Senior Clinical Fellow (IMT3+ level) - General Medicine

Job overview

Senior Clinical Fellow Medicine (IMT3+ level) - General Medicine

Surrey & Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking to appoint enthusiastic and motivated IMT3-level (or equivalent/higher) Resident Doctors to join our General Medicine workforce.

These posts have been developed to strengthen registrar-level clinical capacity across Medicine, offering broad exposure across multiple specialties within a supportive and dynamic environment. Successful candidates will be appointed to one of several medical specialties, with 6-monthly placements and opportunities to gain experience across areas including: General Medicine, Geriatric Medicine, Stroke Medicine, Cardiology & Respiratory Medicine.

All post-holders will participate in the General Medicine on-call rota (approximately 1:8 frequency), contributing to the acute medical take and supporting patient flow across the Trust. This is an excellent opportunity for doctors working at, or stepping up to, IMT3/Registrar level, looking to further develop leadership skills and gain experience managing acutely unwell and complex patients.

Main duties of the job

• Lead and manage the acute medical take, assessing and treating acutely unwell adult patients in an emergency setting
• Provide senior decision-making support for junior colleagues and contribute to safe patient flow
• Take responsibility for ongoing care of complex medical patients within the assigned specialty
• Lead ward rounds and coordinate multidisciplinary team input to ensure high-quality patient care
• Liaise effectively with other specialties and support timely referrals and escalation
• Contribute to teaching and supervision of junior medical staf

Surrey & Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust is a high-performing organisation delivering care to a diverse population across Surrey and Sussex. You will benefit from:

• Exposure to a broad range of acute and specialty medicine
• Strong consultant presence and senior support on the acute take
• Opportunities for leadership, service development, and teaching
• A collaborative and supportive multidisciplinary environment
• A well-established infrastructure for training and development
• Senior clinical encouragement and guidance for doctors building registrar-level on-call experience and evidence towards CESR/portfolio progression

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For queries or to arrange a site visit please email Mr Alan Beckwith (General Manager for Medicine) or Dr Wilson Lim (Resident Doctor Clinical Lead - [email protected])

For further information, please see the attached job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.

Applicant requirements

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.