Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Clinical Fellow in Acute Medicine at Chorley District Hospital. This is a key senior decision‑maker role within a friendly, well‑supported Acute Medicine team, working within the Medical Assessment Unit. This role is ideal for doctors who have completed Core Medical Training (or equivalent) and are looking to build confidence and experience in Acute Medicine, whether as preparation for higher specialty training or within a non‑training career pathway. There are strong opportunities for teaching, audit and quality improvement in a department with a supportive educational culture.
Main duties of the job
We are pleased to invite applications for a Senior Clinical Fellow (SCF) in Acute Medicine to join the Acute Medicine team at Chorley District Hospital, with close working links to Royal Preston Hospital.
This post provides registrar-level experience in Acute Medicine within a supportive, educationally focused environment. Although not a formal training post, the successful candidate will receive equivalent educational opportunities to specialty trainees, including access to an educational supervisor and e-portfolio.
Working for our organisation
The Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust forms one of the Major Acute trusts in the Northwest with a range of specialities on site, as well as being a Tertiary Centre for Lancashire and South Cumbria in the Departments of Trauma, Neurosciences, Oncology, Plastic Surgery & Burns, Vascular Surgery in addition to Renal Medicine. Innovation and quality improvement is actively encouraged with support from our Continuous Improvement team. Undergraduate medical student teaching is highly respected and an essential component for all departments within our Trust; as we develop active and developing links with the Universities of Manchester, Central Lancashire and Lancaster. There are many opportunities to develop your educational profile within and outside the trust.
Lancashire is an attractive area to live and has many facilities available locally. The cities of Manchester and Liverpool are within easy reach. Recreational facilities are many and varied, with the Lake District, Ribble Valley, Yorkshire Dales and the Fylde Coast nearby.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job description, Person specification and Specialty/ Trust Brochure for further details on:
•What we can offer
•Job Plan/On-call Requirements
•The Team
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. Full GMC Registration and License to Practice
2. MBChB or equivalent
3. MRCP Part 1
Desirable criteria
4. Full MRCP
5. Valid ALS
Experience
Essential criteria
6. At least three years working in hospital medicine following primary medical qualification
7. At least 2 years working in general internal medicine or a medical specialty
Desirable criteria
8. Completion of core medical training or equivalent
9. Experience in Acute Medicine
10. Experience of required practical procedures