Job summary
Senior Clinical Fellow Vacancy - Elderly Care
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust are seeking to appoint a Senior Clinical Fellow in Geriatric Medicine. The role will involve participation in the GIM on call middle grade rota.
Successful candidates will be working with other middle grade staff to provide first line of support for Specialty Trainees and Foundation Doctors and take the lead in the care of the seriously ill patients; see and treat all categories of patients in Frail/Elderly Care/Geriatric and General Internal Medicine.
Please contact Hannah Beattie if you require further information on hannah.beattie3@nhs.net.
Main duties of the job
The main duties are of the role will include the following:
- Reception/diagnosis/treatment of new patients
- Assist the Consultant on the ward.
- Independent ward rounds once a week
- Provide support to junior doctors.
- Assist in teaching junior members of staff in the department
- Act as team leader in the reception/diagnosis/treatment of seriously ill patients in the absence of the Consultant
- Participation in Saturday wards cover.
- Maintain a satisfactory standard of education as determined at the yearly performance review/ Mandatory training a Trust appraisals
- Encouraged to partake in the Trust Speciality Doctor teaching and training programme
- Provide prospective cover for colleagues' absence
- Participation in departmental teaching
- Participate in 1 in 13 General Medical (GIM) On Call for Registrar Level
The post holder will be supported by an appropriately skilled medical secretariat.
About us
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is an integrated Trust and the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, serving a population of 284,300, providing inpatient and outpatient services at the Manor Hospital as well as a wide range of services in the community. Walsall Manor houses the full range of district general hospital services under one roof. The £170 million development was completed in 2010 and the continued upgrading of existing areas ensures the Trust now has a state-of-the-art Critical Care Unit, Neonatal Unit, Obstetric Theatre, and Integrated Assessment Unit facilities.
A new Urgent Emergency Care Centre was opened in March 2023. The two-storey development has significantly improved emergency care facilities and capacity and has provided almost 5,000 square metres of additional clinical space.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust are seeking to appoint a Senior Clinical Fellow in Geriatric Medicine. The role will involve participation in the GIM on call middle grade rota.
Successful candidates will be working with other middle grade staff to provide first line of support for Specialty Trainees and Foundation Doctors and take the lead in the care of the seriously ill patients; see and treat all categories of patients in Frail/Elderly Care/Geriatric and General Internal Medicine.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust are seeking to appoint a Senior Clinical Fellow in Geriatric Medicine. The role will involve participation in the GIM on call middle grade rota.
Successful candidates will be working with other middle grade staff to provide first line of support for Specialty Trainees and Foundation Doctors and take the lead in the care of the seriously ill patients; see and treat all categories of patients in Frail/Elderly Care/Geriatric and General Internal Medicine.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Basic Medical Qualification (i.e. MBBS or equivalent)
- At least 4 years post graduate training, two to those being in relevant specialty or equivalent experience, to carry out a full range of Frail/Elderly Care/Geriatric and General Internal Medicine practical procedures
- ATLS/ALS/APLA
- Full GMC Registration with a Licence to Practice
Experience
Essential
- Experience in Frail/Elderly Care/Geriatric and General Internal Medicine Working knowledge of the NHS or an equivalent organisation.
- Awareness of the differing needs of a diverse population in relation to ethnicity
- Ability to plan strategically and to exercise sound judgments when faced with conflicting pressures
- Experience of organising and delivering teaching
- Experience of conducting clinical Audit.
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and within a multi-disciplinary team.
- Ability to develop effective working relationships on an individual and multi-professional team basis with all levels of staff.
- Be able to accept and knowledge limitations in decision making
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Basic Medical Qualification (i.e. MBBS or equivalent)
- At least 4 years post graduate training, two to those being in relevant specialty or equivalent experience, to carry out a full range of Frail/Elderly Care/Geriatric and General Internal Medicine practical procedures
- ATLS/ALS/APLA
- Full GMC Registration with a Licence to Practice
Experience
Essential
- Experience in Frail/Elderly Care/Geriatric and General Internal Medicine Working knowledge of the NHS or an equivalent organisation.
- Awareness of the differing needs of a diverse population in relation to ethnicity
- Ability to plan strategically and to exercise sound judgments when faced with conflicting pressures
- Experience of organising and delivering teaching
- Experience of conducting clinical Audit.
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and within a multi-disciplinary team.
- Ability to develop effective working relationships on an individual and multi-professional team basis with all levels of staff.
- Be able to accept and knowledge limitations in decision making
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).
