Clinical Fellow in General Internal Medicine
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Job summary
The successful applicant will be a doctor wishing to develop their skills and knowledge of general medicine. The successful appointee will join the general medical team delivering high quality General Internal and Acute Medical Care to our patients. The post will support the care of General Internal Medicine in-patients on our General Internal Medicine ward and our multiple different outlying wards within the hospital. The post will also provide rotational opportunities to work on our Medicine Wards, this will include possible opportunities to work within Care of the Elderly, Diabetes and Endocrine, Respiratory, Gastroenterology and Hepatology.
Clinical: ward-based duties to include routine review of patients, progressing care, prescribing, requesting and evaluating relevant tests, liaising with all medical and allied health professionals. There will also be opportunities for a clinic commitment with the Acute Medicine Clinic.
Education: there are educational opportunities throughout the working week including educational meetings, general medical grand round and core training.
This post would give excellent experience prior to an application for higher training in Respiratory, Acute or Care of the Elderly Medicine. It would also be a great opportunity for a candidate interested in GP training to gain additional skills or a special interest. The post will be whole-time (part time or job share will be considered, please contact to discuss).
Main duties of the job
Clinical and Supervision
- The post holder will be expected to carry out ward-based duties, to include routine review of patients, progressing care, prescribing, requesting and evaluating relevant tests, liaising with all medical and allied health professionals.
- There will also be opportunity to attend specialty outpatient clinics. The post-holders will have a Consultant Clinical Supervisor and encouraged to follow the training curriculum, including participation in appraisal.
Managerial
- The management responsibility of the post holder will be to the Clinical Director for Medicine who is responsible to the Chief Executive and Trust Board.
Clinical Audit and Clinical Governance
- The post holder must be aware of clinical governance and clinical risk management and take an active part in their implementation, including audit. Clinical audit is established at the BRI.
- Participate in at least one supervised audit project during the post and will be encouraged to attend interdisciplinary clinical governance meetings.
On-Call Commitment
The successful applicant may have the option to join the existing medical CMT on-call rota throughout the post, however this is only by arrangement and availability.
About us
What you'll love about working here
The CQC rated the organisation as 'Good' for services being caring and well-led. The Trust was the first in the country to go from Requires Improvement to Outstanding in 2017, and is now the first to do this and then retain this rating. The Trust is currently one of only seven in the country to have been rated Outstanding twice, and one of only three general acute Trusts to achieve this.
A digital exemplar-Being appointed as a Global Digital Exemplar means we can realise this vision by implementing digital technologies that will help us to transform the way we work and how we relate to our colleagues, patients and partner organizations.
Sustainable healthcare- We have joined the international movement to declare a climate emergency, recognising the impact climate change is having on the world. Climate change is labelled as the greatest threat to health in the 21st century, with a range of conditions related to heat, cold, extreme weather and air pollution predicted to rise. To lead the way in healthcare the Trust has set ambitious goals to become carbon neutral by 2030.
Details
Date posted
10 July 2024
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Foundation Doctor
Salary
£37,303 to £43,923 a year pa pro rata
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
387-M-3024-DY
Job locations
Bristol Royal Infirmary
Bristol
BS2 8HW
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)
Address
Bristol Royal Infirmary
Bristol
BS2 8HW
Employer's website
https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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