# Higher Clinical Fellow in General Medicine > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/higher-clinical-fellow-in-general-medicine/650b0642-bae3-4218-94c2-9f69633d1259 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/higher-clinical-fellow-in-general-medicine/650b0642-bae3-4218-94c2-9f69633d1259.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust - **Location:** Leicester Royal Infirmary - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** General Internal Medicine - **Grade:** Senior - **Salary:** £67,325 per annum - **Contract type:** 12 months (fixed term) - **Employment type:** Full time - 40 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-26T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-12T10:16:15.828Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Leicestershire/Leicester/University_Hospitals_Leicester_NHS_Trust/Medicine/Medicine-v8358771 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8358771?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.leicestershospitals.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview General Medicine These are posts at the level of a Specialist Registrar in General Medicine. These will appeal to those who have completedFoundation & Core level training and are wishing to pursue a higher career in Acute Medicine &/or Medical Specialties. You will be supported with your education via clinical & educational supervision in order to build your HORUS portfolio. The responsibilities of the post are identical to that of a middle grade IM3 or SPR in Medicine. ### Main duties of the job The main duties and responsibilities of this post are to Ensure a safe and high standard of care of all patients Be able to demonstrate competencies for Registrar-level clinical procedures and patient management plans. (ie acetic taps, lumbar punctures, chest drain etc.) Participate in the running of the department / ward Provide supervision of Resident doctors on medical wards &/or in the on-call team Provide senior medical input for the on-call Medical Team (especially Out of Hours) and potentially lead the cardiac arrest team Assist with achieving the DOH Clinical Quality Indicators To ensure timely completion of TTOs by Resident Doctors to ensure patient are discharged as early in the day as possible. To work positively with management teams, deputies and flow coordinators to help facilitate and improve patient flow from ED to the Medical Wards to Discharge. The ability to work well in a multidisciplinary team is essential to this post. You will participate in operational and research projects and the teaching of the Resident Doctors, Medical Students, Nursing staff and other Ancillary staff. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities See attached Job Description & Personal Specs. All employees are subject to the requirements of the Health & Safety at Work Act. The post holder is required to ensure that as an employee, his or her work methods do not endanger other people or themselves. All employees are subject to the requirements of the Data Protection Act and must maintain strict confidentiality in respect of patients and staffs records. All employees must comply with the Trusts equality and diversity policies and must not discriminate, against individuals or groups on the basis of their age, disability, gender, marital status, membership or non membership of a trade union, race, religion, domestic circumstances, sexual orientation, ethnic or national origin, social and employment status, HIV status, or people who are undergoing or have undergone gender re-assignment, marriage and civil partnership, Pregnancy and Maternity or any other grounds which cannot be shown to be justifiable. This job description is not to be taken as an exhaustive list of duties and it may be reviewed in the light of changed service needs and development. Any changes will be fully discussed with the post holder. The post holder will be required to carry out the duties appropriate to the grade and scope of the post. In order to ensure the Trusts ability to respond to changes in the needs of the service, after appropriate consultation anddiscussion with you(including consideration of personal circumstances current skills, abilities and career development) the Trust may make a change to your location, duties and responsibilities that are deemed reasonable in the circumstances. ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - NHS Experience **Desirable** - Equivalent Overseas Experience ### Communication **Essential** - Excellent Oral and Written English Language skills - Ability to interpret and relay complex medical information **Desirable** - PLAB / Language Qualification ### Qualifications **Essential** - MRCP Part 1 - MRCP Part 2 - GMC Registered **Desirable** - PACES ## Documents - [jd & ps (pdf, 752.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10685102) - [employee benefits (pdf, 578.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2350) - [understanding your right to work in the uk (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2349) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.