Job summary
- Main area
- Medicine
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Junior Clinical Fellow
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed Term)
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 320-MD-7596337-DKR
- Employer
- University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Sir Robert Peel Community Hospital
- Town
- Tamworth
- Salary
- £52,656 - £65,048 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 24/03/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Junior Clinical Fellow in Discharge Business Unit Community Hospitals
NHS Medical & Dental: Junior Clinical Fellow
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
With over 14,000 members of staff you can expect huge variety and new opportunities every day! Our staff go above and beyond and take pride in caring for our patients.
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is fully committed to promoting inclusion, equality, diversity and human rights in employment and delivery of its services. The Trust is committed to providing an environment where all employees, patients, carers and visitors experience equality of opportunity by means of understanding and appreciating the value of diversity.
As a Trust we promote an inclusive environment and welcome applications from a diverse pool of talent and backgrounds. All individuals are valued and given every opportunity to succeed based on merit.
The Trust actively encourages applications from members of our Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities. These groups are under-represented in our organisation, and it’s important to us that our workforce reflects the diversity of our communities as much as possible.
Armed Forces and Disability Confident guaranteed interview scheme
To further support the pledges in the Armed Forces Covenant and to make a positive contribution to support ex-armed forces personnel (veterans) make the transition to civilian life, the Trust has introduced a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for veterans who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification, to help them overcome barriers to find civilian employment. The scheme will operate for all external recruitment.
The Trust is a Disability Confident Employer and committed to both employing and retaining people with disabilities. This commitment is to guarantee an interview for any candidate that has disclosed a disability under the Equality Act 2010 and who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification. Reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010 will be considered upon request.
if you are blind or visually impaired and require application material in an alternative format- such as Braille, large print, audio or accessible electronic formats or you require support/adjustments with your application please contact the recruitment team on 01332 788466
Join us and help make a real difference to our Trust.
Here’s more about the role and what we’re looking for;
Job overview
Keen to gain more experience in Medicine with a friendly team that is interested in your development as a doctor before deciding on your next career move/specialist training?
We are pleased to be appointing Junior Clinical Fellow's (JCF) to work in our Division of Medicine, based at Sir Robert Peel Community Hospital at Tamworth and Samuel Johnson Community Hospital in Lichfield. This post sits in the Discharge Business Unit and is a full-time service appointment, for a fixed term of 12 months. Applications for less than full-time working patterns are welcome.
Please note these posts are based at Sir Robert Peel Community Hospital at Tamworth and Samuel Johnson Community Hospital in Lichfield, therefore you will need to be able to travel between sites as required.
These posts sit in the Discharge Business unit within the Division of Medicine.
Please note: We typically receive a high volume of applications for locally employed doctor posts and we will therefore only shortlist candidates who meet all of the Essential criteria. Please do not apply if you do not meet this criteria as this leads to significant clinician time reviewing applications from applicants who will not be shortlisted.
Please be aware that due to the high volume of applications received for these posts, we reserve the right to close this advert earlier than the given closing date.
Please ensure that you only apply if you meet the Essential criteria for the post.
Main duties of the job
The post holders will work Monday to Friday (including bank holidays), rostered on 8-hour shifts within the time period 08:00-20:00 (for example, 08:00-16:00 or 12:00-20:00).
Working as part of a ward-based multi-disciplinary team, they will discuss patients at daily 'board rounds' with senior nursing staff.
They will review inpatients on a regular basis; thereby being able to support the weekly consultant ward round to enable efficient senior decision-making and effective patient management.
They will clerk new patients in a timely fashion.
They will discuss treatment escalation plans and discharge plans with patients and their families, where necessary in consultation with the overseeing consultant.
In between consultant ward rounds there is no senior decision maker on site; the post holder must be confident to manage common medical emergencies and when needed will obtain senior medical support via telephone.
Working for our organisation
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In return we will offer:
- Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
- On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
- A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car scheme
Key Facts about our Trust:
- We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day.
- We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
- An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
- Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
- Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
- We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
- We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Trust offers a high standard of care, across a number of Medical Specialities for the population of Burton and surrounding towns with dedicated nursing and therapy staff.
These posts are based at Sir Robert Peel Community Hospital at Tamworth and Samuel Johnson Hospital in Litchfield. These posts sit in the Discharge Business Unit and are full-time service appointments
Our Trust recognises that investment in the training opportunities that are necessary for your development as a doctor is vital for both our patients and our Trust.
We would like to offer you opportunities to build upon the skills you already have, learn new procedures, participate in Internal medicine teaching sessions on a Wednesday afternoon, work in our friendly departments and be part of our progressive teams.
There are opportunities to perform Quality Improvement Projects and be part of our innovative teams. We have strong links with the Simulation/Resuscitation and Clinical Skills team in the hospital and you will be encouraged to participate in procedural sessions and urgent medical care scenarios.
You will have the opportunity to have protected time to learn, be trained and develop your career. Although not formal training posts and these are not accredited by Health Education England, we believe we can offer you good training in a busy general hospital
The post holder will support the Discharge Business Unit, specifically within Care of the Elderly/General internal medicine. Whilst on duty the post holder will be clinically and professionally responsible for their patients.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
- Basic Life Support certification
- Experience and confidence of NHS systems and practices
- Full Registration with a licence to practice with the GMC at time of application
- Automated External Defibrillator (AED) certification
Desirable criteria
- Advanced Life Support certification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Minimum 2 years post qualification experience, in the UK or abroad at the time of appointment start, including experience in relevant Medical specialties
- Minimum of 12 months NHS experience at F2 level or above (this must be in a paid role, not including shadowing/clinical attachments) at time of appointment
Desirable criteria
- Evidence & experience of supervising and teaching resident doctors and medical students
- Experience and confidence of NHS systems and practices
Research
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of recent participation in research projects
Audit
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of recent participation in audit projects
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Ruth England
- Job title
- Assistant Clinical Director
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01332 787875
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Recruitment Centre
Rehab Block, Level 3
Royal Derby Hospital
- Telephone
- 01332 788466
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