Clinical Fellow in General Medicine

The Clinical Fellow will be supervised by the Specialty Registrar, Senior Clinical Fellows, Specialty Doctors and Consultants. He/she will work in close liaison with the multidisciplinary team involved with rehabilitation of patients; write discharge summaries; participate in on-take duties and attend out-patient clinics, etc.

Whilst in the General Medicine specialties, the Clinical Fellow will:

• be required to provide a CMT/ST1-2 level of staffing for the department


• attend ward & board rounds both with the Consultants and with the Specialty Doctor and other Training Doctors / Foundation Year 2 doctors.


• work under the supervision of and be responsible to his/her respective consultant, or the on call consultant and, ultimately the Clinical Director


• support educational development of junior clinical fellows (FY1 & FY2 equivalent).


• review patients already seen by a more junior member of the team - as requested / required


• provide expertise & supervision for junior clinical fellows on medical management of complex admissions


• identify issues with ward based care pathways and contribute to quality improvement initiatives to rectify


• in case of difficulties of any kind, the Doctor will seek the advice of the appropriate consultant. The Doctor is not expected to participate in any work beyond their level of expertise.
  
  The appointee will work as part of the General Medicine Team. The appointee will have MBBS or equivalent, a Certificate of Completion of Basic Medical Training or equivalent, completed FY1 and FY2 or equivalent along with at least six months experience of working within the NHS.
  
  Our Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Travel between hospital sites may be required.


We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. Please ensure that you make your application as soon as possible.