Senior Clinical Fellow in Older Adult Medicine

Job Summary

Applications are invited for the position of Senior Clinical Fellow (ST3+ equivalent) in Older Adult Medicine from forward-thinking individuals. The posts provide structured training and support in gaining the skills and competencies needed to progress your career in Older Adult Medicine.

The post holder will be working with a team of Consultants, Specialist Trainees, Clinical Fellows, Core Trainees and Foundation Year Trainees, across 64 acute inpatient beds and 20 rehabilitation beds at the New Cross site. The post holder will work with the consultant team in the other services provided by the Older Adults Medicine directorate. These include Ortho-geriatrics, Dementia and Delirium In-reach, Front door Frailty, Community Geriatrics, and Perioperative medicine services.

The post holder will have opportunities to attend outpatient clinics, including Falls, Frailty, Cognition and movement disorders. The Older Adult Medicine team would support the post holder in relevant Quality Improvement and Research projects as they arise.

Main duties of the job

This post is advertised to seek applicants from candidates who wish to gain experience within Older Adult Medicine providing working with a team of Consultants, Specialist Trainees, Clinical Fellows, Core Trainees and Foundation Year Trainees, across 64 acute inpatient beds and 20 rehabilitation beds at the New Cross site. Candidates will have more than 3 years of post-qualification experience, MRCP or equivalent qualifications or full-time research experience.

We welcome applicants with specialist interests. You will have an excellent track record in your field and be able to work effectively as part of a team. We can accommodate most working pattern requests and special interests so please feel free to contact us to discuss your requirements.

About Us

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS Trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We welcome the rich diversity that exists within our communities and workforce and are building a workforce that can help us to realise our values, improve quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We are passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

Date posted

03 April 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£61,825 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

225-Div2-7086752

Job locations

Older Adults Wards, Wolverhampton, WV10 0QP

Job Description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will be working with a team of Consultants, Specialist Trainees, Clinical Fellows, Core Trainees and Foundation Year Trainees, across 64 acute inpatient beds and 20 rehabilitation beds at the New Cross site. The post holder will work with the consultant team in the other services provided by the Older Adults Medicine directorate. These include Ortho-geriatrics, Dementia and Delirium In-reach, Front door Frailty, Community Geriatrics, and Perioperative medicine services.

The post holder will have opportunities to attend outpatient clinics, including Falls, Frailty, Cognition and movement disorders. The Older Adult Medicine team would support the post holder in relevant Quality Improvement and Research projects as they arise.

Responsibilities

The post holder will be working with a team of Consultants, Specialist Trainees, Clinical Fellows, Core Trainees and Foundation Year Trainees, across 64 acute inpatient beds and 20 rehabilitation beds at the New Cross site. The post holder will work with the consultant team in the other services provided by the Older Adults Medicine directorate. These include Ortho-geriatrics, Dementia and Delirium In-reach, Front door Frailty, Community Geriatrics, and Perioperative medicine services.

The post holder will have opportunities to attend outpatient clinics, including Falls, Frailty, Cognition and movement disorders. The Older Adult Medicine team would support the post holder in relevant Quality Improvement and Research projects as they arise.

Person Specification

Essential:

• Years Experience

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.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Employer name: The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust

Address: Older Adults Wards, Wolverhampton, WV10 0QP

Employer's website: https://www.royalwolverhampton.nhs.uk/