Senior Clinical Fellow - Acute Medicine
Job summary
An opportunity for a post of Acute Medicine Senior Clinical Fellow to join a rapidly expanding, dynamic team of Acute physicians, Nurses and Managers: o All doctors receive a Trust and local induction and are offered a shadowing period o Annual and study leave allowance o The Trust is investing in an mSDEC service with an exciting new expansion to the Acute Medicine department o We can support candidates who are looking to go into a HEE training programme In return we are looking for candidates who have: o Full registration with the General Medical Council o Full MRCP part 1 (Full MRCP within 6 months) and significant experience in Acute Medicine o Up to date Advanced Life Support (ALS with certificate as evidence)
Main duties of the job
Senior Clinical Fellow The Acute Medicine team at Barking, Havering and Redbridge Hospitals Trust (BHRUT) spans across both Queen's (QH) and King George Hospital (KGH). KGH has a separate Medical Receiving unit (MRU) which is 28 bedded and an mSDEC unit. QH has an mSDEC which has a bedded area within it. Both mSDEC units receive patients directly from the Emergency Department (ED) via medical on call.
Consultants and Trust Clinical Fellows cross covers both sites. Queen's hospital has a short stay ward, Sky A, which is a 29 bedded ward, which is also under acute medicine. The post holder will join our dynamic acute assessment team across both sites.
The acute medical team is continuously expanding with a wonderful vision of excellent patient care, quick turnover, improving patient flow, as well as amazing training facility for our trainees and resident doctors. Our acute medicine team are looking to recruit a Senior Clinical Fellow; this post is due to a recent vacancy and expansion of our service.
After successful recruitment the postholder will have an extensive induction by the Trust and department, with a period of shadowing to understand the activities of the department as well as our hospitals. An electronic induction pack will be supplied prior to formal induction. Post holder will be encouraged to complete online mandatory training after successful recruitment.
About us
We're an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we're proud of and our patients are happy with. They are benefitting from a new electronic patient record (we were the last acute trust in London to introduce one) and our maternity services have been rated good by the Care Quality Commission. We operate from two main sites - KGH in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford.
We have two busy emergency departments with more than 346,000 people visiting them last year. We're campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen's and get rid of corridor care. We're proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre, Radiotherapy Centre and Hyper Acute Stroke Unit. We're also part of the North East London Cancer Alliance.
We run a Women's Health Hub in Ilford; an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George's Health and Wellbeing Hub. These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week. The majority of our 8,400 staff - who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups.
Many can work flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We're proud to be a London Living Wage employer.
Job responsibilities
Once you understand the requirements outlined in the advert, please ensure your application accurately reflects where you match them. For further information regarding the role please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification. Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Abi O, Medical Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 4460
Person Specification
Shortlisting Criteria
Essential
Full GMC registration with licence to practice Full MRCP Advanced Life Support (ALS) 3 years' experience at registrar Must have minimum 12 months UK experience Experience and Management of working in Acute Medicine Unit and SDEC Experience and knowledge within chosen sub-specialty interest Aim to do CESR in Acute Medicine Demonstrates ability to teach medical students and Junior doctors Teaching and training Demonstrate ability to anticipate problems, analyse issues, suggest alternative solutions and make decisions Assimilate and use appropriate information when analysing, problem-solving and making decisions Behave in line with our PRIDE values and lead by example.
Keep up to date with national and local policies and protocols.
Learn from and share experience and knowledge Actively listen to comments and challenges and respond constructively Demonstrates honesty and integrity Take personal responsibility for delivering quality results Consciously review mistakes and successes to improve performance Be able to identify cases where safeguarding is indicated and to fully initiate and apply the safeguarding procedures Understanding of the principles of clinical appraisal and evidence-based practice
Desirable
Relevant postgraduate experience (MSc, diploma) NHS experience Shows ability to work with and lead others across professions Be able to work independently and able to supervise junior doctors Advanced life Support Instructor Development of evaluations / audit protocols / clinical improvement initiatives IT literacy Effectively address poor performance in accordance with our policies Value diversity and demonstrate respect for others Additional formal safeguarding training Published research
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) . From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab) .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
