Senior Clinical Fellow - Medicine

North Bristol NHS Trust; Bristol; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Bristol seeks a Senior Clinical Fellow to join its Medicine Division, responsible for the assessment and management of various patient cases. This role involves clinical responsibilities within Acute Medicine and teaching responsibilities for junior staff. Candidates must have full GMC registration, relevant postgraduate training, and a commitment to high-quality patient care in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration required.
• Advanced Life Support Certification is necessary.
• Completion of at least four years full-time postgraduate training.

Responsibilities

• Clinical assessment and management of acute medicine patients.
• Perform ward rounds with junior support.
• Independently manage patients with on site consultant supervision.

Skills

Clinical assessment and management

Teaching and mentoring

Clinical audit and quality improvement

Independent decision making

Education

Full GMC registration

Advanced Life Support Certification

Postgraduate training in relevant specialty

Job description

Overview

Target employment start date August 2025. This post is a Senior Clinical Fellow working within the Medicine Division.

Responsibilities

Clinical duties and responsibilities

• Clinical assessment and management of the whole range of patients across acute medicine
• Perform ward rounds with junior support
• Manage high acuity patients in ECU
• Independently manage patients with on site consultant supervision

Clinical duties and responsibilities: SDEC

• Clinical assessment and management of the whole range of patients presenting to SDEC
• Support more junior trainees/PAs/ACPs
• Make independent discharge decisions and follow up arrangements
• Manage the majority of SDEC patients independently, with consultant support for more complex cases

About us

North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead. We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.

North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.

There are c 70-100 Acute Medical attendances per day from both Primary Care and the Emergency Department.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see full job description for main responsibilities of this post. There will be a clinical duties, an element of teaching, governance and leadership and teamwork requirement.

Person Specification

Education/Training/Qualifications

Essential

• Full GMC registration
• Advanced Life Support Certification
• Completed at least four years full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time or flexible basis) at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or as a fixed term specialty trainee in a relevant specialty or equivalent experience and competencies
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD), including regular attendance on internal and external study programmes

Desirable

• Acute Medicine SCE

Work Experience

Essential

• Experience and interest in teaching of staff, both undergraduate and postgraduate and from all disciplines
• Evidence of clinical audit (quality assessment/process improvement) experience
• Relevant publication in scientific journals, presentation at local/national conferences
• Being a medical registrar on call or equivalent and running an acute unselected medical take with consultant supervision.
• Making independent treatment and management decision including escalation and liaising with intensive care

Desirable

• Experience and knowledge of common infectious diseases and management

Personal Qualities/Special Circumstances

Essential

• Demonstrates values and behaviours consistent with the NHS Leadership Academy Healthcare Leadership Model
• Willing to challenge and adopt an inquiring and proactive approach to learning
• Demonstrates initiative
• Enthusiastic and inquiring approach to work

Employer details

Employer name

North Bristol NHS Trust

Address

Southmead Hospital

Southmead Road

Bristol

BS10 5NB

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