Senior Clinical Fellow in Ageing & Complex Medicine

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust; Salford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS organization in Salford seeks a Senior Clinical Fellow in Ageing & Complex Medicine to assist in managing the department and deliver comprehensive care for older patients. This role offers a 12-month fixed-term contract and opportunities for professional development within a multidisciplinary team. Applicants must have MRCP UK and previous NHS experience.

Benefits

Competitive benefits package

Generous annual leave allowance

Flexible working opportunities

Qualifications

• Previous NHS experience as a medic in the UK is required.
• Broad experience in General and geriatric Medicine is mandatory.
• Supervisory experience of junior colleagues is necessary.
• Completion of foundation and internal medicine training is essential.
• Evidence of experience in geriatric medicine is required.
• Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team is expected.
• Evidence of qualifications/CPD in geriatric medicine is necessary.
• Experience with electronic patient records is essential.
• Experience on an on-call general medical rota is required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver daily multidisciplinary board rounds.
• Review frail older adults requiring CGA under consultant supervision.
• Complete clinical tasks associated with patient reviews.
• Liaise with multidisciplinary team and care coordinators.
• Proactively plan discharges for frail older adults.
• Participate in quality improvement and teaching.

Skills

Participation in audit/QI/research

Education

MRCP UK

Full registration with the General Medical Council

Recognised medical degree

Job description

Senior Clinical Fellow in Ageing & Complex Medicine

The closing date is 09 November 2025

We have an amazing opportunity to join our department as a Senior Clinical Fellow in Ageing & Complex Medicine. You will assist in supporting your colleagues in managing the department.

We have a well‑established reputation for postgraduate training and clinical research, as well as a strong dedication to providing high quality patient care.

If successful, you will be offered a 12‑month fixed term contract.

The post holder will provide St4+ level cover within our Ageing and Complex Medicine team, across the footprint of inpatient wards, acute frailty, trauma liaison, orthogeriatric and community settings. The post holder will work as part of the multidisciplinary team to deliver comprehensive care to older patients. Senior Clinical Fellows will be expected to provide leadership and support to junior staff on the wards.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be able to deliver the following key tasks:

• Daily multidisciplinary board round
• To review frail older adults identified as requiring CGA under consultant supervision in Ageing and Complex Medicine.
• To complete clinical tasks associated with this review.
• To liaise with members of the multidisciplinary team both on the unit and with the wider multidisciplinary teams including primary care/ intermediate care and multidisciplinary groups/ care co‑ coordinators
• To take a proactive approach to discharge planning for frail older adults including discussion with families regarding appropriate transitions of care
• Participation in regular weekly quality improvement/ clinical microsystems work focused on continual improvement of our services.
• Participation in teaching medical students

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values – care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work‑life balance.

Learn more about us in our Candidate Information Pack (opens in existing window)

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Has full MRCP UK
• Full registration with the General Medical Council
• Recognised medical degree

Knowledge and Experience

• Previous NHS experience working as a medic in the United Kingdom
• Broad range of experience in General and geriatric Medicine
• Experience of working at a senior level including supervision of junior colleagues
• Completion of foundation and internal medicine training
• Evidence of experience in geriatric medicine
• Ability to work in a multi‑disciplinary team
• Evidence of qualifications / CPD in geriatric medicine
• Experience of working with an electronic patient record
• Experience of working at middle grade level on an on‑call general medical rota

Skills

• Evidence of participation in audit / QI / research

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.

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust