Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Fellow in Acute Medicine and Point of Care Ultrasound

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Job summary

This job would be ideally suited to individuals who are interested in a career in Acute Internal Medicine with or without another specialty.The 12 month post offers candidates the opportunity to gain experience in Acute Internal Medicine (AIM) in a busy district general hospital whilst training in point of care ultrasound with the hope of accrediting in both Focused Acute Medicine Ultrasound (FAMUS) and Focused Ultrasound in Intensive Care (FUSIC). There is also the option of moving to BSE level 1 accreditation for echo or completing the RCR abdominal ultrasound competencies

Main duties of the job

The prospective candidate would work 70% of their time on the AIM rota and 30% of their time training and teaching in Ultrasound and Echocardiography. The candidate would work towards accreditation in FICE and FAMUS and would have the opportunity to develop other more advanced Echocardiography and Ultrasound skills.

There would also be a requirement for involvement in departmental and trust wide teaching and training. We run regular multidisciplinary POCUS meetings with sonographers, echocardiographers, physiotherapists, the Critical Care Outreach team and interested clinicians

The Acute Medicine team is responsible for four areas, and the post-holder will be involved in the management of patients in all these areas:o The acute medical unit and the incorporated higher monitoring unit.o SDEC (Same Day Emergency Care),o SSU (Short stay unit) ando VACU (Virtual Acute Care Unit)

All of our Acute Medicine consultants are trained and work in a second specialty. This includes intensive care medicine, geriatric medicine, respiratory medicine, stroke medicine and endocrinology. This provides a huge breadth of knowledge for the management of our patients, and educating and training our junior doctors and students.

About us

The acute medicine team at the Royal Berkshire Hospital is forward thinking and dynamic, always willing to embrace new ways of working that benefit our patients.We have a strong team ethos, and our consultants have a wide range of special interests and second specialties.

In July 2021, we opened our Same Day Emergency Care Unit (SDEC). All referrals to the medical take from the community, and an increasing number from the Emergency Department, are treated on a same day basis as the default.

Our AMU Virtual ward started life as the TICC-19 pathway, remotely managing over 1000 patients suffering from COVID-19, but has since evolved to care for patients with dedicated staff remotely monitoring the patients, enabling more to stay at home rather than occupy a hospital bed.

The department is very strong in education and training. We have a dedicated Teaching Fellow, with weekly simulation sessions, plus junior doctor teaching and journal club. We host medical students from both Oxford and Southampton. Our junior doctors are able to complete the PGCert Med Ed at Reading University whilst working in acute medicine.

Bedside Ultrasound is a particular strength of the department - we have FAMUS and FICE accredited mentors and monthly POCUS teaching clubs. We have trained many of our physiotherapists in lung USS and are training nursing staff in ultrasound guided vascular access.

In 2020 we were awarded the prestigious take AIM "AMU of the Year".

Details

Date posted

19 June 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£61,825 to £70,425 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

193-MS1218UCG

Job locations

Royal Berkshire Hospital

London Road

Reading

RG1 5AN


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please review the attached job description to see detailed roles and responsibilities for this post.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please review the attached job description to see detailed roles and responsibilities for this post.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
  • Holds a current licence to practice from, the GMC by the intended start date
  • Have evidence of achievement of foundation competences from a UKFPO-affiliated foundation programme or equivalent

Clinical Skills

Essential

  • Demonstrates awareness of the basics of managing patients with acute medical conditions

Desirable

  • Evidence of skills in the management of patients not requiring hospital admission
  • Evidence of skills in the management of acute medical emergencies (e.g. ALERT, IMPACT certification)

POCUS Focus

Essential

  • Evidence of teaching experience and/or training in teaching
  • Demonstrates understanding of the basic principles of audit, clinical risk management, evidence based practice, patient safety and clinical quality improvement initiatives

Desirable

  • Evidence of involvement in teaching students, postgraduates and other professionals
  • Demonstrates experience in the field of Ultrasound
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
  • Holds a current licence to practice from, the GMC by the intended start date
  • Have evidence of achievement of foundation competences from a UKFPO-affiliated foundation programme or equivalent

Clinical Skills

Essential

  • Demonstrates awareness of the basics of managing patients with acute medical conditions

Desirable

  • Evidence of skills in the management of patients not requiring hospital admission
  • Evidence of skills in the management of acute medical emergencies (e.g. ALERT, IMPACT certification)

POCUS Focus

Essential

  • Evidence of teaching experience and/or training in teaching
  • Demonstrates understanding of the basic principles of audit, clinical risk management, evidence based practice, patient safety and clinical quality improvement initiatives

Desirable

  • Evidence of involvement in teaching students, postgraduates and other professionals
  • Demonstrates experience in the field of Ultrasound

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Berkshire Hospital

London Road

Reading

RG1 5AN


Employer's website

https://www.royalberkshire.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Berkshire Hospital

London Road

Reading

RG1 5AN


Employer's website

https://www.royalberkshire.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Consultant in Acute and Intensive Care Medicine

Dr Tim McErlane

tim.mcerlane@royalberkshire.nhs.uk

01183225111

Details

Date posted

19 June 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£61,825 to £70,425 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

193-MS1218UCG

Job locations

Royal Berkshire Hospital

London Road

Reading

RG1 5AN


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