Trust Senior Clinical Fellow - Watford, United Kingdom - West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
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Clinical Fellow (ST3+ level) post in Digital Medicine, remote monitoring and Virtual Hospital Medicine. This is a full time, fixed term 12-month role with possibility of extension.


The post will offer enhanced training with dedicated time in West Herts' nationally renowned virtual hospital, which currently has 4 distinct 'wards' for heart function (HF), ABC, ARI and Frailty as well as in some of our smaller pathway such as post-surgery.

To deliver and maintain the various pathways running within the acute VH Hub.

To clearly and concisely communicate complex and highly sensitive information

To overcome barriers to providing hospital at home services with key stakeholders

To support the follow up clinic for patients discharged from the VH.

To support the identification, reviewing (in-patient), on-boarding and monitoring of patients.

To attend, and participate in, board rounds, MDTs and other key VH meetings

To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to deliver the best patient care

To take part in VH governance arrangements and morbidity and mortality meetings as required.


There has never been a more exciting time to join West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Major redevelopment works are planned as part of the New Hospital Programme.

These will be most dramatic at Watford General Hospital where up to 90% of buildings will be new.


The trust has recently gained 'teaching hospital' status which reflects the dedicated work of many teams and individuals who have set the standard for delivering high quality training, learning and education at all levels of the workforce.

We are a flexible working employer

At West Herts we recognise the importance of a good work life balance and the ability to work flexibly. We are delighted to offer a variety of flexible working options for all staff. Please check out our web page for more information.

We encourage and welcome people with disabilities. If you need help, please ask.


The VH clinical fellows provide day-day support to the virtual hub supporting the growing team of specialist nurses in the identification, review (in-patient), on-boarding and then monitoring of patients.


The post holder for the VH Fellow role is expected to deliver and maintain the various pathways running within the acute VH Hub.

As such, they must receive and communicate highly complex, sensitive, or contentious information (written and verbal) and will be expected to work to overcome barriers to understanding with senior colleagues, executives, and external stakeholders.


In addition, there's an expectation that the fellows will link with industry partners to review our current technology and RPM solutions (remote patient monitoring) and look to the future to see how we can evolve.

There are significant research opportunities for IT/data literate trainees as we've curated >1000 discharged patients data feeds. Within this there's continuous monitoring streams patient for several key physiological parameters. Questions around identifying patterns to stratify at risk patients remain to be answered.

You will also be encouraged to pursue an affiliated post graduate qualification and to engage with the Faculty of Clinical Informatics (FCI welcome - Faculty of Clinical Informatics).

Dr Keenan was until recently AMD for Innovation and Strategy. Dr Richard Burridge is the newly appointed CCIO.


You will be expected to participate in the daily board rounds, review patients remotely, and occasionally bring patients up to the hospital for in person reviews.

Take and active role in Cardiology and Respiratory MDTs furthermore, you are expected to enhance the vital link between patients on outlier wards with the VH team and the specialist service.

On-call element to be confirmed.
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