Job summary
August 2026 start date
12-month post for a full-time Clinical Fellow within the Acute Medicine Department
Successful candidates will work alongside General Medicine Physicians working within the acute care team. Within the Acute Care Team Successful Candidates will work a range of roles including the 'Deteriorating Patient SHO Role'
Working at the Homerton Hospital allows successful candidates to work within one of the most ethnically diverse Boroughs in the UK. This will offer the Clinical Fellows a wide range of experience in the detailed interpretation of microbiology laboratory results, management a range of conditions in both inpatients & ambulatory medicine patients.
Successful Candidates will be given dedicated time to develop interests within a clinical specialty of their choice. Previous applicants have worked within Dermatology, Gastroenterology and Critical Care Departments
We invite applications from post-FY2 doctors aspiring to develop their careers, for a distinguished Clinical Fellow post within a respected London teaching hospital.
Main duties of the job
Whilst working in this role you will act in the role of The deteriorating patient SHO. This is a core part of the Hospital at Night team, responsible for the assessment and management of acutely deteriorating medical and surgical inpatients. The role involves working in close partnership with the Critical Care Outreach Team (CCOT) to review NEWS-triggered patients, provide timely interventions, escalate concerns appropriately, and ensure safe handover of high-risk cases.
In addition to clinical duties, the role supports the Trust's wider deteriorating patient improvement programme, with opportunities to develop procedural skills, participate in simulation-based education, and contribute to quality improvement projects aimed at strengthening deterioration recognition and response across the hospital
About us
Please refer to the Clinical Fellow in General Internal Medicine with a Special Interest job description for an overview of the organisation and unit.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the Clinical Fellow in General Internal Medicine with a Special Interest job description for an overview of the organisation and unit.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the Clinical Fellow in General Internal Medicine with a Special Interest job description for an overview of the organisation and unit.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
- Relevant higher degree MRCP part 1 or equivalent
Knowledge and Expertise
Essential
- 6 months experience in General or Acute Medicine at F2/ST(CT)1
Desirable
- Experience of emergency medicine or ambulatory care
- Experience of Surgery at F1/2/ST(CT)1
Teaching, Training and Research
Essential
- Experience of and enthusiasm for clinical teaching of junior doctors and non-medical staff.
- Knowledge of quality improvement principles and evidence of participation in quality improvement projects
- Good understanding of clinical governance
Desirable
- Presentations/Posters/ Publications
- Completed quality improvement projects
- Demonstrable experience in clinical governance
- 2 years clinical NHS experience
Personal Skills
Essential
- Good organisational skills
- Good communication and empathy skills
- Evidence of willingness to participate in a multi-disciplinary team environment to provide an integrated service
- Ability to work as a member of a team, both through communication and sharing workload
- Ability to develop good working relationships
- Ability to manage high pressure situations e.g. clinical crisis
- Ability to prioritise and organise workload and co-ordinate staff
- Commitment to continuing personal development
Desirable
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
- Relevant higher degree MRCP part 1 or equivalent
Knowledge and Expertise
Essential
- 6 months experience in General or Acute Medicine at F2/ST(CT)1
Desirable
- Experience of emergency medicine or ambulatory care
- Experience of Surgery at F1/2/ST(CT)1
Teaching, Training and Research
Essential
- Experience of and enthusiasm for clinical teaching of junior doctors and non-medical staff.
- Knowledge of quality improvement principles and evidence of participation in quality improvement projects
- Good understanding of clinical governance
Desirable
- Presentations/Posters/ Publications
- Completed quality improvement projects
- Demonstrable experience in clinical governance
- 2 years clinical NHS experience
Personal Skills
Essential
- Good organisational skills
- Good communication and empathy skills
- Evidence of willingness to participate in a multi-disciplinary team environment to provide an integrated service
- Ability to work as a member of a team, both through communication and sharing workload
- Ability to develop good working relationships
- Ability to manage high pressure situations e.g. clinical crisis
- Ability to prioritise and organise workload and co-ordinate staff
- Commitment to continuing personal development
Desirable
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
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).
