Job summary
Homerton Healthcare is looking to appoint a Clinical Fellow in Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) with a specialty interest. The post holders will be asked to commit to fixed term posts of 6-12 months. The postholder will work within the Acute Medical Department, as well as being given dedicated time within your rota pattern (approximately 2 clinical sessions per week) to work in your chosen specialty. Exact details of split to be calculated upon recruitment.
The postholder will also be encouraged to pursue other specialty activities and time to accommodate this will be incorporated into your rota pattern. Opportunities include specialist clinics, procedural sessions and development of procedural competencies. Activity within your chosen special interest will be supervised by a consultant from your chosen specialty. The exact nature of the activity and area of special interest will be tailored to the individual post holder but may include speciality clinics in Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Respiratory or Cardiology Medicine. Other opportunities could include endoscopy experience, bronchoscopy, cardiology testing (such as echocardiograms).
Main duties of the job
The postholder will also work within the Acute Medicine Department which will include working in the Homerton Ambulatory Medicine Unit (HAMU). This is a consultant led service which assesses and manages patients requiring on-going treatment or investigation that would otherwise have required admission. Additional responsibilities may include working on the Acute Medical unit alongside the medical team.
Ambulatory Care is the delivery of emergency hospital care without admission to an acute inpatient bed. HAMU manages patients requiring on-going treatment or investigation that would otherwise have required admission is delivered either by scheduling return visits to the ambulatory service or by management on the same day. This includes seeing all stable GP and ED referrals to the medical take where further input is required but admission is not indicated.
The postholder will also be encouraged to pursue other, non-clinical, activities including education and simulation (including formal train the trainer courses), specialty clinics/theatre and critical care experience. Previous post holders have also led large quality improvement projects and clinical informatics improvements. A study budget is available to facilitate external learning opportunities and in house teaching can also be provided. Dedicated teaching is available those sitting clinical examinations (such as PACES) can also be provided.
About us
Please refer to the Clinical Fellow in General Internal Medicine with a Special Interest job description for an overview of the organisation and unit.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The template shift patterns will include twilight medical take/admission shifts, night shifts - taking handover from critical care outreach, with responsibility for covering unwell and deteriorating medical and surgical patients on the wards. The exact rota pattern will be worked out in accordance with your chosen speciality.
This role provides an exciting opportunity to work closely with highly skilled and knowledgeable consultants with opportunities to work in a service where quality improvement and iterative change are happening in a real-time but supported way.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The template shift patterns will include twilight medical take/admission shifts, night shifts - taking handover from critical care outreach, with responsibility for covering unwell and deteriorating medical and surgical patients on the wards. The exact rota pattern will be worked out in accordance with your chosen speciality.
This role provides an exciting opportunity to work closely with highly skilled and knowledgeable consultants with opportunities to work in a service where quality improvement and iterative change are happening in a real-time but supported way.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
- Relevant higher degree MRCP part 1 or equivalent
Knowledge and Expertise
Essential
- 6 months experience in General or Acute Medicine at F2/ST(CT)1
Desirable
- Experience of emergency medicine or ambulatory care
- Experience of Surgery at F1/2/ST(CT)1
Teaching, Training and Research
Essential
- Experience of and enthusiasm for clinical teaching of junior doctors and non-medical staff.
- Knowledge of quality improvement principles and evidence of participation in quality improvement projects
- Good understanding of clinical governance
Desirable
- Presentations/Posters/ Publications
- Completed quality improvement projects
- Demonstrable experience in clinical governance
Personal Skills
Essential
- Good organisational skills
- Good communication and empathy skills
- Evidence of willingness to participate in a multi-disciplinary team environment to provide an integrated service
- Ability to work as a member of a team, both through communication and sharing workload
- Ability to develop good working relationships
- Ability to manage high pressure situations e.g. clinical crisis
- Ability to prioritise and organise workload and co-ordinate staff
- Commitment to continuing personal development
Desirable
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
- Relevant higher degree MRCP part 1 or equivalent
Knowledge and Expertise
Essential
- 6 months experience in General or Acute Medicine at F2/ST(CT)1
Desirable
- Experience of emergency medicine or ambulatory care
- Experience of Surgery at F1/2/ST(CT)1
Teaching, Training and Research
Essential
- Experience of and enthusiasm for clinical teaching of junior doctors and non-medical staff.
- Knowledge of quality improvement principles and evidence of participation in quality improvement projects
- Good understanding of clinical governance
Desirable
- Presentations/Posters/ Publications
- Completed quality improvement projects
- Demonstrable experience in clinical governance
Personal Skills
Essential
- Good organisational skills
- Good communication and empathy skills
- Evidence of willingness to participate in a multi-disciplinary team environment to provide an integrated service
- Ability to work as a member of a team, both through communication and sharing workload
- Ability to develop good working relationships
- Ability to manage high pressure situations e.g. clinical crisis
- Ability to prioritise and organise workload and co-ordinate staff
- Commitment to continuing personal development
Desirable
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
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).
