Job overview

Applications are invited for the role of Educational Fellow in Geriatric Medicine and Community Care on a fixed term basis for 12 months.

The post is ideal for anyone wishing to consolidate further their medical experience after FY2 training before deciding on their career pathway either in preparation for GP training or indeed a career in any acute specialty. 

Taking up this post also gives you the opportunity to enhance your CV to get ahead with your e-portfolio and apply to specialist training.

Main duties of the job

In addition to clinical activity in the COTE team, Educational Fellows facilitate the learning experience of students through tutorials, bed-side teaching and mentoring. 

Key responsibilities of the post include:

• Day to day follow-up of patients under your care
• Attend at regular ward rounds and multi-disciplinary case conferences with the Consultant and Specialist Registrar
• Dictate discharge summaries to General Practitioners, and completion of other discharge forms for hospital data collection
• Assist with outpatient clinics under supervision, on a regular basis, and in exceptional circumstances may also be required to attend clinics held in the community hospitals
• Communicate to General Practitioners of discharges or deaths of their patients
• Liaise with patients' relatives
• Participate in the training of house physicians and medical students and Physicians associates attached to the team
• Participate in their Consultant’s clinics in each individual Hospital they’re based at, and may also be required to attend clinics held in the community hospitals
• Participate in the Departmental Teaching Programme

Working for our organisation

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales. Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh.  Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.