Senior Clinical Fellow in Acute Medicine

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust; Coventry; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in Coventry is seeking a Senior Clinical Fellow to join their Acute Medicine team. The role involves assessing and treating patients, contributing to emergency care services, and engaging in teaching and quality improvement activities. Applicants should have experience equivalent to IMT3, possess MRCP and ALS certifications, and hold GMC registration at application time. This is an exciting opportunity to grow in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Considerable experience in acute medicine.
• Extensive previous experience in Medicine equivalent to IMT3.

Responsibilities

• Assess and treat patients in the Acute Medicine team.
• Deliver patient care as part of an emergency care service.
• Participate in teaching, service improvement, and leadership activities.

Education

MRCP

ALS

Full registration with the General Medical Council

Job description

Overview

We are looking for enthusiastic and dedicated doctors to deliver the very best level of patient care in our Acute Medicine team. As a Senior Clinical Fellow (SCF) you will play a key role in assessing and treating patients, delivering a core part of UHCW’s unplanned and emergency care service.

Main duties of the job

The SCF team provides essential middle grade (Tier 2 / Specialist Registrar level) within the Acute Medicine department. The core of this work is to deliver patient care in the Acute Medicine footprint, including Same Day Emergency Care service, as part of a rota including day, evening, night and weekend shifts. The SCF team are encouraged to be involved in teaching, service improvement and leadership and managerial activities.

About us

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK. We are extremely proud of our skilled employees across our hospital sites in Coventry and Rugby, with high quality patient care positioned at the heart of everything we do. By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities.

Job description

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and dynamic doctor with considerable experience in acute medicine, for an initial 12‑month fixed‑term appointment. Applicants should have extensive previous experience in Medicine to the equivalent of IMT3, possess MRCP and ALS, and full registration with the General Medical Council is required at time of application. The post will be based in the Acute Medicine facility consisting of 64 beds, incorporating an Acute Medical Unit, two short‑stay wards, a Medical Decisions Unit and an Ambulatory Emergency Clinic. The unit has 14 full and part‑time Consultants. The post holder will be encouraged to participate in educational and quality development activities (including audit) and will have opportunities to undertake research projects. The post holder will be expected and supported to continue their development towards further roles and responsibilities, and through the CESR process.

Job responsibilities

For further information on this vacancy, please refer to the job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Qualification / Training

• meets all essential

Desirable

• meets all desirable

Experience

• meets all essential

Desirable

• meets all desirable

Management and Admin

• meets all essential

Desirable

• Meet all desirable

Teaching and Training

• Meets all essential

Desirable

• Meets all desirable

Research / Audit

• meets all essential

Desirable

• meets all desirable

Additional information

We reserve the right to close a vacancy before the closing date if we receive a high volume of applications or if there has been a change in organisational priorities.