Job summary
FOR AUGUST 2025 START - 5 POSTS AVAILABLE
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Junior Clinical Fellow (F3) to join the Trauma and Orthopaedics Department at the Royal Berkshire Hospital. This post is fixed term period of six months, with possible extension to one year.
*Multiple roles available from August*
Main duties of the job
The role of the Junior Clinical Fellow is varied, including ward cover (trauma & elective), fracture clinics, SHO on-calls, elective clinics (if allocated to work with a Consultant), assisting in elective theatres and trauma theatres. This role will have exposure to all areas of the department.
The Junior Clinical Fellow (F3) post plays an important support role within the department, including helping with FY1/FY2/GPTVS/CT1 inductions.
About us
The Royal Berkshire Hospital achieved Foundation Trust status on 1st June 2006. It was the first Foundation Trust in the South Central Strategic Health Authority. The Trust has a successful track record of delivering high quality acute medical and surgical services for 500,000 patients across West Berkshire, an area extending from Newbury in the west to Henley-on-Thames in the east, and including Wokingham and parts of Hampshire to the south and parts of Oxfordshire to the north. The Trust is one of the largest general hospital Trusts in the country and is Reading's biggest employer.
The hospital provides all those services normally associated with a very large District General Hospital. The hospital provides services on a single site for all the major specialities including Accident and Emergency, Trauma and Orthopaedics, Intensive Care, Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Genitourinary Medicine, Ophthalmology, ENT, Maxillo-Facial surgery, paediatrics (including a NICU), general medicine (including all major medical specialities including CCU, Renal Unit, ITU and gastroenterology), radiotherapy and oncology, and all the general surgical specialities.
The trust provides several services Berkshire-wide (e.g. Ophthalmology, renal). Following the principle of care closer to home, the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust offers services from many locations, including, West Berkshire Community Hospital, Royal Berkshire Bracknell Healthspace, Townlands Hospital Henley
Job description
Job responsibilities
The role of the Junior Clinical Fellow is varied, including ward cover (trauma & elective), fracture clinics, SHO on-calls, elective clinics (if allocated to work with a Consultant), assisting in elective theatres and trauma theatres. This role will have exposure to all areas of the department.
There are plenty of educational opportunities including planned teaching, simulation sessions and departmental teaching sessions are arranged by the Consultants and Registrars. JCF posts are also provided with study leave allowance.
We are in the initial process of establishing an Education qualification (PG Cert Edu) with the University of Reading and hope to secure funding to assist with this.
We are determined to support successful applicants with career progression and actively encourage and support involvement in Quality Improvement, learning and exam/interview preparation. Applicants will be assigned an educational supervisor for the year and will be encouraged to attend appropriate teaching sessions within the trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The role of the Junior Clinical Fellow is varied, including ward cover (trauma & elective), fracture clinics, SHO on-calls, elective clinics (if allocated to work with a Consultant), assisting in elective theatres and trauma theatres. This role will have exposure to all areas of the department.
There are plenty of educational opportunities including planned teaching, simulation sessions and departmental teaching sessions are arranged by the Consultants and Registrars. JCF posts are also provided with study leave allowance.
We are in the initial process of establishing an Education qualification (PG Cert Edu) with the University of Reading and hope to secure funding to assist with this.
We are determined to support successful applicants with career progression and actively encourage and support involvement in Quality Improvement, learning and exam/interview preparation. Applicants will be assigned an educational supervisor for the year and will be encouraged to attend appropriate teaching sessions within the trust.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full registration with the GMC and a licence to practice
- MBBS or equivalent
- Advanced Life Support certification
Ability & Knowledge
Essential
- Applicant's knowledge is up to date and is safe to practice
- Aware of own limitations
- Capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge relevant to the job
- Experience in making clinical decisions and managing risk. Knows when to seek help, able to prioritise clinical need
- Shows aptitude for practical skills, required in the job
- Proven ability to work effectively in different clinical settings required in the job
Desirable
- Ability to teach and enthuse junior medical staff
- Ability to undertake audit/research
- Evidence of completed QIP
- Familiarity with clinical governance systems
Specialty specific skills
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of the "Top 20" acute medical presentations and their management or surgical presentation (depending upon post applied for)
Desirable
- Excellence evidenced by WPAs and e- portfolio
Probity
Essential
- Capacity to take responsibility for own actions and demonstrate a non-judgmental approach towards others.
Desirable
- Displays honesty, integrity, awareness of confidentiality and ethical issues
Continuous Professional Development
Essential
- Demonstrates a willingness to fully engage in appraisal.
- Self-awareness and ability to accept and learn from feedback
Experience
Essential
- Completion of Foundation Year 2.
- Previous experience of working in the NHS as a doctor.
Desirable
- Previous experience in one of the following specialties: Respiratory Medicine or other medical specialties at FY2 or higher level Intensive Care medicine Emergency medicine Surgical specialties
- Post registration experience working in other specialties relevant to the role
- Provider status in one of the following: ALS, ATLS
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full registration with the GMC and a licence to practice
- MBBS or equivalent
- Advanced Life Support certification
Ability & Knowledge
Essential
- Applicant's knowledge is up to date and is safe to practice
- Aware of own limitations
- Capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge relevant to the job
- Experience in making clinical decisions and managing risk. Knows when to seek help, able to prioritise clinical need
- Shows aptitude for practical skills, required in the job
- Proven ability to work effectively in different clinical settings required in the job
Desirable
- Ability to teach and enthuse junior medical staff
- Ability to undertake audit/research
- Evidence of completed QIP
- Familiarity with clinical governance systems
Specialty specific skills
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of the "Top 20" acute medical presentations and their management or surgical presentation (depending upon post applied for)
Desirable
- Excellence evidenced by WPAs and e- portfolio
Probity
Essential
- Capacity to take responsibility for own actions and demonstrate a non-judgmental approach towards others.
Desirable
- Displays honesty, integrity, awareness of confidentiality and ethical issues
Continuous Professional Development
Essential
- Demonstrates a willingness to fully engage in appraisal.
- Self-awareness and ability to accept and learn from feedback
Experience
Essential
- Completion of Foundation Year 2.
- Previous experience of working in the NHS as a doctor.
Desirable
- Previous experience in one of the following specialties: Respiratory Medicine or other medical specialties at FY2 or higher level Intensive Care medicine Emergency medicine Surgical specialties
- Post registration experience working in other specialties relevant to the role
- Provider status in one of the following: ALS, ATLS
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
