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The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust

Senior Clinical Fellow in Older Adult Medicine

The closing date is 03 September 2025

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Job summary

Applications are invited for the position of Senior Clinical Fellow (ST3+ equivalent) in Older Adult Medicine from forward-thinking individuals. The posts provide structured training and support in gaining the skills and competencies needed to progress your career in Older Adult Medicine.

The post holder will be working with a team of Consultants, Specialist Trainees, Clinical Fellows, Core Trainees and Foundation Year Trainees, across 64 acute inpatient beds and 20 rehabilitation beds at the New Cross site. The post holder will work with the consultant team in the other services provided by the Older Adults Medicine directorate. These include Ortho-geriatrics, Dementia and Delirium In-reach, Front door Frailty, Community Geriatrics, and Perioperative medicine services.

The Older Adult Medicine team would support the post holder in relevant Quality Improvement and Research projects as they arise.

Main duties of the job

  1. Support of Older Adults wards (C18/19) including ward rounds, procedures and support of more junior doctors
  2. Clinical support on FSDEC including patient selection and assessment, requesting and interpreting investigations and discharge decisions as well as review of patients in Hot clinic.
  3. Clinical support of the orthogeriatric service including assessment of new and unwell patients
  4. Support of other older adults services including dementia/ delirium, rehabilitation, urgent community response and virtual ward and clinics as required.

About us

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.

We welcome applicants with specialist interests. You will have an excellent track record in your field and be able to work effectively as part of a team. You will need to have strong leadership and communication skills. We can accommodate most working pattern requests and special interests so please feel free to contact us to discuss your requirements.

Details

Date posted

20 August 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£65,048 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

2 years

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

225-DIV2-7367226

Job locations

New Cross Hospital

Wolverhampton

WV10 0QP


Job description

Job responsibilities

To work appropriately and effectively within your clinical team within the limits of your competency under clinical and educational supervision.

In conjunction with Consultant and Senior colleagues, and commensurate with your grade, to play a full part in the supervision and support of other members of your team including more junior medical staff .

In conjunction with colleagues, to take responsibility for the best use of departmental staffing and other resources to ensure the maximum efficiency of the department.

In conjunction with colleagues, to ensure that the requirements of clinical governance are met and to take part in medical audit and research as appropriate.

To accept a duty to other staff and patients to ensure that any risks, incidents and hazards are reported and managed appropriately.In conjunction with colleagues, to play a full part in the rota for the department and to provide cover for colleagues in respect of periods of leave and, under agreed circumstances, to be available to provide emergency cover.

To ensure that there are adequate arrangements for hospital staff involved in the care of your patients to be able to contact you when necessary.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To work appropriately and effectively within your clinical team within the limits of your competency under clinical and educational supervision.

In conjunction with Consultant and Senior colleagues, and commensurate with your grade, to play a full part in the supervision and support of other members of your team including more junior medical staff .

In conjunction with colleagues, to take responsibility for the best use of departmental staffing and other resources to ensure the maximum efficiency of the department.

In conjunction with colleagues, to ensure that the requirements of clinical governance are met and to take part in medical audit and research as appropriate.

To accept a duty to other staff and patients to ensure that any risks, incidents and hazards are reported and managed appropriately.In conjunction with colleagues, to play a full part in the rota for the department and to provide cover for colleagues in respect of periods of leave and, under agreed circumstances, to be available to provide emergency cover.

To ensure that there are adequate arrangements for hospital staff involved in the care of your patients to be able to contact you when necessary.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

  • Full registration and a license to practice with the GMC.

Desirable

  • MRCP
  • Other basic degree, e.g. BSc, Honours or undergraduate distinction

Management Skills

Essential

  • Demonstrate effective team working skills.
  • Time management/organisational ability. An example may be they have developed and run training programmes.
  • Proven knowledge of systems and process of NHS or equivalent.

Experience

Essential

  • 2 years of post qualification experience
  • Management of acute and chronic general medical diseases under supervision

Desirable

  • Presented evidence of experience to date supported by references
  • Up to date ALS or ATLS certificate
  • Attainment of the UK foundation programme or an equivalent level of experience
  • Senior Fellows will have 6 mths experience in the chosen speciality minimum equivalent to ST 1/2
Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

  • Full registration and a license to practice with the GMC.

Desirable

  • MRCP
  • Other basic degree, e.g. BSc, Honours or undergraduate distinction

Management Skills

Essential

  • Demonstrate effective team working skills.
  • Time management/organisational ability. An example may be they have developed and run training programmes.
  • Proven knowledge of systems and process of NHS or equivalent.

Experience

Essential

  • 2 years of post qualification experience
  • Management of acute and chronic general medical diseases under supervision

Desirable

  • Presented evidence of experience to date supported by references
  • Up to date ALS or ATLS certificate
  • Attainment of the UK foundation programme or an equivalent level of experience
  • Senior Fellows will have 6 mths experience in the chosen speciality minimum equivalent to ST 1/2

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).

Additional information

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).

Employer details

Employer name

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust

Address

New Cross Hospital

Wolverhampton

WV10 0QP


Employer's website

https://www.royalwolverhampton.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust

Address

New Cross Hospital

Wolverhampton

WV10 0QP


Employer's website

https://www.royalwolverhampton.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Consultant in Older Adult Medicine

Dr G Malcolm

gillian.malcolm1@nhs.net

01902307999

Details

Date posted

20 August 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£65,048 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

2 years

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

225-DIV2-7367226

Job locations

New Cross Hospital

Wolverhampton

WV10 0QP


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