Key responsibilities include:
- Inpatient care duties such as routine patient assessments, managing care, prescribing medications, and collaborating with medical and allied health professionals.
- Supervision by a Consultant Clinical Supervisor and adherence to a training curriculum, including appraisals.
- Opportunities to attend clinics, perform relevant procedures, and rotate between wards specializing in medicine for older adults.
Educational components of the role feature participation in clinical governance, frailty, and liaison work, as well as involvement in departmental meetings, teaching, audits, and quality improvement initiatives. Flexibility is expected in the role, with potential for a review of duties by the Line Manager.
The successful applicant will be a doctor wishing to develop their skills and knowledge of Medicine for Older People. This post would give excellent and broad experience for a pre-IMT or pre-registrar candidate. It would also be a great opportunity for a candidate interested in GP training to gain additional skills or a special interest.
The post will be whole-time (part time or job share will be considered, please contact to discuss).
The successful appointee will join the existing medical teams providing Medicine for Older People inpatient care.
The clinical fellow post available is detailed below. The post will start December 2024/January 2025
Clinical: Ward based duties to include routine review of patients, progressing care, prescribing, requesting and evaluating relevant tests, liaising with all medical and allied health professionals. The post-holders will have a Consultant Clinical Supervisor and encouraged to follow the training curriculum, including participation in appraisal. There will also be opportunities to attend clinics, undertake relevant procedures. The role will offer the opportunity to rotate between Medicine for Older People Wards.
Education: There are educational opportunities throughout the working week including clinical governance, frailty and liaison work.
Other opportunities include participating in departmental mortality and morbidity meetings, teaching, audits or quality improvement projects with support and supervision.
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All job descriptions are subject to review. Post holders are expected to be flexible and be prepared to carry out any similar or related duties which do not fall within the work outlined. The Line Manager, in consultation with the post holder will undertake any review.
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