Job summary
Applications are invited for a full-time Senior Clinical Fellow post at Aneurin Bevan University Hospital.
This is a fixed-term post for 12 months with the potential to extend to 18 months depending on service need.
Main duties of the job
This post involves working in the Cas-Gwent Unit at Chepstow Community Hospital providing active medical input to patients admitted for stroke rehabilitation, rehabilitation or palliative care needs. The Cas-Gwent Unit has 32 beds and also manages direct admissions from local General Practitioners. Palliative support is provided by St David's Hospice.
As part of the Clinical Futures model there will be a reconfiguration at the site with the introduction of five Community Frailty Unit beds and a Community Resource team. It is anticipated that there will be an interface with the CRT team and associated nursing staff. The ward cover comprises a Consultant, speciality doctor and a Senior Clinical Fellow (this post).
The successful candidate will become a valuable and senior member of the Frailty and Community COTE Directorate and will be responsible to the Consultant Physician for whom they are working. The expectation of the role is to provide senior support as part of a multi-disciplinary team. The post holder will be expected to participate in outpatient clinics related to the specialty and take part in multidisciplinary meetings within the department. The post holder will carry out independent ward rounds.
The post is part of a team of middle grade doctors within the Frailty and Community COTE Directorate based at Chepstow Community Hospital.
About us
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is an award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board offers a workplace where you can feel trusted and valued and offers opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build their career. The Health Board provides integrated acute, primary and community care. It serves a population of 650,000 and employs over 16,000 staff.
The Health Board offers a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes.
We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the Clinical Futures strategy and opened in November 2020.
Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The main responsibilities of this role are for the effective and appropriate medical care of inpatients admitted under the care of the Consultant Physician.
Duties will include:
- The assessment, monitoring and initiation of treatment with colleagues and under Consultant supervision.
- Participation in daily board rounds and regular ward MDTs
- The provision of care for patients attending outpatient clinics
- Attending Consultant and multidisciplinary ward rounds
- Completing discharge summaries within 24 hours (one working day) of discharge of all patients
This position involves Regulated Activity withadults as defined by the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act (amended by the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012) and the following checks will be undertaken following any conditional offer:
- Enhanced check with barred list information, including
- an adults barred list check
Applicants must hold or be eligible to hold full registration and a licence to practice with the GMC
Job description
Job responsibilities
The main responsibilities of this role are for the effective and appropriate medical care of inpatients admitted under the care of the Consultant Physician.
Duties will include:
- The assessment, monitoring and initiation of treatment with colleagues and under Consultant supervision.
- Participation in daily board rounds and regular ward MDTs
- The provision of care for patients attending outpatient clinics
- Attending Consultant and multidisciplinary ward rounds
- Completing discharge summaries within 24 hours (one working day) of discharge of all patients
This position involves Regulated Activity withadults as defined by the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act (amended by the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012) and the following checks will be undertaken following any conditional offer:
- Enhanced check with barred list information, including
- an adults barred list check
Applicants must hold or be eligible to hold full registration and a licence to practice with the GMC
Person Specification
Qualifications
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Experience
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Skills & Abilities
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Personal Attributes
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Person Specification
Qualifications
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- As per person specification
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Experience
Essential
- As per person specification
Desirable
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Skills & Abilities
Essential
- As per person specification
Desirable
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Personal Attributes
Essential
- As per person specification
Desirable
- As per person specification
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).
