Junior Clinical Fellow - Gateshead, United Kingdom - Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust

Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust

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Gateshead, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

These posts are aimed at junior doctors who would like to gain more experience in medical specialties before committing to a particular career.

Posts are available for 12 months, shorter term appointments will be considered.

Rotations through a variety of General Medicine wards.

You will be assigned a clinical supervisor and will be encouraged to keep a portfolio of your experience as well as participating in all departmental educational opportunities and attending outpatient clinics whenever possible.

The posts include an out-of-hours commitment, in line with our established F2/IMT/GPVTS/ACCS level rotas, which are fully compliant with the new 2016 Terms and Conditions and the European Working Time Directive.

Out-of-hours work includes both acute admissions and ward-cover.

Responsible for the admission, clerking and day to day care of their patients on the General Medical wards, as assigned.
Participate in the on call rota.
Participate in audits and current research projects. These are available through individual Consultants.
Attend the active postgraduate programme with weekly lectures, radiology, medical and pathology meetings and medical unit presentations.
Participate in the teaching of Foundation Doctors at the bedside as well as to Medical Students.
Attend practical procedure training
Involvement in Quality improvement projects
To maintain a good working relationship with existing staff members in the hospital.
To perform duties in occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances at the request of the appropriate Consultant in conjunction, where practicable, with their colleagues both senior and junior.

Come and join the Gateshead Family

The Medicine Business Unit is one of four business units in the Trust, alongside Surgical services, Clinical Support and Community Services.

It provides the full range of District General Hospital medical services with over 12,000 acute admissions and 7,800 new outpatient attendances each year.

All emergency work is focused within the Emergency Care Centre, a state-of-the-art facility incorporating A&E, emergency admissions unit, Same day Emergency Care and GP led services.

The Consultant Physicians are grouped into teams each allocated a base ward and with expertise in the management of patients within their speciality.

Responsible for the admission, clerking and day to day care of their patients on the General
Medical wards, as assigned.

Participate in the on call rota.
Participate in audits and current research projects. These are available through individual

Consultants.

Attend the active postgraduate programme with weekly lectures, radiology, medical and

pathology meetings and medical unit presentations.

Participate in the teaching of Foundation Doctors at the bedside as well as to Medical

Students.

Attend practical procedure training
Involvement in Quality improvement projects
To maintain a good working relationship with existing staff members in the hospital.
To perform duties in occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances at the request of

the appropriate Consultant in conjunction, where practicable, with their colleagues both senior and junior

Please refer to the attached job description, Person Specification and Work schedule for detailed information.