovative and national leading ambulatory medicine department. The applicant would be one of a team of ten ambulatory fellows working in a well-resourced unit lead by a team of 18 consultants and a large experienced multidisciplinary team. This is an exciting opportunity for an energetic, forward thinking trainee who wishes to develop higher level clinical skills in a university teaching hospital and take full advantage of the links held with other Oxford institutions. The role would involve a mixture of banded clinical work but also has two non-clinical days per week set aside where the candidate would be expected to gain experience in leadership, quality improvement, research, teaching and point of care ultrasound.

Main duties of the job

The posts are aimed at ST1-ST2 level doctors

Successful applicants will develop a job plan in conjunction with a senior Fellowship supervisor which will compose:

100% (1WTE) Clinical Work: to include acute ambulatory care in the Ambulatory Assessment Unit, and subject to discussion with supervisor may involve activity in other acute and ambulatory medicine settings in the Trust

Working for our organisation

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH)

OUH is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the UK and a renowned centre of clinical excellence. Each year, OUH has over one million patient contacts including nearly 100,000 emergency admissions. The Trust has a strong collaboration with the University of Oxford, which underpins the quality of care that is provided to patients, from the delivery of high-quality research - bringing innovation from the laboratory bench to the bedside - to the delivery of high-quality education and training for doctors.

OUH delivers acute emergency care on two of its four hospital sites (the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury), supports the urgent care pathway across distributed community settings, and is working towards comprehensive application of the Future Hospitals Commission principles.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description or contact Dr Kiki Marinou ([e-mail]) for further information.

Person specification

GMC

• Full GMC registration and licence to practise

Qualifications

• Be fit to practice
• Experienced in Acute medicine
• Should be F2+ equivalent for Ambulatory Fellow
• Should be ST3 equivalent for Specialist Ambulatory Fellow
• Satisfactory progress throughout training, including ARCP outcomes
• Additional degree (intercalated, masters or doctorate)

Clinical Skills

• Clinical competency in own medical specialty appropriate for their stage in training
• Appropriate knowledge base, and ability to apply sound clinical judgement to problems
• Ability to prioritise clinical need
• Ability to maximise safety and minimise risk
• Ability to work without supervision where appropriate Demonstrable experience in ambulatory care
• Experience in management of frailty syndromes
• Evidence of skills in management of acute medical emergencies (eg ALERT, IMPACT certification, ALS Instructor)

Research

• Understanding of research, including awareness of ethical issues
• Understanding of research methodology
• Knowledge of evidence-based practice
• Evidence of involvement in a formal research project
• Evidence of relevant academic achievements, including publications / presentations

Leadership and management

• Effective team working and leadership skills, supported by MSF or WBAs
• Self-awareness, with knowledge of personal strengths and weaknesses, impact and areas for development
• Interest in and knowledge of the importance of leadership and management for clinicians
• Effective leadership skills in and outside medicine (eg evidence of leading innovations or improvements)
• Understanding of NHS management and resources
• Understanding of the local and national context in which the trust operates, including economic and political influences

Quality / Service improvement

• Understanding of clinical governance
• Active involvement in QIP/audit, research or other activity that focuses on patient safety and clinical improvement and innovation
• Interest in / knowledge of the delivery of safe, effective healthcare services
• Evidence of completed audit/Quality improvement projects
• Evidence of learning about the principles of change management

Education and Teaching

• Interest in and experience of teaching
• Evidence of excellent feedback on teaching
• Development of teaching programmes
• Participation in teaching courses

Personal Skills

• Clarity in written and spoken communication
• Capacity to use logical/lateral thinking to solve problems/ make decisions, indicating an analytical/scientific approach and where appropriate, creativity in problem solving
• Capacity to manage/prioritise time and information effectively
• Ability to work effectively under pressure
• Capacity to manage conflicting demands
• Self-motivation, and resilience
• Initiative and ability to work autonomously
• Can build effective teams and partnerships
• Ability to work well in multidisciplinary teams
• Understands and values contributions of others
• Ability to show leadership, make decisions, organise and motivate other team members through, for example, quality improvement
• Leadership skills gained within the NHS or elsewhere
• Writing experience: - clinical and/or non-clinical topics - peer-reviewed publications and/or communication
• Evidence of achievements outside medicine
• Evidence of altruistic behaviour (e.g. voluntary work)

COVID-19: The COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment at this time, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. We will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters so that we can manage individual and environmental risks and so that we can support those who may be undecided about vaccination. If you are unvaccinated there is helpful advice and information at Oxfordshire County Council Website where you can also find out more about how to access vaccination. There is a current Government consultation underway which will determine whether some new starters may need to be vaccinated.

Please make sure that you read the job description and person specification attached below, and that your statement in support reflects this as your application will be judged against these criteria.

All candidates will be contacted with an update on the application. The majority of correspondence will be via the e-recruitment system, therefore you should check your emails regularly including junk mail folders in web-based email products.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Band 5 NurseandBand 2 Healthcare Support Workerrecruitment iscentralised, meaning when you apply you will be considered fora number of rolesacross the Trust. If you have any questions please email: [e-mail] .

Vacancies with our PFI partners

Domestic / catering / porteringservices at theJohn Radcliffe Hospitalare provided byMitie.

Domestic / catering / portering / maintenance engineerservices at theChurchill HospitalandNuffield Orthopaedic Centreare provided byG4S.

Maintenance engineer services at the John Radcliffe Hospital are provided by Equans.

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