Junior Clinical Fellow in AEC

Job overview

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust are looking to fill a junior grade in Acute Medicine (AEC). The posts will be based at either Maidstone or Tunbridge Wells Hospital.

Basic salary - will be paid on the trust grade £49,909.

The post would suit someone who requires experience in Acute Medicine (Preferably AEC) as part of their own VTS programme, or someone who is looking for a first post in Acute/General Medicine with the aim of following a General Medicine career

Main duties of the job

Duties of the posts include:

• Assessment and management of patients in ambulatory care settings
• Performing procedures (under appropriate supervision) in ambulatory care unit
• Takes referral from primary care, with support of senior doctor and nurse-in-charge
• Attendance at out-patient clinics as appropriate
• Discharge notifications and follow up clinic letters as directed.
• Participation and leadership in audit/ quality improvement projects
• Provision of in-patient care for Consultant’s patients (as cross cover for acute medicine inpatient team).
• To participate in the AEC 7-day service (including weekends and bank holidays)

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To provide a high standard of care to any patient for whom you have clinical responsibility. This will include any patients referred to you and cared for by you personally or by members of your team and, in addition, any patients of consultant colleagues when you are covering for leave.
• To participate in clinical and other service activities and developments with the aim of ensuring a high standard of patient care across the Trust.
• To work in close co-operation with other medical, professional and managerial colleagues, both within and outside the specialty, to provide high quality health care to the Trust’s patients, and to make a contribution to future thinking about the Trust’s strategic direction.
• To participate fully in and share leadership of the clinical governance of the specialty covering its Trust-wide activities. To attend clinical governance half-days as detailed in the Trust’s Guide to Job Planning unless on agreed leave or while attending emergencies.
• To participate actively in departmental audits, sharing co-ordination of audit activities within the department and implementation of change.
• To take an active responsibility for undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, training and supervision.
• To assume responsibility, both personally and corporately with consultant colleagues, for the management of junior medical staff. You are expected to be involved in their professional development, both clinical and personal as per guidance from the Deanery.
• To ensure that all doctors in training for whom you have supervisory responsibilities undertake delegated clinical tasks that are within their level of competence and knowledge.