Clinical Attachment - Medicine

Job summary

Stroke and Respiratory Clinical attachment - 4 weekplacement starting 21st August 2023

A Clinical Attachment (sometimes referred to as an observership) provides medically qualified overseas doctors with an overview of NHS medical processes and systems, helping them to prepare for working in the NHS. This supports them in their application for GMC registration and Part 2 of the PLAB test.

All attaches will be allocated a Clinical Supervisor and will shadow the multi-disciplinary team to observe clinical skills, develop interpersonal skills and obtain a range of additional skills. All will undertake a Trust and local induction. The Clinical Supervisor will be responsible for meeting with the attach to access their level of understanding and complete the Clinical Attachment / Observership Record. Upon completion, a Certificate of Clinical Attachment / Observership will be produced.

There is a fee for clinical attachments of £200 to cover the pre-engagement checks and admin time to process applications. Only applications that are successful would attract the fee and this is not refundable if the applicant withdraws during the pre-engagement process.

The applicant must undergo pre-engagement checks in line with NHS Check Standards. Failure to provide satisfactory checks in line with these standards may result in the offer of attachment being withdrawn.

Main duties of the job

By the end of the attachment, it is anticipated that the applicant will have acquired some of the following clinical skills:

• History taking skills and examination
• Presentation of cases
• Good prescribing practice
• Infection control
• Phlebotomy and interpretation of blood results
• Interpretation of ECGs
• Interpretation of X-rays
• Investigations
• Differential diagnosis
• Treatment decisions
• Doctor/patient partnership
• Consent
• End of Life Care / DNR decisions

About us

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

Our mission is to make a difference every day. Our values are that we care, we respect, and we listen

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

The salary for the role is only one part of the excellent package of benefits we offer to you:

• Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• NHS pension scheme membership
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
• NHS Staff discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
• Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice