Research Fellow in Acute Medicine – Clinical & Research

Job responsibilities

50% will be spent doing clinical work which involves working on AMU and participating in middle grade on-call rota. We will mirror the training opportunities to those given to training post holders. This post will allow you to consolidate your experience in a supportive Acute Medicine environment, giving you wide ranging clinical exposure and training in a progressive Trust that has won numerous national and local awards. You will be encouraged to acquire USS skills including accreditation in FICE, FAMUS and CUSIC and with a dedicated Clinical Skills lab we are heavily involved in teaching and education. You will work on the AMU as well as the AMAA (ambulatory unit) and support advanced nurse practitioners as well as a large junior doctor team. There is 14 hour day Consultant Supervision on the AMU and it has been voted as one of the best places to train in West Midlands.

Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust is a friendly, integrated healthcare provider focused on improving the life chances and health outcomes of our diverse population.

We have three strategic objectives:

People: To cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff;

Patients: To be good or outstanding at everything we do;

Population: To work seamlessly with partners to improve lives;

We run services from Sandwell, City and Rowley Regis Hospitals, Birmingham & Midland Eye Centre, Birmingham Treatment Centre, the Lyng and Leasowes Intermediate Care Centre. Our GP practices and community teams provide care in schools, healthcare centres and at home.

Our next milestone is opening the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), a once in a career opportunity to shape care transformation within and beyond the hospital walls. MMUH will host the busiest Emergency Department in Europe, with state of the art facilities and future development of a Learning Campus.

Developing and caring for our People is fundamental. We were one of the first Trusts to provide the Real Living Wage, as well as a Live and Work scheme to support people at risk of homelessness into paid work and training. We offer a range of staff benefits, health & wellbeing support and will help you to bring your ambition to life through our bespoke training and development programmes. As People is one of our three strategic objectives, we make a continued commitment to prioritise support for all our colleagues.

Information about the Specialty

Acute medicine is a fundamental specialty which deals with the acutely unwell, short stay patients as well as the medical on take. You will be involved with medical on take, and by the end of your time with us you will have encountered a wide range of acute medical emergencies and we will expect you to aspire to be competent in the management of these conditions. The skills you acquire during your time with us will be fundamental building blocks for whatever career you choose to undertake. You will also get exposure working on same day medical emergency care unit seeing ambulatory patients needing same day medical treatment. You will have opportunity to present in our weekly departmental teachings. You will also have opportunity to teach students from Birmingham medical school. Our department is leading on several innovative projects and your will have the opportunity to get involved in one of these projects.

For more information on the job role and responsibilities, please refer to the Job Description attached.

For an informal discussion, please contact:

Acute Medical Consultant and Deputy Medical Director: Dr Sarb Clare, Tel: 07957147749. E-mail : sclare@nhs.net

Qualifications:

Essential

• oPrimary medical qualification (MBBS/MBBCH) or equivalent.
• oMRCP
• oALS

Desirable

• oRecord of high academic achievement (honours, prizes etc). .
• oTeaching Experience
• oResearch Experience

Clinical Experience:

Essential

• o4 years recent Clinical training and experience post qualification at time of commencement of JSD (Higher) post

Desirable

• oExperience in the admission of acute medical emergencies and recent experience with acute unselected medical intake

Professional and Multi-disciplinary team working:

Essential

• oAbility to work well with colleagues and within a team

Management and Administrative Experience:

Essential

• oAbility to organise and prioritise workload effectively

Clinical Effectiveness

Essential

• oExperience of conducting clinical audit
• oAbility to use the evidence base and clinical audit to support decision-making

Personal Attributes

Essential

• oEnergy and enthusiasm and the ability to work under pressure
• oAn enquiring and critical approach to work
• oCaring attitude to patients
• oAbility to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses, other staff and agencies.
• oCommitment to Continuing Medical Education and Professional Development

Other Requirements

Essential

• oFull GMC Registration and licence to practise
• oAppropriate Immigration Status (where appropriate)
• oAn understanding of the current NHS environment, particularly in relation to reforms, initiatives and issues.

Personal Circumstances

Essential

• oResidence within a reasonable distance of the Trust's Hospitals
• oAbility to undertake clinical commitments at any of the Trust's sites.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).