Senior Clinical Fellow ST3+

These posts are designed to offer experience, and supervised training to doctors who have obtained the MRCP qualification, or are due to soon, and plan to pursue further training in specialty medicine in the UK.

These posts are not Deanery posts however, the posts are structured to provide a portfolio-based Postgraduate Training Programme similar to the Deanery model. The Trust is committed to providing the medical training content. Essentially the structure, content and responsibilities of the posts are similar to Specialty Registrar training posts. Training will be supervised by a named consultant. At the end of the training period a Certificate of Postgraduate Training will be awarded.

Main duties of the job

The duties of the posts are normal registrar-level responsibilities that include care of inpatients, specialty outpatient clinics, and relevant diagnostic or invasive procedures under consultant supervision. Training will be supervised by a named consultant. The Programme will include Audit projects, Clinical Governance, and where possible, research.

The typical candidate should have full MRCP, or at least Part I MRCP with a plan to take Part II/PACES in the next 6 months. Completion of the post will help prepare the candidate for further specialist training in the UK or abroad.

Fellows will be expected to join the weekly teaching sessions and Grand Rounds. In-house training is provided for PACES/MRCP part II, and study leave will be available to help candidates attend courses for MRCP preparation, or other areas of training.

About us

Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester

Our workforce is nearly 6,800 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Our objectives are simple:

• Best services for local people
• Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients
• Best use of resources
• Best people

Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

Job description
Job responsibilities

Inpatients consultant and registrar ward rounds, ward referrals.

General Medicine on-call

Outpatients 2-3 clinics per week (may vary with Department)

Assisting the consultant with relevant procedures and

investigations, with a view to becoming an independent operator.

Maintaining a training portfolio (and logbook of procedures where applicable).

Attendance at multidisciplinary team meetings

Attendance at Grand Rounds and other Medical Meetings

Attendance at scheduled teaching sessions

Participation in audit projects (at least one audit every 6 months)

Participation in Mortality & Morbidity case reviews.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Qualification that is registerable with the GMC for full registration i.e. MBBS or equivalent
• MRCP Part I or equivalent
• Eligible for full GMC registration with Licence to Practise at the time of appointment
• Advanced life support (ALS) or equivalent

Desirable

• MRCP (full)

Experience
Essential

• At least 3 years full time or equivalent postgraduate training, at least 2 years of which will be in a General Medicine training programme or as a General Medicine FTSTA
• Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on range of problems both emergency and elective within specialty and sufficient experience
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients

Desirable

• Previous UK clinical experience in general medicine or medical specialities

Management and Administrative Experience
Essential

• Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively
• Ability to organise and manage outpatient priorities
• Experience of audit management and conducting clinical audit

Desirable

• Ability to use the evidence based and clinical audit to support decision making

Other requirements
Essential

• An understanding of the current NHS environment, particularly in relation to reforms, initiatives and issues
• Workplace Health Clearance by time of appointment
• Current full GMC registration together with a Licence to Practise
• Access to transport and ability to travel to other hospital sites when required

Teaching Experience
Essential

• Ability to teach clinical skills to medical, nursing staff and other disciplines
• Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates

Desirable

• Ability to supervise postgraduate research

Research Experience
Essential

• Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
• An awareness of current specialty specific developments and initiatives

Desirable

• Publications in relevant peer- reviewed journals in the last 5 years
• Evidence of having undertaken original research

Personal Attributes
Essential

• Ability to work effectively as a team member
• Enquiring, critical approach to work
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies
• Commitment to Continuing Medical Education

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