Job summary
- Main area
- Acute Medicine
- Grade
- MT04 (4a)
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (Contract end date 3rd August 2027)
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week
- Job ref
- 220-EIM-MED-8197284
- Employer
- Whittington Health NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Whittington Hospital
- Town
- Magdala Avenue
- Salary
- £67,325 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 15/09/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Clinical Fellow in Acute Medicine
MT04 (4a)
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Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity for a standalone IMT3 / Senior Clinical Fellow (SCF) to gain experience in Acute Medicine. It is suitable for doctors who are considering a career within the specialty or in a Group 1 Medical Speciality, or who simply wish to develop their skills and knowledge in adult medicine at a senior level. You will be part of the Acute Medicine team who deliver high quality care to patients at the front door of the hospital and will have the opportunity to practice procedural skills, develop your clinical acumen and leadership, reflecting the IMT3 curriculum. It is suitable for those completing the Alternative Certificate to enter Group 1 Higher Physician Speciality Training to enter training at ST4 level.
You will work with a dynamic multidisciplinary team and play a role in teaching medical students and junior doctors, work collaboratively with the START team (accelerated discharge therapy team), Virtual ward, frailty team as well as the other hospital-based specialties and tertiary services. Effective communication skills form a key part of this role, and this is an excellent opportunity to step up to the next level of clinical leadership and decision making from an SHO level role.
Please note that this post may close early if a sufficient number of applicants are received.
Main duties of the job
Please see the full Job Description and the Person Specification for further details about the job role.
Working for our organisation
Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The postholder will work across the following 3 areas:
· the Acute Assessment Unit (AAU), Mary Seacole North and South wards
· the Acute Medical Take
· the Ambulatory Emergency Care Unit (AEC) to facilitate same day emergency care (SDEC)
Please refer to full job description and person specification for the detailed description and main responsibilities of the role.
Person specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential criteria
- GMC registered with current license to practice
- MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
- ALS current provider status
Clinical Skills
Essential criteria
- At least 6 months experience of working in Acute Medicine or a General Medical Specialty within the UK (excluding clinical attachments)
- Completed UK Foundation Programme or equivalent (CREST form). This is not a suitable role for achieving a CREST sign off.
- Completed at least 2 years of Core Medical training (at SHO level) or equivalent
Communication skills
Essential criteria
- Works in partnership with patients
- Effective communication skills
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Team working
- Coping with pressure
- Problem solving & decision making
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Ilana Samson
- Job title
- Acute Medicine Consultant/Clinical Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Whittington Health NHS Trust
Magdala Avenue
London
N19 5NF
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