Senior Clinical Fellow ST3+ General Medicine
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
An opportunity has arisen for 3 Senior Clinical Fellows ST3+ Locally Employed Doctors to work across the general medicine team at Fairfield General Hospital.
You will be an integral part of the Medical Team at Fairfield General Hospital, working alongside an experienced team of Consultants and junior medical staff, which includes registrar supervision on all medical wards.
The posts will be part of a consultant-led multidisciplinary team with responsibility for the provision of services across General and Specialist Medicine.
You will be within one specialty or rotating across specialties such as Respiratory, Diabetes and Endocrinology, Cardiology, or Care of the Elderly. The post will be predominantly inpatient-based; however, there will be some opportunity for outpatient clinic work if interested. You will be expected to be interested in education and provide supervision and support to junior doctors. These posts include a 1 in 11 on-call commitment once you have been through a period of induction.
Main Duties of the Job
This is a Trust Doctor post ST3 + level or above equivalent position appointed for service commitments; it is not recognised for training by the Post Graduate Dean. You must keep yourself updated and work within your competencies and skill set. You must observe and adhere to all trust-wide policies and procedures. You will be based within the General Medicine Directorates supporting our 6 general and specialty medicine wards, including Respiratory, offering specialist lung cancer, sleep, interstitial lung disease, and palliative care training, as well as wide experience of general respiratory including bronchoscopy and pleural procedures.
This post offers the opportunity to develop your clinical experience within a specific specialty, with the potential to rotate between specialties if desired. It will also allow you to develop your procedural skills and provide opportunities to gain experience in service development, teaching, and quality improvement. You will be expected to take part in the assessment and management of acute patients admitted to the ward and participate in the daily assessment of patients, initiate management of these patients, and perform procedures (under supervision as needed). There will be participation in the middle-grade on-call rota. You would be encouraged to be involved in clinical audit, quality improvement, and research work during the post, thus facilitating professional portfolio development.
About Us
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham, and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust, we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate, and inspire - to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us, you can also access a competitive benefits package, including a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities, and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
Job Responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role and the main job duties/responsibilities, please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
Person Specification
Registration and Experience
* Full registration with the General Medical Council & a valid License to Practice with the General Medical Council
* Evidence of achievement of JCF competences or evidence of equivalent training and experience
* Previous experience of working within the NHS at a minimum of ST2 level
* Completion of post-graduate qualification
* Ability and enthusiasm to teach junior medical staff and other members of the MDT
Skills and Abilities
* Proven ability to take clinical history & undertake examination.
* Demonstration of the required competencies at ST2 level or equivalent
* Good communication skills and the ability to articulate plans to the MDT
* Understanding of clinical governance and the processes for reporting and managing errors/incidents
* The applicant must demonstrate appropriate professional behaviour, i.e., integrity, honesty, confidentiality
* At least 2 years NHS experience
Knowledge
* Demonstration of acquisition of the level of knowledge and skills necessary
* Good organisational skills and time management
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.
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
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