Job Description
Considering a career in Acute and General Medicine or Specialty Medicine (Cardiology, Respiratory, Gastroenterology etc)?
Wanting extra clinical skills, exposure and training to facilitate your decision in a supportive environment?
The Royal Derby Hospital Junior Clinical Fellow team prides itself as progressive and engaging to deliver opportunities for successful applicants to progress their careers in Acute, Specialty and General Medicine. The focus of tenure is to enable CREST certification whilst providing mentorship to develop competencies on all fronts.
We are advertising JCF posts in Acute Medicine at the RDH. The posts are intended to provide the clinician with post-Foundation (Internship) experience in Acute Medicine.
The post would be ideal for those who are:
- Planning to pursue a career in Acute Medicine and General Medicine.
- Strongly considering a career in Acute Medicine/General Medicine and Specialty Medicine(Cardiology, Respiratory, Gastroenterology etc.) and are looking for the support and training required to successfully apply for an ACCS post in Emergency or Acute Medicine or IMT training post for General Medicine and Specialty training .
There are 2 types of posts of 2 years duration involving the Medical Assessment Unit (MAU):
Post 1: Based on the Medical Assessment Unit (MAU), after 12 months an opportunity to work in our Medical Same Day Emergency Care unit (MSDEC) and on our Short Stay wards after successfully fulfilling the contract for a further 12 months.
Post 2: A rotational post of 8 month placements in Medical Same Day Emergency Care (MSDEC), Short Stay wards and MAU over the 2 years. This is a trial phase and may not be offered to new starters during the initial trial period.
These posts can then be extended, with mutual agreement, up to a year.
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In return we will offer:
- Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
- On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
- A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Key Facts about our Trust:
- Our hospitals see more than 4,000 outpatients daily
- We see more Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients than any other Trust – over 3,300 per week
- An average 860 patients are seen in A&E every day – 6th largest in the country
- Our hospitals admit more than 220 emergency patients daily.
- We carry out more planned surgical operations than any other Trust in England with almost 50,000 operations taking place in our 52 operating theatres
- We are one of only 5 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres
- We carry out more than 300 elective procedures each working day
Acute Medicine has a strong track record in supporting a wide range of trainees. This experience will be fully utilised to ensure that each successful applicant has support within the department to ensure that their career aspirations are progressed. Junior Clinical Fellows will have a designated Consultant Clinical Supervisor (and Mentor) and Appraiser (and Mentor) for the duration of the rotation. From a clinical perspective these posts will participate in the 24 hour MAU rota or whilst working on MAU for the 8 month rotation.
On the Short-Stay Unit, you will work as part of a three person junior doctor team that will support twice-daily consultant ward rounds operating 7-days per week (2 person team on Ward 315). The three shifts are 0730-1530, 0800-1600/0900-1700 and 1100-1900 and you will work a 5-days 'on'/5-days 'off' pattern.
On the Ambulatory Care Centre (ACC), you will work either 0830-1630 or 1500-2300 Monday-Friday and 1200-2000 Saturday - Sunday, again working 5-days 'on'/5-days 'off'. On ACC you will support the middle grade doctors and the Consultant Physicians.
Key tasks of this role are: -
- Provision of junior support to the Short-Stay, Ambulatory Care Centre and Acute Medicine services.
- Assessment and management of patients on ACC and the Medical Short-Stay Unit.
- Active participation in Clinical Governance, Audit & Teaching activities.
- Administrative tasks for these services
- Keeping up to date with guidelines, protocols and clinical skills
- Participating in CME & CPD
- Participation in annual appraisal & job planning.
Applicants must have completed at least 2 year's post-qualification experience either in the UK or abroad; and have experience in Acute Medicine/ Medical specialities. In addition, candidates should have experience and confidence of NHS systems and practices (or equivalent), with excellent English communication skills, IT typing skills and behaviour demonstrating engagement and competence.
The post holder must be registered with the GMC and hold a License to practice and adhere to good medical practice.
Please note that the total salary will vary depending on the post/rota you are allocated/rotated into during the contract however the basic salary will remain as £40,257 pa pro rata.