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Clinical Fellow in Acute Medicine

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

Bournemouth

On-site

GBP 56,000

Full time

21 days ago

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An established industry player is seeking a Senior Clinical Fellow to join their Acute Medicine team. This role offers an exciting opportunity to gain invaluable experience in a busy department while working across multiple sites. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing patients, providing senior reviews, and engaging in quality improvement projects. With a commitment to diversity and inclusion, this organization fosters a supportive environment for all staff. Enjoy the balance of a fulfilling career in a picturesque location, surrounded by natural beauty and vibrant communities. If you're ready to take the next step in your medical career, this is the opportunity for you.

Minimum of 3 years post-registration experience in medical specialties.
Demonstrates excellent interpersonal and time management skills.

Manage patients presenting to the medical take and provide senior review.
Engage in patient safety projects and audits.

Time Management

Interpersonal Skills

Ability to Organise Workload

Ability to Manage Junior Staff

MBBS or equivalent medical degree

Postgraduate Royal College qualification

ALS/ACLS

ATLS/ETC

APLS/EPLS

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

About
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust was formed on the 1st October 2020 when Royal Bournemouth & Christchurch Hospital NHS Foundation Trust merged with Poole Hospital.
Hospitals covered by the Trust include: Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Castle Lane East, Bournemouth, Dorset BH7 7DW, Poole Hospital, Longfleet Road, Poole BH15 2JB, Christchurch Hospital, Fairmile Road, Christchurch, Dorset BH23 2JX.

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Key details

Location
Site: Royal Bournemouth Hospital & Poole Hospital
Address: Castle Lane East
Town: Bournemouth
Postcode: BH7 7DW
Major / Minor Region: Dorset

Contract type & working pattern
Contract: 12 months (Fixed Term)
Hours: 40 hours per week

Salary: £55,329 Per Annum
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: (NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow)

Specialty
Main area: Acute Medicine

As University Hospitals Dorset, we are a three site acute trust with university hospital status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m. We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.

In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches, you'll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we're also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.

We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work. We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.

At UHD, our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group. As a Trust, we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.

Job Overview
University Hospitals Dorset is looking to recruit a Senior Clinical Fellow to work in the Department of Acute Medicine. This is an exciting opportunity for a doctor working at the level of a registrar/middle grade to gain experience in a busy DGH.

The post holder will join the Acute Medicine team on a rota, which includes medical registrar on call shifts including day, evening, weekend and night shifts. The post will be on both the Poole Hospital and Royal Bournemouth sites of UHD.

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Actively assess and manage patients presenting to the medical take, SDEC and admissions on the AMU.
To provide senior review of cases presented by doctors in training.
To be competent to run the medical take out of hours with distant supervision.
Be competent in the full spectrum of Acute Medicine patients including the resuscitation & assessment of seriously ill patients, dealing with complex cases and supporting other specialty patients requiring medical review.
Provide onward referral of patients needing other specialty input.
To seek appropriate advice from Consultants and inpatient specialities as required.
Engage in a patient safety project or audit.
Be amenable to flexibly covering colleagues unexpected/unscheduled absences.
Help implement changes needed as set by Trust objectives or patient safety project/audit.
Ensure all treatments/tests needed for patients are in line with Trust policy and are cost-effective.
Ensure they have attended a Trust induction and are familiar with the requirements of mandatory training.
Be involved in any research that is deemed necessary by the trust/department.
Be prepared to take on other tasks that the Trust or Department consider necessary to improve timely and/or high-quality care for our patients.
Assist in maintaining flow of patients through the department and support national Quality Indicators.
Maintain and develop own skills and learning.
Maintain professional standards and obligations as set out by the GMC.

Working for our organisation
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued team mates and colleagues.

This is a very exciting time to join University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust as we are transforming our services and redeveloping our hospitals in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. This follows the merger of Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and The Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in October 2020. We are working in alignment with our partners in the Our Dorset Integrated Care System (ICS), which will see over £400m investment in local services across Dorset.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

Please Note
Staff recruited are expected to be available to work flexibly across all our Trust locations to meet service demands. This advert may be closed early if sufficient applications are received.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself and our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst this vaccination is not a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.

Internal Candidates: staff employed prior to merger who voluntarily change jobs will be appointed to UHD terms and conditions.

Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Person specification

Qualification
Essential criteria

MBBS or equivalent medical degree.
ALS/ACLS, ATLS/ETC, APLS/EPLS.

Desirable criteria

Postgraduate Royal College qualification.
Level 1 USS.

Experience
Essential criteria

At least 3 years post-registration, in training posts or posts with equivalent training and consultant supervision.
Minimum of 24 months working in medical specialities.
Can demonstrate successful completion of foundation competencies or equivalent.
General or emergency medicine.
Excellent time management.
Ability to organise workload and prioritise.
Ability to manage Junior staff and MDT.
Demonstrates excellent interpersonal skills.

Desirable criteria