Senior Clinical Fellow

Senior Clinical Fellow in AMU & SDEC

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust

CQC: Requires improvement

Rotherham

Salary

£67,825 – £67,825

Posted

5 days ago

About the role

We are looking to recruit a new Specialty Doctor into our Same Day Emergency Care and Acute Medicine Service someone who shares a passion for change, growth and quality improvement and who are keen to join us in our pursuit of clinical excellence combined with innovative approaches to person-centred care. The successful candidate will have the opportunity and are encouraged to identify an area of specialty interest in one of the following areas: Cardiology Respiratory Diabetes & Endocrinology Gastroenterology Health Care for the Elderly (including Stroke). We can offer training and development opportunities and will support Specialty Doctors to enable them to provide a first class service. Our team of highly skilled Acute Physicians are always looking for opportunities to develop and improve services and promote innovation. We are looking for individuals who are keen and interested in delivering care for patients in the ever-changing and challenging environment of modern day healthcare and joining this team during this exciting time of change. The post holder will support the embedding of new innovated ways and make the services at Rotherham more efficient for the patients and pathways between both Emergency Medicine and Acute Medicine. The aim of these posts is to have integral links between departments to enable close, collaborative working.

Senior Clinical Fellow in AMU & SDEC

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust

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The post-holder will have responsibility for Same Day Emergency Care patients and patients within their relevant area of specialist interest.

Within the Division of we work to our core Vision; To deliver high quality, person centred care by the right people in the right place and time, delivered by an empowered, compassionate and skilled workforce within a strong Quality and Financial Governance and Assurance framework. With this in mind the approach we adopt is to run medical patients through our SDEC with its recently expanded footprint, and through rapid assessment by a multi-disciplinary workforce, aim to ensure that we reduce the burden on our UECC, reduce overall Length of Stay and ensure that we meet our core vision. SDEC is a critical admission avoidance strategy for the Trust and this role will be important in ensuring that we reach decisions quickly and effectively to offer the best possible care to our patients.

SDEC is currently supported by 5 Acute Medical consultants, a Consultant Nurse and ACP team, working between them to provide support and senior decision making in the unit. There will be opportunity to assist in the development of the unit and to further develop ambulatory care pathways alongside specialty in reach and rapid assessment follow up clinics.

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust (TRFT) is a combined acute and community Trust serving our local population of around 270,000 people. Our vision is to always act the right way and be proud to provide exceptional healthcare to the communities of Rotherham.

As a Trust we are on a journey to excellence and our people and culture are at the heart of everything we do for patients. In the latest NHS Staff Survey, we are the second most improved Trust in England for would you recommend the Trust as a place to work? and were one of the most improved for staff engagement overall.

But dont just take our word for it each year hundreds of colleagues receive nominations for our Excellence and Proud awards, showcasing our brilliant people and recognising their achievements. Our people make a difference to the lives of patients every day and we are proud of the improvements we are making.

All of our 5,100 colleagues are key to our improvement journey and we are continuing to improve our services by upholding the Trusts values of Ambitious, Caring and Together. If you are passionate about making a difference, then please apply to join us on our journey to excellence. AllSenior Clinical Fellow interviews will be performed in person (face to face). If there are any exceptional circumstances as to why a candidate cannot attend in person then a possible virtual interview will be considered by the Executive panel but is not guaranteed.

Person specification

Essential

Evidence of audit and the implementation of change following the audit
Full registration and a licence to practise with the GMC
Please confirm your GMC number
MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
Full MRCP or equivalent
4 years postgraduate training or equivalent in a specialty training programme or as fixed term specialty training post, or equivalent experience
Acute care safe:
Relevant specialty clinical knowledge: capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge relevant to the job.
Clinical judgement: experience in making clinical decisions and managing risk. Knows when to seek help, able to prioritise clinical need.
Practical skills: shows aptitude for practical skills, required in the job.
Proven ability to work effectively in different clinical settings required in the job.

Desirable

Relevant research published in peer review journal
Familiarity of Acute Medicine Service organisation and development.
Some knowledge of utilisation of IT in clinical practice.