LAS (ST3+) Senior Clinical Fellow in Geriatric Medicine

This post is for a LAS (ST3+) Senior Clinical Fellow to work in Geriatric Medicine based at Southport Hospital. This is fixed term, to cover a period of maternity leave until February 2025, full-time post offering an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated doctor to join a dynamic, rapidly expanding team delivering multidisciplinary acute care in Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals.

Due to the short-term nature of the role/service demand, the successful candidate must hold full registration with the GMC and have existing right to live and work in the UK, at the time of application. Candidates who are not GMC registered or do not hold existing right to live and work in the UK, at the time of application will not progress through the shortlisting stage.

Interview date to be confirmed.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be required to work fulltime and participate in a 1:13 on call rota at Registrar level.

Clinical Responsibilities

• Participate in the initial assessment and management of patients (MDT) supervising more junior members of the team.
• To lead inpatient ward rounds to ensure the ongoing clinical management of patients is appropriate. To support the discharge of patients, to a place of safety, in a timely manner.
• Participate in or lead the acute take, to provide senior clinical decisions, with the support of consultant clinicians.
• Contribute to the Medical Emergency Team. Lead cardiac arrest calls.
• Contribute to GIM/medical speciality clinics.
• Liaise with other members of the clinical team and other specialties.
• Advise junior trainees and ANPs about management of patients.
• Develop skills in managing the ward to avoid unnecessary patient delays and maintain good clinical care to all patients.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Applicants must hold full registration with the GMC at the time of application
• MB ChB or equivalent medical qualification
• ALS Certification
• Completed Foundation Year Programme and/or equivalent medical qualification/experience
• Completed 2 years' experience in a medical speciality, post Foundation Programme or equivalent experience
• Completed or part completed UK MRCP examinations or equivalent post-graduate examination

Knowledge & Experience
Essential

• Ability to demonstrate knowledge of your professional code of conduct
• Ability to demonstrate good clinical care
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Excellent interpersonal skills and caring attitude to patients
• Willingness to seek timely assistance from senior colleagues when appropriate

Skills
Essential

• Competent in history taking and examination skills

Other
Essential

• Applicants must hold existing right to live and work in the UK
• Excellent communications skills
• Excellent organisational and time management skills
• Exhibit leadership skills & be able to lead a clinical team
• Computer literate
• Demonstrated administration ability or responsibility, not necessarily medical

Desirable

• Have experience of clinical audit, service improvement or research