Senior Clinical Fellow in HIV Medicine

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Greater London seeks a motivated Senior Clinical Fellow to join the HIV Department for 6 months. This unique opportunity involves managing inpatients, conducting ward rounds, participating in outpatient clinics, and engaging in audit and quality improvement projects. Ideal candidates will have an MBBS or equivalent, and prior experience in HIV is desirable but not essential as training will be provided. The role offers a competitive salary along with valuable experience in a supportive team environment.

Qualifications

• Eligibility for full registration with the GMC and current license to practice.
• Minimum of 12 months experience working in the NHS.

Responsibilities

• Daily review and management of inpatients under HIV team care.
• Conduct Registrar-led ward rounds.
• Outpatient HIV clinics under consultant supervision.

Skills

Communication & language skills

Clinical risk management

Teaching experience

Problem-solving

Education

MBBS (or equivalent)

MRCP (or equivalent)

DFSRH

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic and motivated Senior Clinical Fellow to join our HIV Department at the North Middlesex University Hospital for a period of 6 months.

This is an excellent and unique opportunity for trainees interested in a career in or broadening their experience of HIV and Infectious diseases, and to develop their skills working within a dedicated and experienced multidisciplinary team.

The post will include audit and quality improvement.

You will work along-side specialist trainees in Acute Medicine/GUM/HIV/ID, and under Consultant supervision. This post is based in the Alexander Pringle Centre at North Middlesex University Hospital. There are opportunities for education and learning in management of HIV care, working with the ID team, Sexual Health and acute medical colleagues.

Prior experience in HIV and Sexual health, while desirable, is not essential, as training will be provided. Although the experience and training provided to the appointee are the same as provided to registrars in training, this post is not recognised for training.

Main duties of the job

Daily review and management of inpatients under the direct care of the HIV team

Conduct Registrar-led ward rounds

Weekly or twice-weekly review of inpatients under the care of other teams

Outpatient HIV clinics, under consultant supervision

Daily doctor review of emergency patients; review blood results; antiretroviral prescribing

Perform administrative duties arising from inpatients and outpatient clinics

Contributing to audit and quality improvement projects

Presenting cases at the North Central London (NCL) HIV Monthly MDT or at the NHNN Neuroencephalitis meeting, as well as other local and national meetings.

About us

The Alexander Pringle centre (APC) is a self-contained outpatient unit based in the North Middlesex Hospital and offers general HIV outpatient and inpatient care. It serves the local population of Enfield and Haringey, and has approximately 1500 patients.

NMUH North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Hospital Trust (NMUH) is one of London's busiest healthcare providers, providing hospital care and community services for the 350,000 people living in Enfield, Haringey and beyond. Our specialist services include HIV, cardiology, blood disorders, diabetes, fertility, sickle cell and thalassemia. In addition to a full range of cancer diagnosis and treatment services, the Helen Rollason Cancer Support Centre is based on-site and provides services to support cancer patients' wellbeing. We also provide community services and have a dedicated 0-19 service for children and young people in Enfield so that they can get the best possible start in life. This includes health visitors and school nurses who are delivering the national Healthy Child Programme, which provides a structured framework for the delivery of key interventions to support the health and wellbeing of children and families from 0 to 5 and school aged children from 5-19. The 0-19 service aims to improve pathways and partnerships with services in the hospital and deliver excellent care for the children and families. For more information, please access the following link: https://www.northmid.nhs.uk/

Job responsibilities

We are looking for a keen and motivated doctor to join the Consultant-led HIV and Sexual health services, with the duties as outlined below:

Daily review and management of inpatients under the direct care of the HIV team.

Conduct Registrar-led ward rounds.

Weekly or twice-weekly review of inpatients under the care of other teams.

Outpatient HIV clinics, under consultant supervision.

Daily doctor review of emergency patients; review blood results; antiretroviral prescribing.

Perform administrative duties arising from inpatients and outpatient clinics.

The post holder will work jointly with other trainees in Infectious diseases, General Medicine and GP. They will participate in a rota that includes time as the lead registrar for inpatients, and time as the lead registrar for outpatients.

Prior experience in HIV medicine is not required but may be of benefit; training and supervision will be provided.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment and hold a current license to practice
• MBBS (or equivalent)
• MRCP (or equivalent)
• DFSRH

Clinical Experience

• Minimum of 12 months' experience working in the NHS
• Completed Internal Medicine Training (IMT) or Acute Care Common Stem - Internal Medicine (ACCS-IM)
• Demonstrates appropriate knowledge base and sound clinical judgment
• Demonstrates basic awareness of importance and impact of infection on clinical practice
• IMT 3
• Previous experience in HIV or Infectious diseases

Clinical Skills

• Experience of clinical risk management
• Clear, logical thinking, showing an analytical/scientific approach
• Competent to work without direct supervision where appropriate

Knowledge

• Appropriate level of clinical knowledge
• Shows knowledge of evidence-informed practice
• Shows awareness of own limitations
• Understanding of NHS, clinical governance & resource constraints
• Understanding of current developments and challenges in HIV medicine
• Awareness of MDT work Active involvement in audit
• Information technology skills

Organisation & Planning

• Ability to prioritize clinical need
• Ability to organise oneself & own work
• Experience and ability to work in multi professional teams

Teaching Skills

• Evidence of teaching experience
• Enthusiasm for teaching, exposure to different groups/teaching methods
• Demonstrates understanding of the principles and importance of audit and research
• Research experience, presentations, publications, prizes and honors

Personal Skills

• COMMUNICATION & LANGUAGE SKILLS - The ability to communicate with clarity and intelligibility in written and spoken English; ability to build rapport, listen, negotiate
• DECISIVENESS/ ACCOUNTABILITY - Ability to take responsibility, show leadership, make decisions, exert appropriate authority
• INTERPERSONAL SKILLS - See patients as people, empathize, work co-operatively with others, open and non-defensive
• USES A NON-JUDGMENTAL APPROACH TO PATIENTS AND COLLEAGUES - regardless of their sexuality, ethnicity, disability, religious beliefs or financial status
• FLEXIBILITY - Able to change and adapt, respond to rapidly changing circumstances
• RESILIENCE - Able to operate under pressure, cope with setbacks, self aware
• THOROUGH - Well prepared, shows self discipline/commitment, is punctual and meets deadlines
• SHOWS INITIATIVE, DRIVE and ENTHUSIASM - Self-starter, motivated, shows curiosity, initiative
• PROBITY - Displays honesty, integrity, aware of ethical dilemmas, respects confidentiality

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.

£65,048 a yearPer Annum + £2,162 London Weighting