Junior Clinical Fellow in General Medicine

We are looking to recruit Junior Clinical Fellows to the department of medicine at Northampton General Hospital

General medicine at Northampton General Hospital provides trainees with the opportunity to gain experience of all the medical specialties on one site. Working on the wards provides excellent experience of the full range of medical problems. The acute medicine is truly unselected and many trainees have gained invaluable experience at the hospital before moving onto their chosen specialty. The department is well supported by consultant staff with five consultant acute and specialist physicians on the Acute Admissions wards daily and senior ward rounds on all the medical wards. There is a busy Same Day Emergency Centre also staffed by the Acute Team.

These posts will take part in out-of-hours duties on one of the two JCF-based 1 in 11 rotas, or on other parallel SHO-level rotas.

These posts will be based at Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust and rotate around the whole of the large Medical Division over time according to service needs and the career aspirations of the successful applicants.

The current JCF posts are within Acute Medicine, General Internal Medicine, Care of the Elderly including Frailty, Cardiology, Respiratory, Renal, Acute & Rehab Stroke, Orthogeriatrics, Diabetes & Endocrinology.

Please note these posts are not for MTI status and NGH cannot offer this within Medicine

The post holder will work alongside their ward team of Consultants, SpRs, SCF and other junior medical staff along with all other multidisciplinary health care professionals.

The majority of training will be on-the-job with close involvement of the consultants. The department has a weekly lunchtime teaching session and there will be opportunity to develop as an educator through support and training of junior colleagues.

The Directorate of Medicine has Internal Medicine Core Training on Wednesday afternoon with an extensive program of specialty interests and topics across the whole range of general medicine; Junior Doctors are encouraged and supported to take part in clinical case presentations.

In addition we offer dedicated patient safety lectures and practical training on procedures such as ultrasound guided CVP insertion. We have a state-of-the-art Simulation department who provide sessions both to doctors in training and those in Clinical Fellowships. The full programme provides junior doctors with a comprehensive training package.

Northampton General Hospital is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. All of our divisions are committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.

Our Excellence Values

Compassion

Accountability

Respect

Integrity

Courage

We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone’s full potential. As an organisation, we value how we communicate and promote our vacancies to all communities.

We are a Defence positive trust, supporting our reservists, veterans, spouses and partners.

We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative.

We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.

Takes responsibility to ensure that Professional Registration is up to date at all times and does not lapse or expire and to inform line management immediately with any concerns of if registration lapses or expires (all registered staff).

The Trust requires all new starters to subscribe to the DBS update service, where it is a requirement of the role.

Be responsible for maintaining own vaccinations that are applicable to the role.

Safeguard patient confidentiality at all times, including adherence to the Data Protection Act.

Attend statutory and mandatory training and refresher courses as necessary.

Be aware of the responsibilities of all employees to maintain a safe and healthy environment for patients, visitors and staff.

Ensure that all duties are carried out to the highest possible standard, and in accordance with current quality initiative within the area of work and the Trust’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy.

Have a commitment to identifying and minimising risk, report all incidents and report to the manager any risks which need to be assessed.

Any other duties commensurate with the grade and in line with the requirements of the post.

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