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St Helens & Knowsley Teaching Hospitals Hiring for Senior Clinical Fellow Senior Clinical Fellow at Prescot Full Time
Main area
Senior Clinical Fellow
Grade
Senior Clinical Fellow
Contract
Fixed term: 6 months
Hours
Full time – 40 hours per week (On-Call Banding also included)
Job ref
409-4153621
Site
Whiston Hospital
Town
Prescot
Salary
£33,790 – £53,132 pa pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
23/05/2022 23:59
Job overview
Applications are invited for senior clinical fellows within the Medical Care Group at St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals. The posts will be based across in General Internal Medicine (GIM) for a period of 12 months.
This post offers wide experience in medicine including managing patients on the acute unselected take for those wishing to gain further invaluable experience in a busy but stimulating clinical environment in a large district general hospital with excellent opportunities.
You will need to be fully registered with the GMC and have eligible Right to work status at the time of application.
Main duties of the job
Working within a supportive and educationally focussed environment, the post holder will provide registrar level experience. The role would particularly suit doctors who have completed CMT/IMT training and individuals with equivalent experience who are looking to progress to specialty training and also for those looking to go down the non-consultant career grade or SAS route.
The clinical fellow will be an integral part of the junior medical workforce involved in the clerking and management of patients on the acute take alongside responsibilities on the base ward. This post is for 12 months and will provide excellent training.
The successful candidate(s) will undertake the following roles:
Clinical reviews and participation in daily ward rounds on the base ward
Attending outpatient clinics within GIM or a sub specialty
Participation in the acute medical take including out of hours and weekend
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to participate in quality improvement projects, education and audit.
The post-holder will be allowed study leave.
Working for our organisation
A £338 million (PFI) investment has re-built and modernised both Whiston and St Helens Hospitals, resulting in modern state of the art health care facilities for the treatment and care of patients. St Helens Hospital was completed in 2008 and Whiston Hospital in 2010. The hospitals include 887 inpatient beds with state of the art CT and MRI facilities existing on both hospital sites. CT and MRI scanners at St Helens have also recently been upgraded including installation of a high field 3 Tesla MRI scanner. The DEXA scanner is also located at St Helens Hospital.
The Trust provides a full range of acute inpatient, outpatient, day case and emergency services to local communities of St Helens, Knowsley, parts of Halton and Liverpool. The Regional Plastic Surgery and Burns Unit also extends its services to the whole of Cheshire, Merseyside, North Wales and the Isle of Man.
As a Trust, our aim is to provide a high quality service to all patients. We strive to meet the best standards for professional care whilst being sensitive and responsive to the needs of individual patients. Our valued workforce is recognised for their unique skills and talents with our teams of experts winning national awards on a regular basis.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Participate in the initial assessment and management of patients, supervising more junior members of the team.
To lead inpatient ward rounds to ensure the on-going clinical management of patients is appropriate. To support the discharge of patients, to a place of safety, in a timely manner.
Participate in or lead the acute take, to provide senior clinical decisions, with the support of consultant clinicians.
Contribute to the Medical Emergency Team (MET). Lead cardiac arrest calls.
Contribute to GIM/medical speciality clinics.
Liaise with other members of the clinical team and other specialties.
Advise junior trainees and ANPs about management of patients.
Develop skills in managing the ward to avoid unnecessary patient delays and maintain good clinical care to all patients.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Applicants must hold full registration with the GMC at the time of application
- MB ChB or equivalent medical qualification
- ALS Certification
- Completed Foundation Year Programme and/or equivalent medical qualification/experience
- Completed 2 years’ experience in a medical speciality, post Foundation Programme or equivalent experience
- Completed or part completed UK MRCP examinations or equivalent post-graduate examination
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- Ability to demonstrate knowledge of your professional code of conduct
- Ability to demonstrate good clinical care
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Excellent interpersonal skills and caring attitude to patients
- Willingness to seek timely assistance from senior colleagues when appropriate
Skills
Essential criteria
- Competent in history taking and examination skills
Other
Essential criteria
- Applicants must hold existing right to live and work in the UK
- Excellent communications skills
- Excellent organisational and time management skills
- Exhibit leadership skills & be able to lead a clinical team
- Computer literate
- Demonstrated administration ability or responsibility, not necessarily medical
Desirable criteria
- Have experience of clinical audit, service improvement or research
St Helens & Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust are committed to providing an environment and services which embrace diversity and which promote equality of opportunity, we welcome applications from all sections of the communities we serve to enable us to reflect their diversity and improve the delivery of the services we provide.
Any information gathered during the application process relating to protected characteristics as defined by the Equality Act 2010, is gathered for statistical purposes only and is not made available to recruiting managers at any stage of the recruitment process.
As a ‘Disability Confident Leader’ we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants who consider themselves to have a disability and who meet the minimum selection criteria (essential) at each stage of the selection process. You can indicate your wish submit an application under the Trust’s guaranteed interview scheme in the personal information section of the online application form.
Transitional arrangements are in place for EU,EEA and Swiss Citizens following the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. Should you this apply to you, you are advised to familiarise yourself with these arrangements to ensure you continue to have right to work in the UK and how to evidence that right in the future. Please see the document attached to this vacancy. This requirement does not apply to Irish citizens, who can continue to freely enter, live and work in the UK.
The Trust is a non-smoking site. Failure to follow this rule could lead to disciplinary action.
Please be aware, that we may close a vacancy earlier than stated, should a sufficient number of applications be received from which a shortlist can be confirmed therefore you are advised to apply at your earliest convenience. The Trust may contact you during the recruitment process for your feedback on your experience.
If you are having difficulty completing an online application, please contact [email protected]
