Senior Clinical Fellow (ST3+) - Gastroenterology

Job overview

FULL TIME POST - 40.00 HOURS A WEEK

We are looking for a dedicated Senior Clinical Fellow to join the team in Gastroenterology at the Stepping Hill Hospital site of the Stockport NHS Foundation Trust.

The post holders will also be expected to participate in teaching and mentoring of junior medical staff, medical students and specialist nurses. Full support for professional development would be provided.

Main duties of the job

To assist in the investigation and treatment of in-patients admitted to the Gastroenterology service. They will be expected to attend consultant ward rounds with the consultant of the day. These are structured formal ward rounds where the clinical fellow will be expected to present cases, and discuss the differential diagnosis and management. The appointee will be expected to do outpatient clinics. Outpatient experience is closely supervised and the fellow will be expected to present cases, and discuss management with the supervising consultant.

There will be opportunities for training in endoscopy. This post does not include general medicine HOT / oncall or weekend working.

The post holder is responsible for maintaining a full clinical record of patients admitted to the ward. They will be required to produce a written summary of the admission at the time of discharge; They will participate in audit data collection, and attend clinical governance / audit meetings. The appointee will be expected to dictate out-patient letters from patients or patients seen in clinic. Jointly manage with the other junior clinical fellows and trainees in the department of patients admitted to the allocated wards and clinical areas of responsibility.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The service is supported by Trainee doctors and a full complement of Junior clinical fellows who operate on an call rota as well as specialist nurses.

The clinical fellow will be allocated an educational supervisor who will meet with the trainee to monitor progress at regular intervals. Supervision is based on competencies assessments

The post is for a basic 10 sessional activities per week. The post holder must be able to work as an independent practitioner without direct daily consultant supervision. They should have experience in teaching and research.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust’s policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.

If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £54.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary

In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.