Acute Medicine Clinical Fellow

This 12-month fellowship post aims to provide doctors with Acute Medicine experience at registrar level in one of the largest Acute Medical Units in the UK while developing skills in research, quality improvement, leadership, education and artificial intelligence. Candidates will be expected to express a non-clinical area of focus during interview.

All applicants are required to have MBBS or an equivalent primary medical qualification and to have completed at least five years of postgraduate training, including three years in a relevant specialty training programme (e.g. IMT). This should include Acute Medicine experience at Tier 2 (SpR) level.

The department is home to the Society for Acute Medicine's Research Lead as well as the national lead of SAMBA (Society for Acute Medicine Benchmarking Audit). Research in Acute Medicine is actively encouraged with NIHR funding supporting ACF posts in recent years. Quality improvement and service development are well-supported by the trust leadership team who have made Urgent and Emergency Care (UEC) one of the trust's four key strategies. Opportunities for teaching are available in our simulation suite and clinical skills area and as part of a thriving FAMUS (Focussed Acute Medicine UltraSound) training programme.

Less-than-full-time (LTFT) working is welcomed. The breakdown of LTFT job plans will be agreed with the successful candidates using a standardised tool to ensure parity between colleagues., The appointee will work under direct supervision of the Acute Medical consultant team to support patients in Acute Medicine areas as described below. They will also be given an educational supervisor and will be encouraged maintain a portfolio to evidence their clinical learning.

Appointees will work in accordance with the Trust's standard operating procedures and policies. They will commit to attending accredited conferences and meetings to maintain their continuing professional development, in line with national CME requirements, as well as completing mandatory training. The appointee will be accountable to the CSL. The appointee will also participate in an annual job planning and appraisal process as required by the GMC.

In addition to their clinical work, appointees will be supported in non-clinical development work that align with their chosen area of interest (research, quality improvement, leadership, education or artificial intelligence). There will also be opportunities to develop subspecialty interests depending on experience and service needs. As above, this department embraces flexible working and candidates are encouraged to enquire further if interested.

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.