Senior Clinical Fellow in Care of the Elderly & General Medicine

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board; Gilwern; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare institution in South Wales seeks Senior Clinical Fellows primarily in elderly care. Responsibilities include independent ward rounds and multi-disciplinary team support. Successful candidates will access varied training opportunities and have an excellent benefits package. If you're ready to enhance your career in a patient-centered environment, join us in delivering high-quality care and support innovation within healthcare.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Extensive training and development opportunities

Flexible working hours

Occupational health support

Qualifications

• Medical degree with a focus on care of the elderly and relevant specialties.
• Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Experience in patient assessment and management in a clinical setting.

Responsibilities

• Provide middle grade support in a multi-disciplinary team.
• Conduct independent ward rounds and participate in consultant-led rounds.
• Assess and monitor patients under consultant supervision.
• Complete discharge summaries and attend clinics for professional development.

Skills

Effective medical care

Multi-disciplinary teamwork

Supervision of junior medical students

Patient assessment and treatment

Education

Medical degree

Relevant clinical training

Job description

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-speciality 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 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.

Main duties of the job

• The main responsibilities are for the effective and appropriate medical care of inpatients admitted under the care of the Consultant Physician
• The duties and responsibilities will be appropriate to the grade and speciality with appropriate consultant supervision
• This will include the assessment, monitoring and initiating 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

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides 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.

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