Junior Clinical Fellow in Acute Medicine & Ambulatory Care

Job overview

We are excited to receive applications to the post of Junior Clinical Fellow in Acute Medicine at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital (part of Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust). This post offers a full-time placement working across all areas of our Acute Medical Team. Successful applicants will be joining a large team of clinicians (currently 11 Consultants, 10  Specialty Training Registrars & Senior Clinical Fellows, 4 Junior Clinical Fellows, 2 GP Trainee, 10 Foundation Doctors and 2 Physician Associates), as well as innumerable Nurses, Allied Healthcare Professionals and Administrators.

Due to the high volumes of applications we receive for certain posts and depending our service needs, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date. After the closing date we strongly advise you check the email account which is registered. If you have not heard from us within five weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.

Main duties of the job

As a Junior Clinical Fellow (JCF) you will be treated the same as if you were a trainee on a formal training programme. You will be allocated a Clinical and Educational Supervisor for the duration of your post. You will work across all areas of the unit including the AMU, ECA and AEC areas and experience the full depth and breadth of acute medical illness. You will be supported by Registrars, Senior Clinical Fellows and there are daily Consultant-led ward rounds for all AMU inpatients. The post brings full annual leave and study leave allowance, including access to a study budget, and the department runs a comprehensive in-house teaching, mortality & morbidity review and governance programme. Our JCFs are actively encouraged to engage with Trust-wide educational events and teaching programmes. Whilst this post is not an official training post, we have striven to ensure the training opportunities and work patterns align to the Royal College of Physician’s approved training programme.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Acute Assessment Unit (AAU) at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital is comprised of 54-beds; 45 inpatient beds & 9 enhanced care beds. The Ambulatory Emergency Care (AEC) unit offers high quality same-day emergency care (SDEC) and is comprised of a trolley-based area for assessment and treatment; treatment chairs & rooms - alongside allocated outpatient clinic space.

The Chelsea and Westminster Hospital AMU has consistently high feedback from the GMC trainee survey and the team are dedicated to preserving and improving this. We are fully engaged with local faculty group meetings to ensure that issues are resolved quickly and to make sure the unit remains a high-quality training area. We have a comprehensive quality improvement programme that we encourage all junior doctors to join to ensure we continue to improve.

This post pay terms and conditions will be on 2002 Junior doctor contract.

Please refer to our detailed job description for more information

DUE TO HIGH VOLUME OF APPLICATIONS  THIS ADVERT MAY CLOSE EARLY.