Job summary
ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Senior Clinical Fellow (ST3 Equivalent)
Clinical Pharmacology // Acute Medicine
This ST3+ Clinical Fellow post has been created to fill a vacancy created by a gap in a training programme. The post is designed to deliver Clinical Pharmacology services in the Trust and contribute to the non-acute medical registrar rota.
The Clinical Pharmacology Group comprises 7 consultants and 5 trainees (including this post). Clinical Pharmacology is situated in the Trust within Pharmacy and the team works closely with the Chief Pharmacist and their pharmacy team to 'make sure that patients get the best medicines'.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will have a fantastic opportunity to work with one of the biggest NHS Clinical Pharmacology teams in the UK, contributing to delivery of the following services:
- Medicines management including: membership of formulary and medicines optimisation committees/groups, subregional immunoglobulin assessment panel, performing audits relating to the effective and safe use of medicines
- Specialist clinical pharmacology services including: clinics, multidisciplinary meetings, advice services and service innovation in the areas of polypharmacy, multimorbidity and pharmacogenomics
- Prescribing education for undergraduates and postgraduates, medical and independent prescribers, including work to audit and improve use of our electronic medicines prescribing and administration system (EPMA)
- Clinical trials, contributing to recruitment, taking informed consent, supervising patients in trials and providing sub-investigator support for the work of the Clinical Research Facility
- The Clinical Fellow will contribute to the non-acute medical registrar rota (1:11, no nights, which includes acute take and ward cover out of hours)
About us
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a resident population of about 300,000, is located within the South West London ICS and serves six local boroughs, primarily Merton and Wandsworth. The Trust is one of the largest healthcare units in the UK, accommodating 1070 beds and annually treating around 61,500 inpatients as well as over 420,000 outpatients. The Trust provides general acute services together with tertiary services including neurosciences, cardiothoracic, and specialist children's services.
St George's Hospital is the main teaching hospital in the western sector of the South Thames region and has developed links with most of the regional district general hospitals. It supports a significant training programme for junior doctors that rotate through the Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the JDattached to the advert for detailed job description and main responsibilities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the JDattached to the advert for detailed job description and main responsibilities.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent
- Full registration with General Medical Council. At least 12 months experience working in Emergency or Acute General Medicine. To have achieved provider status in at least one of ALS, ATLS and APLS.
- Postgraduate diploma (e.g. MRCP(UK), MCEM, MRCS).
Desirable
- Additional relevant clinical experience, including working at middle grade level in some aspect of Clinical Pharmacology (medicines management, polypharmacy, pharmacogenomics, prescribing education, clinical trials)
- Where applicants have training and or experience in pharmacy prior to medicine this would be very relevant
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Able to manage a wide range of general medical conditions in inpatient and outpatient settings
- Broad knowledge of pharmacology and clinical pharmacology
- Competent in procedures required for general medicine, including resuscitation skills, chest drain insertion, central venous line insertion, lumbar puncture.
- Able to prioritise clinical need
- Able to work independently, but aware of own limitations and knows when to ask for help from consultant or colleague in other specialties.
- Demonstrates good practice around patient confidentiality and data protection.
Desirable
- Able to recognise and manage adverse drug reactions and medication errors
- Able to perform, analyse and present audits and complete the audit loop
- Demonstrable expertise in using microsoft office, teams and accessing information e.g. using NICE evidence search, PubMed
Other
Essential
- Demonstrable expertise in using microsoft office, teams and accessing information e.g. using NICE evidence search, PubMed
- Demonstrable expertise in using microsoft office, teams and accessing information e.g. using NICE evidence search, PubMed
- Ability to communicate clearly in written and spoken English // Ability to develop rapport with and discuss treatment options with patients in a way they can understand // High level of ability to establish good working relationships with others in a multidisciplinary team.
- Respects individuals' rights, interests, beliefs, preferences and cultures.
- Recognises stressful situations and responds appropriately, resilience. Initiative, common sense, enthusiasm.
Desirable
- Demonstrates career development and progression and engagement with learning opportunities
- Teaching qualification Previous formal educational role (e.g. teaching fellow)
- Evidence of leadership qualities (within and outside medicine).
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent
- Full registration with General Medical Council. At least 12 months experience working in Emergency or Acute General Medicine. To have achieved provider status in at least one of ALS, ATLS and APLS.
- Postgraduate diploma (e.g. MRCP(UK), MCEM, MRCS).
Desirable
- Additional relevant clinical experience, including working at middle grade level in some aspect of Clinical Pharmacology (medicines management, polypharmacy, pharmacogenomics, prescribing education, clinical trials)
- Where applicants have training and or experience in pharmacy prior to medicine this would be very relevant
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Able to manage a wide range of general medical conditions in inpatient and outpatient settings
- Broad knowledge of pharmacology and clinical pharmacology
- Competent in procedures required for general medicine, including resuscitation skills, chest drain insertion, central venous line insertion, lumbar puncture.
- Able to prioritise clinical need
- Able to work independently, but aware of own limitations and knows when to ask for help from consultant or colleague in other specialties.
- Demonstrates good practice around patient confidentiality and data protection.
Desirable
- Able to recognise and manage adverse drug reactions and medication errors
- Able to perform, analyse and present audits and complete the audit loop
- Demonstrable expertise in using microsoft office, teams and accessing information e.g. using NICE evidence search, PubMed
Other
Essential
- Demonstrable expertise in using microsoft office, teams and accessing information e.g. using NICE evidence search, PubMed
- Demonstrable expertise in using microsoft office, teams and accessing information e.g. using NICE evidence search, PubMed
- Ability to communicate clearly in written and spoken English // Ability to develop rapport with and discuss treatment options with patients in a way they can understand // High level of ability to establish good working relationships with others in a multidisciplinary team.
- Respects individuals' rights, interests, beliefs, preferences and cultures.
- Recognises stressful situations and responds appropriately, resilience. Initiative, common sense, enthusiasm.
Desirable
- Demonstrates career development and progression and engagement with learning opportunities
- Teaching qualification Previous formal educational role (e.g. teaching fellow)
- Evidence of leadership qualities (within and outside medicine).
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.
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).
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.
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).
