Job summary
You're a Post Foundation Doctor or an IMT Doctor with opportunities. You're...
> Not sure what to specialise in?
> Want time to study and develop your CV?
> Want to do some quality improvement or research?
> Want the time to go travelling?
We are North Bristol NHS Trust; the largest Trust in the South West region and the Major Trauma Centre for the Severn Network. We have University Teaching Status and are associated with both the University of Bristol and the University of the West of England.
We have opportunities for you.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for Clinical Fellows to join us across a range of specialties, including Respiratory, Cardiology, Care of the Elderly, Infectious Diseases, Haematology, Acute Medicine, General Medicine, Gastroenterology, Endocrinology, Stroke, Neurology, Renal and Emergency Medicine. We will endeavour to give you placements in your preferred specialties.
Roles are available to start from August 2024, according to your availability. Posts can be 6, 8 or 12 months' duration according to preference. Successful candidates are welcome to start the role in December 2024 or February 2025 for 8 or 6 months. The posts have reasonable on-call commitments which vary according to speciality.
Although the posts are not part of the training rotations, we are able to offer similar opportunities, including leave and financial support for study opportunities on the recommendation of your supervisor. We actively encourage post holders to participate in teaching, QI projects and to become part of the specialty teams.
We offer opportunities for flexible contracts, as desired, with a minimum commitment of 4 months. 20% professional development time is available for those with contracts of 6 months or more. There are some individual posts that are 100% clinical.
Make a choice to make a difference. To our patients. To your career. To our Trust.
About us
The Division of Medicine includes the Emergency Department and has c.426 beds in the new hospital. Specialty focused wards cover Cardiology, Coronary Care, Respiratory, Infectious Diseases and HIV, Care of the Elderly and Gastroenterology.
The Department of Medicine operates an active postgraduate programme with weekly journal clubs and grand rounds. All the professionals allied to the Department are involved in postgraduate meetings.
Information technology is well advanced in the Trust. Terminals on the wards, offices and clinics enable direct access to laboratory results, e-mail and Medline. NHSnet and Internet access is available.
The post holder is managerially accountable to the Clinical Directors of the Medicine Directorate, Dr Ella Chaudhuri and Dr Jarrod Richards.
The Divisional Operations Director is Ben Hewlett.
The post holder will take part in the acute medical take and on call rota seeing a wide variety of acute adult admissions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Title: Clinical Fellow (ST1/2) Medical Rotation
Employer: North Bristol NHS Trust
Duration: Fixed term of 6 months up to 1 year duration (may be arranged to suit the post holder)
Base Hospital: all posts are regarded as being Trust wide, but the base hospital will be Southmead Hospital
Please note that the base could change as a consequence of clinical requirements.
Educational Approval: the post has neither Royal College nor Postgraduate approval for training. The post is educationally sound and well supported, with excellent opportunities for gaining clinical experience in the specialties covered.
Learning Objectives/Specialist Interests
The post comprises approximately 80% of direct clinical time working in medical and neurosciences specialties on rotation. The remaining 20% (approx. 2 half days or 1 whole day per week) will be protected for either the development of specialty clinical interests or areas of expertise in support of clinical practice. This is once clear achievable objectives have been established.
These could include:
- Quality Improvement and Audit
- Development of specialty interest
- Teaching & Education including Simulation training
- Clinical Leadership
- Research
Clinical Experience
This is a non-training post but the Clinical Fellows will get wide ranging clinical experience, supervised by consultant medical staff.
All rotations are planned to give a variety of acute and specialty work. They consist of 3x4 month posts in various specialties across the division of medicine and in stroke and neurology. These may include: Acute Medicine, Care of the Elderly (acute and step down), Respiratory Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Cardiology, General Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Gastroenterology, Renal, Neurology, Stroke medicine and others. We hope to offer some roles which include ITU.
Teaching
You will not be expected to take on any formal teaching responsibility. In most of these posts you will be working with Foundation Year doctors so will be supporting them clinically. Help with informal teaching of ward based medical students is encouraged. If you have a particular interest in teaching, we will support you within the constraints of your timetable.
We have vibrant structured programmes of undergraduate and post graduate teaching, including teaching medical support workers (international medical graduates working towards passing PLAB and GMC registration). We would be delighted if you wish to contribute to this within your 20% professional development time.
Courses/Training/Journal/Clubs/Lunchtime meetings
There is a 2-hour teaching session once a week for the Internal Medicine trainee doctors to cover topics from their curriculum. You will be able to attend these teaching sessions if you wish as part of your 20% development time.
There are also 4 regional training days for IMT trainees. Clinical Fellows may be able to attend these meetings.
There are weekly Journal Clubs and departmental meetings. Clinical Fellows will be able to attend these meetings.
You will have a study leave allowance (10 days, allowing for service needs) and a small study leave budget. You will be allocated an Educational Supervisor.
Annual Leave
You will be entitled to 5 weeks and 2 days annual leave pro rata if on point 0-2 of the salary scale or 6 weeks and 2 days annual leave pro rata if on point 03 and above.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Title: Clinical Fellow (ST1/2) Medical Rotation
Employer: North Bristol NHS Trust
Duration: Fixed term of 6 months up to 1 year duration (may be arranged to suit the post holder)
Base Hospital: all posts are regarded as being Trust wide, but the base hospital will be Southmead Hospital
Please note that the base could change as a consequence of clinical requirements.
Educational Approval: the post has neither Royal College nor Postgraduate approval for training. The post is educationally sound and well supported, with excellent opportunities for gaining clinical experience in the specialties covered.
Learning Objectives/Specialist Interests
The post comprises approximately 80% of direct clinical time working in medical and neurosciences specialties on rotation. The remaining 20% (approx. 2 half days or 1 whole day per week) will be protected for either the development of specialty clinical interests or areas of expertise in support of clinical practice. This is once clear achievable objectives have been established.
These could include:
- Quality Improvement and Audit
- Development of specialty interest
- Teaching & Education including Simulation training
- Clinical Leadership
- Research
Clinical Experience
This is a non-training post but the Clinical Fellows will get wide ranging clinical experience, supervised by consultant medical staff.
All rotations are planned to give a variety of acute and specialty work. They consist of 3x4 month posts in various specialties across the division of medicine and in stroke and neurology. These may include: Acute Medicine, Care of the Elderly (acute and step down), Respiratory Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Cardiology, General Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Gastroenterology, Renal, Neurology, Stroke medicine and others. We hope to offer some roles which include ITU.
Teaching
You will not be expected to take on any formal teaching responsibility. In most of these posts you will be working with Foundation Year doctors so will be supporting them clinically. Help with informal teaching of ward based medical students is encouraged. If you have a particular interest in teaching, we will support you within the constraints of your timetable.
We have vibrant structured programmes of undergraduate and post graduate teaching, including teaching medical support workers (international medical graduates working towards passing PLAB and GMC registration). We would be delighted if you wish to contribute to this within your 20% professional development time.
Courses/Training/Journal/Clubs/Lunchtime meetings
There is a 2-hour teaching session once a week for the Internal Medicine trainee doctors to cover topics from their curriculum. You will be able to attend these teaching sessions if you wish as part of your 20% development time.
There are also 4 regional training days for IMT trainees. Clinical Fellows may be able to attend these meetings.
There are weekly Journal Clubs and departmental meetings. Clinical Fellows will be able to attend these meetings.
You will have a study leave allowance (10 days, allowing for service needs) and a small study leave budget. You will be allocated an Educational Supervisor.
Annual Leave
You will be entitled to 5 weeks and 2 days annual leave pro rata if on point 0-2 of the salary scale or 6 weeks and 2 days annual leave pro rata if on point 03 and above.
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- Current GMC Registration
- Evidence of suitability and commitment to this Clinical Fellow role
- Advanced Life support (ALS) accreditation
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 2 years postgraduate experience in a foundation programme approved training post, or equivalent, with evidence of achieving foundation competencies
- Recent experience and familiarity of UK hospital systems and practices (or equivalent).
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- Current GMC Registration
- Evidence of suitability and commitment to this Clinical Fellow role
- Advanced Life support (ALS) accreditation
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 2 years postgraduate experience in a foundation programme approved training post, or equivalent, with evidence of achieving foundation competencies
- Recent experience and familiarity of UK hospital systems and practices (or equivalent).
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).
