Senior Clinical Fellow in General Medicine
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
The General Medicine Department in Leicester is inviting applications for a new post in Medical Education. This is an integral part of a wider strategy for the Emergency & Specialist Medicine Group to improve delivery of Undergraduate and Postgraduate training in Medicine. The successful candidate will have an opportunity to be involved in multiple projects to help deliver and co-ordinate medical education across the CMG and will also be encouraged to undergo a fully funded Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Education. Clinically, the candidate will help provide senior cover of a medical ward at the Leicester General Hospital and take part in an out of hours on-call rota on that site. It is anticipated the candidate will work 50% clinically and 50% in Education.
This post would be suitable for any doctor capable of covering SPR level work. As a minimum, it would be expected the candidate have 2 years clinical experience from initial qualification and have Part I of their MRCP. This post would especially be suitable for Specialist trainees (ST4 or above) who wished to go OOP or IM2/IM3 level Doctors looking to take a year out before progressing into IM3 or ST4.
They will work closely with and learn alongside the Medical Education leads for Specialist Medicine, the Chief Registrar, and the Clinical Director.
Main duties of the job
Clinical
* Provide Medical SpR level cover of a General Medical ward at the LGH.
* Contribute to a SPR rota providing senior medical cover out of hours at the Leicester General Hospital.
* Lead the cardiac arrest team at the Leicester General Hospital when on call.
Job responsibilities
Clinical duties and responsibilities:
Whilst on duty, the appointee will be clinically and professionally responsible for their patients. It will also be their duty to:
* Keep patients (and/or their carers if appropriate) informed about their condition.
* Involve patients (and/or their carers if appropriate) in decision making about their treatment.
* Maintain professional standards and obligations as set out from time to time by the General Medical Council (GMC) and comply in particular with the GMC's guidance on Good Medical Practice as amended or substituted from time to time.
* Carry out any work related to and reasonably incidental to the duties set out in their Job Plan e.g. the keeping of records and the provision of reports, the proper delegation of tasks, maintaining skills and knowledge.
The appointee will be expected to work flexibly and to co-operate with all reasonable requests to cover for their colleagues' absences where they are safe and competent and where it is practicable to do so. Where the appointee undertakes duties in accordance with this paragraph and such duties take place outside of their contracted hours, they will receive either an equivalent off duty period or remuneration.
Person Specification
Training and Experience
* Full GMC registration.
* Minimum of 2 years post-registration experience.
* ALS.
* MRCP.
* PACES.
* Medical placement in Foundation training.
* Higher qualifications in Medical Education.
Teaching
* Evidence of teaching at an undergraduate or postgraduate level.
* Certification Course/Diploma/Masters in Medical Education.
Research
* Understanding of research methodology.
* Medical publications or a background of research activity.
Management
* Understanding of the NHS, its strategy, and current issues.
* Management training.
* Clear, fluent, and articulate in verbal and written presentation.
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.
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