Job summary
The Clinical Fellow will contribute to the inpatient work across the Senior Health Department. We have several wards at St George's Hospital which specialise in the management of complex frail patients. The patients who come to our wards usually have an acute medical problem (often a frailty syndrome) which requires expert Senior Health multi-disciplinary care. As well as our general Senior Health wards, there will be opportunity to rotate to posts on the Orthogeriatrics team (looking after older patients perioperatively following trauma), our Acute Senior Health Unit and our OPAL (Older People's Advice and Liaison) team who work at the 'front door' of the hospital in AMU and ED.
There will also be opportunities to attend outpatient and telephone clinic and review ward referrals from other specialities. You will be expected to contribute to teaching our medical and physician associate students (on average half a day a week, depending on term time and placements) and also take part in audits/quality improvement projects.
The IMT3 level Clinical Fellow would be expected to supervise the other junior doctors on the ward.
Main duties of the job
There will also be opportunities to attend outpatient and telephone clinic and review ward referrals from other specialities. You will be expected to contribute to teaching our medical and physician associate students (on average half a day a week, depending on term time and placements) and also take part in audits/quality improvement projects.
The IMT3 level Clinical Fellow would be expected to supervise the other junior doctors on the ward.
About us
Our main site, St George's Hospital in Tooting - one of the country's principal teaching hospitals - is shared with St George's, University of London, which trains medical students and carries out advanced medical research. St George's Hospital also hosts the St George's, University of London and Kingston University Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, which is responsible for training a wide range of healthcare professionals from across the region.
As well as acute hospital services, we provide a wide variety of specialist care and a range of community services to patients of all ages following integration with Community Services Wandsworth in 2010.
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of 1.3 million across southwest London. A large number of services, such as cardiothoracic medicine and surgery, neurosciences and renal transplantation, also cover significant populations from Surrey and Sussex, totalling around 3.5 million people.
Our vision is to provide outstanding care, every time, for our patients, staff and the communities we serve.
We expect all our staff to share the values that are important to the Trust, being Excellent, Kind, Responsible & Respectful, and behave in a way that reflect these.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Senior Health Department
The St Georges department of Senior Health provides a needs related specialist service for patients aged over 65 years living mainly in the boroughs of Merton and Wandsworth. There is an emphasis on multidisciplinary teamwork. The departments facilities are spread across the three sites at St Georges Hospital, Tooting, Queen Marys Hospital, Roehampton and St Johns Therapy centre, Battersea. Currently this includes over 100 acute and rehabilitation beds across the sites. Outpatient clinics are currently held at two sites.
The Senior Health department consists of 14 consultants, 6 Geriatric Medicine SpRs, 3 IMT3s, 9 IMT, 4 GPVTS, 8 Foundation trainees plus Clinical Fellows. Each ward also has a full multi-disciplinary team of physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists and dieticians.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Senior Health Department
The St Georges department of Senior Health provides a needs related specialist service for patients aged over 65 years living mainly in the boroughs of Merton and Wandsworth. There is an emphasis on multidisciplinary teamwork. The departments facilities are spread across the three sites at St Georges Hospital, Tooting, Queen Marys Hospital, Roehampton and St Johns Therapy centre, Battersea. Currently this includes over 100 acute and rehabilitation beds across the sites. Outpatient clinics are currently held at two sites.
The Senior Health department consists of 14 consultants, 6 Geriatric Medicine SpRs, 3 IMT3s, 9 IMT, 4 GPVTS, 8 Foundation trainees plus Clinical Fellows. Each ward also has a full multi-disciplinary team of physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists and dieticians.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
- MRCP Part 1, 2 Theory MRCP PACES
Experience
Essential
- Completion of foundation training or equivalent. Experience of working on an acute or general or geriatric medicine inpatient ward for at least 6 months Experience in managing acute medical emergencies Experience of the NHS as a Clinical Observer if not previously employed in the NHS
Desirable
- Experience of working in the NHS
Other
Essential
- Good medical knowledge and clinical skills
- Experience of teaching medical students
- Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Full Registration with GMC ESSENTIAL, must have passed all aspects of PLAB at time of application
Desirable
- ALS Certificate
- Course/qualifications in teaching
- Able to work immediately in the UK - so if not a UK resident must have valid work permit or visa
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
- MRCP Part 1, 2 Theory MRCP PACES
Experience
Essential
- Completion of foundation training or equivalent. Experience of working on an acute or general or geriatric medicine inpatient ward for at least 6 months Experience in managing acute medical emergencies Experience of the NHS as a Clinical Observer if not previously employed in the NHS
Desirable
- Experience of working in the NHS
Other
Essential
- Good medical knowledge and clinical skills
- Experience of teaching medical students
- Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Full Registration with GMC ESSENTIAL, must have passed all aspects of PLAB at time of application
Desirable
- ALS Certificate
- Course/qualifications in teaching
- Able to work immediately in the UK - so if not a UK resident must have valid work permit or visa
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).
