Senior Clinical Fellow - Gastroenterology

at  Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

The principal clinical responsibility is to assist in the investigation and treatment of in-patients admitted to the Gastroenterology service. Another responsibility would be to provide middle grade support to the junior team on the wards. It is anticipated because of full shift rota commitments of the junior staff there will be on occasions the need for middle grades to support the junior ward cover .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 one of a number of outpatient clinics. Outpatient experience is closely supervised and the fellow will be expected to present cases, and discuss management with the supervising consultant. The post holder is responsible for maintaining a full clinical record of patients admitted to the ward. S/he will be required to produce a written summary of the admission at the time of discharge; S/he 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. 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 plus general medical on call sessions (1:12 weekend and 1:8 week day). 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 Trusts 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 £41.90. 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 £13

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