Junior Clinical Fellow in Acute Medicine

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Working alongside our consultants in this role you would assess and manage Acute medical common presentations.

We are keen to develop our junior doctors, all junior clinical fellows are allocated an educational supervisor who will work with you to ensure you are developing your skills and knowledge within the role, you will support you to maintain logbooks and portfolio.

Our consultant team is flexible and understanding and of individual training requirements and we support in the best possible way.

Main duties of the job

The Junior Trust Doctor on the MAU is responsible for the admission and care of patients referred from General Practitioners and the Emergency Department.

Junior medical cover on MAU consists of four Clinical Fellows working alongside three Foundation Year 2 doctors in a full shift rota. They are expected to present their cases during consultant led post take ward rounds, maintain full, clear clinical notes, and make appropriate handover arrangements when going off duty. They are also responsible for looking after ward patients out of regular hours. Middle grade doctors will be present on site to supervise them at all times.The post-holder willbe required to be as flexible as possible in respect of working hours, in order to allow some flexibility in the MAU rota.

Junior Doctors may be asked to work on either hospital site in the event of emergencies.

The evolution of working practices may also lead to changes in the planned rotations which might involve working on both sites

As a junior clinical fellow, you would be required to support Senior doctors with our ward jobs and help with clerking as required.

About us

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust forms one of the major acute trusts in the Northwest of England with all of the usual specialties on site, as well as being a Tertiary Centre for Lancashire and South Cumbria in the Departments of Neurosciences, Nephrology, Oncology, Plastic Surgery and Burns. Undergraduate medical student teaching commenced in 2003.

Services are provided across two sites: Royal Preston Hospital and Chorley & South Ribble District General Hospital.

MAU at Chorley has 23 beds with 2 GP lounges. There is a designated team led by consultants who perform daily ward rounds. There are opportunities to perform basic medical procedures and get involved in day-to-day care of patients and ward jobs.

MAU in Royal Preston Hospital has 33 beds and is managed by Acute Physicians and outlier teams jointly. As major cohort of patients are at front door, Acute Medicine team provides in reach into ED and performs post takes and Day 2 patient reviews.

Date posted

14 February 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£49,909 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

438-MS3031

Job locations

Chorley Hospital

Preston Road

Chorley

PR7 1PP

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job description, Person specification and Specialty/ Trust Brochure for further details on:

What we can offer Job Plan/On-call Requirements The Team

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job description, Person specification and Specialty/ Trust Brochure for further details on:

What we can offer Job Plan/On-call Requirements The Team

Person Specification

Qualifications/ Experience and Skills

Essential

Full GMC Registration and Licence to Practice MBBS or equivalent
Previous experience on resuscitation team. A minimum of 3 months working in the NHS as a junior doctor in a medical specialty.
Effective communication skills. Good organisation skills. Works well within a multidisciplinary environment. Team-working Positive and enthusiastic approach to care of patients
Meets professional health requirements in line with GMC Standards/ Good Medical Practice

Desirable

MRCP Part 1
Audit knowledge Computer literacy Audit project Practical procedure skills
Personal drive to progress in a speciality related to medicine

Person Specification

Qualifications/ Experience and Skills

Essential

Full GMC Registration and Licence to Practice MBBS or equivalent
Previous experience on resuscitation team. A minimum of 3 months working in the NHS as a junior doctor in a medical specialty.
Effective communication skills. Good organisation skills. Works well within a multidisciplinary environment. Team-working Positive and enthusiastic approach to care of patients
Meets professional health requirements in line with GMC Standards/ Good Medical Practice

Desirable

MRCP Part 1
Audit knowledge Computer literacy Audit project Practical procedure skills
Personal drive to progress in a speciality related to medicine

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

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