Main area Elderly Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Junior Clinical Fellow
Contract: 12 months (Fixed Term)
Hours: Full time - 40 hours per week
Job ref: 438-MS3035
Employer: Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Chorley & South Ribble District General Hospital
Town: Chorley
Salary: £49,909 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 28/02/2025 23:59
Junior Clinical Fellow in Elderly Medicine
Job overview
You will be part of the Elderly Care team and work with the multidisciplinary team to provide excellent care to our patients. We will provide you with excellent clinical training in geriatric medicine and experience of the common challenges faced by frail older patients. You will be encouraged to attend appropriate local training sessions and complete formal assessments in line with what is expected of junior trainees. At the end of the post, you will be able to demonstrate evidence of learning and the acquisition of skills and competences that will strengthen any applications for future training posts.
You will be supervised by the consultant geriatricians within our department.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will:
* Be involved directly with the day-to-day functioning of the acute elderly medicine ward and any associated medical outlying patients.
* Participate in multidisciplinary team working (including physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, mental health liaison, and palliative care) to promote patient independence and well-being, and proactive discharge planning.
* Participate in consultant-led ward rounds and perform ward rounds with supervision.
* Undertake the administrative duties involved with the care of your patients.
* Develop communication skills (including obtaining collateral histories, conducting family meetings, and addressing advance care planning needs).
* Promote high professional standards of clinical care for patients, both through direct patient care and by the maintenance of continuing professional development.
* Maintain continuing education and professional development.
* Actively participate in the audit process and the quality improvement activity in the department.
Person specification
Qualifications/ Experience and skills
* Full GMC Registration and Licence to Practice
* MBChB/MBBS or equivalent
* Completion of Foundation Training (Foundation year 1 and 2) or at least 1 to 2 years working in general internal medicine or a medical specialty following primary medical qualification.
* Basic procedural competencies (venepuncture, cannulation, urinary catheterisation)
* BLS
* MRCP Part 1
* Experience in Elderly Medicine
* ALS
* Audit Experience
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