Clinical Fellow in MOE & Stroke Services - 217584 PM
Clinical Fellow in MOE & Stroke Services - 217584 PM
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NHS Lothian is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.
CLINICAL FELLOW IN MOE & STOKE SERVICES
ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH
Reference 217584
NHS Lothian is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.
To this end, NHS Lothian welcomes applications from all sections of society.
We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.
Applications are welcome for the above fixed term, full time (40 hours per week) post based in The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.
Applications are invited for this post within the Royal Infirmary in Edinburgh offering clinical experience within Medicine of the Elderly (MoE) and Stroke services. The MoE experience will encompass a range of environments from MoE wards in the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, which will provide you with a good grounding in geriatric medicine and MDT working, the Frailty Service in the Acute Medical Unit and liaison services including Orthogeriatrics (OGS). There will also be opportunities to work in community hospitals like Midlothian Community Hospital (MCH). Within Stoke you will be part of the integrated stroke unit with opportunities to attend thrombolysis/thrombectomy calls.
This post will give successful applicants the opportunity to experience acute geriatric medicine before committing to a programme of training through an internal medicine training application. Successful applicants will have the opportunity to develop their clinical and professional competence in a purposeful and supervised manner as an assist to overall CV development. Successful applicants will have equivalent of up to one half day per week developmental time which can be used in the following opportunities: to have quality improvement methodology training with a view to completing an improvement project; to enhance their teaching skills; or participate in a research project or training.
Regular teaching is available for all staff to develop skills in MoE and Stroke. NHS Lothian wide teaching also takes place once a week to develop broader skills. There are also multiple opportunities to deliver teaching to medical students and junior staff as well as to gain a qualification in education through the Clinical Educator Programme.
This post is available for fixed term of 1 year and is for full time hours. The successful applicant will all be allocated educational supervisor and have the opportunity of an annual appraisal.
There is a commitment to Hospital at Night (H@N) and late shifts and weekend working and this is a 1B banded post.
The post does not have educational approval from the Postgraduate Dean and will not be recognised for training.
For An Informal Discussion Or Further Information Please Contact
Dr Amanda Barugh, Clinical Director
Directorate of Medicine, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
51 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh EH16 4SA
0131 242 6927 (secretary) amanda.barugh@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
If viewing from an external site, please visit https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk for a job pack detailing the minimum requirements for this post and details of how to apply.
We cannot accept CV’s as a form of application and only a completed online application form will be accepted. Personal information will not be sent with the application for short listing. The application form will be identified by the candidate number only to ensure that all applicants are treated equally.
Closing Date: 14/06/2025
***PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early***
**Please note we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage**
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