Senior Clinical Fellow in Care of the Elderly & General Medicine

NHS; Abergavenny; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Senior Clinical Fellow in Abergavenny, focusing on care for the elderly. The role includes providing middle-grade support within a multi-disciplinary team and entails independent ward rounds and on-call responsibilities. Applicants should possess appropriate qualifications, and are expected to engage in audit and research, thus contributing to patient care and their career development with extensive training opportunities offered.

Benefits

Flexible working

Occupational health support

Extensive training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in providing medical care supported by consultants.
• Ability to perform independent ward rounds.
• Participation in research and service evaluations.

Responsibilities

• Provide medical care of inpatients as part of the multi-disciplinary team.
• Assess and monitor patients, working under consultant supervision.
• Conduct discharge summaries and attend continuing professional development sessions.

Skills

Medical assessment and treatment

Supervision of junior staff

Audit and quality improvement

Education

Qualifications as per person specification

Job description

Job Summary

These opportunities are for Senior Clinical Fellows with training opportunities in Nevill Hall Hospital (NHH), Abergavenny in South Wales. The posts will primarily be based in the care of the elderly specialty with the opportunity to gain specific experience across the medical specialities including Endocrine and Acute medicine.

The expectation of the role is to provide middle grade support as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a 28‑32 bedded sub‑specialty ward. The post holder will carry out independent ward rounds in the unit in addition to consultant‑led ward rounds.

The post holder will be expected to participate in the on call which is currently 1:10. The medical assessment unit is comprised of 21 trolleys/beds and 3 assessment spaces, which the post holder will be covering when on‑call.

ABUHB is an innovative Health Board packed with ambition and is an excellent place to start your career as well as move it up a gear and to continue developing yourself professionally. The successful candidates will be able to access training across the medical specialties and a variety of accredited training courses, under the supervision of RCP trainers. Audit and QI projects will be a requirement of the post and the post is supported by a dedicated research lead based in Cardiff University for anyone interested in research.

Responsibilities

• Provide effective and appropriate medical care of inpatients admitted under the care of the Consultant Physician.
• Assess, monitor, and initiate treatment with colleagues and under consultant supervision.
• Attend consultant and multidisciplinary ward rounds, and supervise relevant junior medical students who may rotate through the directorate.
• Undertake regular unsupervised ward rounds on the relevant ward to ensure patients are making satisfactory progress.
• Complete discharge summaries in a timely fashion.
• Attend clinic as part of continuing professional development.
• Research and service outcome evaluation will be the key part of this job and you will have one session for this as part of this clinical fellow post.

Person Specification

Qualifications, experience, skills and personal attributes are as per person specification.

Benefits and Development

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi‑award winning NHS organisation with an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in‑house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world‑class healthcare service fit for the future.

Job Details

Date posted: 18 December 2025

Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade: Doctor – other

Salary: Depending on experience £46,324 – £71,814 per annum, pro rata for part time

Contract: Fixed term

Duration: 6 months

Working pattern: Full‑time

Reference number: 040-CF787

Job locations: Nevill Hall Hospital, Abergavenny, NP7 7EG