Senior Clinical Fellow

Gateshead Health; Gateshead; On-site; GBP 67,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

Gateshead Health in the North East of England seeks a senior clinical fellow/registrar equivalent to join the Acute Medicine team, focusing on care during winter pressures.

The post requires at least 2 years' clinical experience at CT/IMT level, NHS experience, and qualifications including MBBS, GMC registration, ALS and MRCP. You will participate in the on-call rota, lead departmental teaching and support resident doctors.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years clinical experience at CT/IMT level or equivalent
• NHS experience essential

Responsibilities

• Work with the Acute Medicine team to support winter pressures and acutely ill patients
• Be involved in leadership of the department and organize departmental teaching
• Support resident doctors and coordinate day-to-day team allocation
• Participate in the medical registrar on‑call rota and contribute to service delivery

Skills

Leadership

Teaching

Clinical judgement

Education

MBBS or equivalent

Full GMC Registration with a licence to practice

ALS

MRCP

Job description

The post would suit individuals who aim to pursue a career in Acute Medicine or other Medical Specialty.

The successful candidate will predominately work with our Acute Medicine team to support with winter pressures

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be expected to work at registrar level, assessing and managing patients presenting to the acute medicine department. He/ she will be involved in the resuscitation and management of acutely ill and deteriorating patients. The job includes participation in the medical registrar on call rota. As a senior clinical fellow (registrar equivalent) the successful candidate will be expected to be involved in the leadership of the department. This may involve organising departmental teaching, supporting the day to do team allocation and supporting the resident doctors as required.

About us

Based in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead.

Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients.

We now employ around 4,800 staff and currently provide 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region.

Our values should be the 'golden thread' which runs through everything we do - they are the core of who we are. Our five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronymICORE; Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement.

We have a number of staff networks including the BAME network, D-Ability network, LGBTQ+ Network and the Women's Network, to challenge us and help us to constantly improve. Our armed forces network is one of our emerging networks.

The health and wellbeing of our staff is one of our highest priorities, and we offer a range of support and initiatives as part of our 'Balance' programme balancegateshead.com to cater for our diverse workforce, so that your individual needs can be supported, allowing you a happy and healthy working experience with us.

Job responsibilities

The candidate must have at least 2 years clinical experience at CT/ IMT level (or equivalent) and should ideally have clinical experience at IMT3+ level (or equivalent). The candidate must have NHS experience.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent
• Full GMC Registration with a licence to practice
• ALS
• MRCP

Experience

• Experience working in an Acute NHS setting
• Completion of IMT (or equivalent)

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.

£67,325 to £76,582 a yeardependent on experience + unsocial payments (when appropriate)