Senior Clinical Fellow Gastroenterology

Job summary

The Gastroenterology Department within the Medicine Care Group is seeking to recruit a Senior Clinical Fellow based at Furness General Hospital.

The University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust has a keen interest and extensive involvement in Medical and Dental Education at both Undergraduate and Postgraduate levels. We work in partnership with Lancaster Medical School, North Western Deanery and Health Education North West to provide quality education and training which meets the requirements of these regulatory bodies as well as the Trust's high standards of patient care. UHMBFT provides one of the main NHS settings for students from Lancaster Medical School as we co-ordinate, deliver and quality assure the clinical component of Lancaster Medical SchoolsMBChBdegree programme.

Main duties of the job

The post is primarily based at Furness General Hospital. The assignment of specific clinical responsibilities will be agreed with the post holder on appointment. A tentative job plan will be discussed and can be adjusted to suit the service needs and the interests of the new post holder.

The successful candidate will be involved in supporting the wards, outpatient clinics managing complex Gastroenterology patients and providing a specialist opinion for referrals from other teams.

It is envisaged that the trainee will be involved in the education and training of junior medical staff and medical students from the school of medicine at Lancaster university.

Self-development and ensuring CME requirements are met. The Trust supports the requirements for CME as recommended by the Royal College of Physicians and is committed to providing time and financial support for these activities.

Successful candidates will be allocated a named educational supervisor and a named clinical supervisor for the tenure of their post who will meet regularly to agree and review the trainee's short and longer term goals and personal development needs. The post-holder would undergo appraisal by the consultant or Clinical Lead annually, including 360 degree assessment and patient satisfaction surveys. Any issues arising in the appraisal process would be resolved in conjunction with the Medical Director.

About us

We are a University teaching hospital full of hard working and dedicated staff providing community and hospital services across the Morecambe Bay area.

We operate from three main hospitals - Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises.

We are absolutely committed to making the Trust'a great place to be cared for; a great place to work'through the delivery of the highest possible standards of compassionate care, as well as our research and education strategy to provide the very best patient and staff experience.

We are working hard to enhance the health and wellbeing of our workforce, improving the quality of their working life and valuing their contribution to high quality patient care. Our Flourish at Work is a big part of that.

We aim to be one of the safest organisations within the NHS with our staff committed to providing safe, high quality care to patients all of the time. No matter which of our services you use, all of the team will work together to ensure that you receive the best possible care.

If you want to find out more about us please visit our website: Home :: University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust (uhmb.nhs.uk)