Senior Clinical FellowNHS

Job summary

Applications are invited from registered Medical Practitioners for this post in the Department of Medicine in Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust.

The post would suit individuals who aim to pursue a career in Acute Medicine or other Medical Specialty.

The successful candidate will predominately work with our Acute Medicine team to support with winter pressures

Please note the advert might close early should we receive sufficient applications.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be expected to work at registrar level, assessing and managing patients presenting to the acute medicine department. He/ she will be involved in the resuscitation and management of acutely ill and deteriorating patients. The job includes participation in the medical registrar on call rota. As a senior clinical fellow (registrar equivalent) the successful candidate will be expected to be involved in the leadership of the department. This may involve organising departmental teaching, supporting the day to day team allocation and supporting the resident doctors as required.

Job description

The candidate must have at least 2 years clinical experience at CT/ IMT level (or equivalent) and should ideally have clinical experience at IMT3+ level (or equivalent). The candidate must have NHS experience.

About us

Based in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead.

Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients.

We now employ around 4,800 staff and currently provide 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region.

Our values should be the 'golden thread' which runs through everything we do - they are the core of who we are. Our five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronymICORE; Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement.

We have a number of staff networks including the BAME network, D-Ability network, LGBTQ+ Network and the Women's Network, to challenge us and help us to constantly improve. Our armed forces network is one of our emerging networks.

The health and wellbeing of our staff is one of our highest priorities, and we offer a range of support and initiatives as part of our 'Balance' programme balancegateshead.com to cater for our diverse workforce, so that your individual needs can be supported, allowing you a happy and healthy working experience with us.