Job summary
- Main area
- Acute Medicine
- Grade
- Senior Clinical Fellow
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed Term for 12 months)
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 391-RFL-8077721
- Employer
- Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Barnet Hospital
- Town
- Barnet
- Salary
- £67,325 per annum plus London weighting
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 02/07/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Frailty Senior Clinical Fellow
Senior Clinical Fellow
Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.
Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.
Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.
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Job overview
Advert for a Frailty Senior Clinical Fellow in Acute Medicine .
We are seeking an enthusiastic and quality driven doctor to work with us at the Royal Free – Barnet Hospital. We are looking for colleagues with interests in quality improvement and digital innovation keen to support new and innovative ways of working based on population health. You will be supported by a first class Education Centre, with a wealth of teaching, training and management opportunities. We are a fantastic place to work and welcome applications.
If you are looking for further experience in Acute Medicine with the opportunity to develop your sub-specialty interests, then you would be well suited to this position. Clinical duties are at SpR level including participation in the medical on-call rota. This post will both increase your level of confidence and provide strong CV development. Our previous Senior Clinical Fellows have gone on to become very successful Specialist Registrars, progressing well towards becoming Consultants. Although these posts do not have Educational Approval from the Postgraduate Dean, study leave, study budget and core training with e-portfolio will be provided in the same way as for other Trainees at the same level.
Main duties of the job
We are very pleased to offer the appointment of a Frailty Senior Clinical Fellow in Acute Medicine at the Royal Free London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
The post is based at Barnet General Hospital and offers an exciting opportunity for the successful applicant to join a committed team of consultants and junior doctors in this well-developed service.
We are looking for an enthusiastic colleague to work in the Department of Medicine for the Elderly, working on an acute Geriatric ward, in TREAT our admissions avoidance service for the elderly and also participating in the all age, unselected acute medical on-call.
Working for our organisation
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top
Therapy Services has a high profile within the Trust, being firmly committed to quality improvement, audit, service evaluation and improvement. We undertake yearly presentations of our achievements for the year; undertaking PDSA and QI projects to ensure we are delivering the most effective, safe and high quality service.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for further details about the role.
Person specification
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Education/Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registration with the General Medical Council
- MBBS or equivalent
- Valid ALS (Advanced Life Support Certificate UK)
- MRCP (PACES), or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- ALS course
- RCP DGM (Diploma in Geriatric Medicine)
- Good Clinical Practice Certificate (NIHR)
Experience
Essential criteria
- Completion of Foundation training programme, or equivalent
- 6 months experience in medicine
- Completion of Internal Medicine Training programme, or equivalent
- Evidence of working in multidisciplinary teams
- Experience of Geriatric medicine (minimum 6months) at registrar/senior clinical fellow level
Desirable criteria
- Previous audit experience
- Previous publications
- Experience in frailty services
- Experience in Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC)
- Experience of community, interface or Hospital@Home services
- Experience in palliative care (inpatient, outpatient, community or hospice)
Skills & Aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Awareness of principles of Risk Management
- Understanding of frailty and geriatric syndromes
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Desirable criteria
- Good understanding of the forces and drivers of influencing change in the NHS
- Evidence of academic excellence e.g. BSc, prizes, distinctions etc
- Leadership experience
- Teaching skills and experience
Personal Qualities & attributes
Essential criteria
- Able to communicate clearly & grammatically in both verbal & written English
- Able to work on own initiative
- Able to work well in a multidisciplinary team.
- Well organized.
Others
Essential criteria
- Understands and abides by ethical principles and committed to the NHS
- Willing to take on responsibility.
- Good general health, physically able to carry out the duties of the post.
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of leading QI projects
- Publication or presentation of QI work
- QI Methodology Course
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Lauren Farber
- Job title
- Consultant Physician - Divisional Director, MUC
- Email address
- [email protected]
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