Job summary
This is a Senior Clinical Fellow post within Gastroenterology and General (Internal) Medicine; a fixed term post for 12 months.
The successful candidate will be placed in the Digestive Diseases Directorate with clinical duties covering the Digestive Diseases inpatient wards and outpatient clinics and endoscopy with commitments to participate in out of hours rota.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will be expected to support the continuing care of medical in-patients on the digestive diseases inpatient wards and participate on the Gastro on call rota with appropriate banding. A Clinical Supervisor will be provided and attendance at the Digestive Diseases Departmental teaching is expected.
Attending ward rounds
Attending MDT meetings
Supervision of junior doctors
Undertaking routine clinical procedures on wards
Seeing ward referrals and outliers
Opportunity to gain experience in endoscopic procedures
Follow up management of acute inpatients
Prescribing
Discharge summaries
Contributing to quality improvement across the pathway
Working as equivalent to junior registrar level on call.
About us
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust was formed in 2003 from the merger of Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley NHS Trust and the Burnley Hospitals NHS Trust. East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust provides a caring service to a population of approximately 520,000.
Services are provided from two main sites, the Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital and Burnley General Teaching Hospital.The Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital and Phase V at Burnley General Hospital are significant PFI developments.
In 2006 a service reconfiguration, 'meeting patients needs' was implemented which resulted in the Blackburn site becoming the centre for all acute services in East Lancashire. The ED at Blackburn is the only ED for East Lancashire and since 2012 has become a Trauma Unit in the Lancashire Trauma network with the trauma centre at the Royal Preston Hospital. The ED is supported by Urgent Care Centres at Blackburn and Burnley
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Attending ward rounds
- Attending MDT meetings
- Supervision of junior doctors
- Undertaking routine clinical procedures on wards
- Seeing ward referrals and outliers
- Opportunity to gain experience in endoscopic procedures
- Follow up management of acute inpatients
- Prescribing
- Discharge summaries
- Contributing to quality improvement across the pathway
- Supporting 2ww and Gastro clinics
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Attending ward rounds
- Attending MDT meetings
- Supervision of junior doctors
- Undertaking routine clinical procedures on wards
- Seeing ward referrals and outliers
- Opportunity to gain experience in endoscopic procedures
- Follow up management of acute inpatients
- Prescribing
- Discharge summaries
- Contributing to quality improvement across the pathway
- Supporting 2ww and Gastro clinics
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Appropriate experience in medical practice post-qualification
- Appropriate experience in the medical specialty applied for
- Part 1 MRCP
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
- MBChB or equivalent
- ILS holder
- Full GMC registration with a licence to practise
- ALS holder
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Appropriate experience in medical practice post-qualification
- Appropriate experience in the medical specialty applied for
- Part 1 MRCP
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
- MBChB or equivalent
- ILS holder
- Full GMC registration with a licence to practise
- ALS holder
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).
