Junior Clinical Fellow

Job overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic and dynamic Medicine Doctor to work at the Bedford Hospital Site in General/Acute Medicine. You must be dedicated to providing high quality emergency care, maintaining clinical standards, and continually looking to drive positive change by developing the service.

This is an exciting challenge for a Medicine Doctor who is keen to be at the heart of delivering a modern emergency medicine service across General Medicine/Acute Medicine

Your job will include a combination of direct clinical care, clinical education and personal development activities designed to support your career progression alongside delivery of the department’s service objectives.

Main duties of the job

Routine and emergency patients must be seen and admitted expeditiously.

Ward rounds and visits to individual patients as well as discussion with their relatives may be necessary.

Keeping medical records as per GMC Good Medical practice  is utmost; these must be dated and initialled, together with any other related administrative duties including discharge and clinic letters.

The patient’s discharge summary paperwork is to be completed prior to the patients discharge. Clinic letters are dictated within clinic and typed by the secretaries.

Supervision of the Foundation Year 1 doctors when performing clinical duties.

Duties in occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances at the request of the appropriate Consultant(s), in consultation where possible with colleagues both senior and junior. Additional commitments arising under this paragraph are exceptional. In particular, the doctor will not be required to undertake work of this kind for prolonged periods or on a regular basis.

Agree to read and follow any protocols laid down (either in writing or verbally) for the firm in which you are working.

In case of any difficulties ensure that advice is sought from a senior colleague.

There is no on-call/weekend element attached with this post. The post will be daily 0900-1700 Monday to Friday

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Routine and emergency patients must be seen and admitted expeditiously.

Ward rounds and visits to individual patients as well as discussion with their relatives may be necessary.

Keeping medical records as per GMC Good Medical practice  is utmost; these must be dated and initialed, together with any other related administrative duties including discharge and clinic letters.

The patient’s discharge summary paperwork is to be completed prior to the patients discharge. Clinic letters are dictated within clinic and typed by the secretaries.

Supervision of the Foundation Year 1 doctors when performing clinical duties.

Duties in occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances at the request of the appropriate Consultant(s), in consultation where possible with colleagues both senior and junior. Additional commitments arising under this paragraph are exceptional. In particular, the doctor will not be required to undertake work of this kind for prolonged periods or on a regular basis.

Agree to read and follow any protocols laid down (either in writing or verbally) for the firm in which you are working.

In case of any difficulties ensure that advice is sought from a senior colleague.

There is no on-call/weekend element attached with this post. The post will be daily 0900-1700 Monday to Friday