Job overview
We are seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated Senior Clinical Fellow in Elderly Medicine to join our friendly and forward‑thinking team at Chorley Hospital. This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated doctor to develop advanced skills in the care of older adults within a supportive environment that encourages innovation, education, and multidisciplinary working. The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering high‑quality inpatient and frailty services, contribute to service development, and participate in teaching and supervision of junior colleagues. This post is ideal for someone aiming to progress in geriatric or acute medicine, offering valuable clinical experience and opportunities for career development within a dynamic and welcoming department.
Main duties of the job
You will work at registrar level in Elderly medicine at Chorley Hospital.
You will work in our Elderly Care department alongside the 4 Consultant Geriatricians. Your team consists of 1 Consultant and 2 Junior Clinical Fellows. You will be responsible to the Consultant Geriatricians, predominantly working on Rookwood A ward at Chorley Hospital.
We would expect you to lead ward rounds, typically consisting of 16 patients, and also support consultant-led ward rounds. You will join your consultant in a general geriatrics clinic.
You will also be involved in the 1:10 general medicine on-call rota, accepting medical admissions and providing ‘Medical Registrar’ cover for the hospital site. The on-call is based on the medical admissions unit (MAU). If you require, a period of shadowing can be provided before taking up the on-call in full.
You will be expected to perform procedures, develop communication skills (including obtaining collateral histories and advance care planning) and participate in multidisciplinary team working (including physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy).
Working for our organisation
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust forms one of the major acute trusts in north-west England. We offer the full range of acute outpatient and inpatient services to the 380,000 people living in Central Lancashire, as well as being the Tertiary Centre for Lancashire and South Cumbria in Major Trauma, Neurosciences, Nephrology, Oncology, Plastic Surgery and Burns. Undergraduate medical student teaching commenced in 2003.
Services are provided across two sites: Royal Preston Hospital and Chorley & South Ribble District General Hospital.
The Medical Directorate is responsible for the provision of a full range of medical services across the Preston and Chorley hospital sites. This includes the following:
· Acute Medicine
· Emergency Medicine
· Diabetes and Endocrinology
· Gastroenterology
· Medicine for the Elderly
· Stroke Medicine
· Respiratory Medicine
· Renal Medicine
· Neurology
· Cardiology
The Medicine for the Elderly department provides facilities for both acute and rehabilitation patients along with appropriate multi-disciplinary support team. We have one ward at RPH (Ward 17 incorporating our acute frailty assessment unit) and 2 wards at Chorley hospital (Rookwood A and Rookwood B). Our wards at Chorley are fully refurbished and are dementia and elderly friendly with level 2 quality awards.
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 Licence to Practice
2. MBChB or equivalent
3. MRCP Part 1
4. Valid ALS
Desirable criteria
5. Full MRCP
Experience
Essential criteria
6. At least four years working in hospital medicine following primary medical qualification
7. At least 3 years working in general internal medicine or a medical speciality
Desirable criteria
8. Completion of core medical training / internal medicine training, or equivalent
9. Experience in Geriatrics
10. Experience of required practical procedures