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Job summary

Main area
General Medicine
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow
Contract
Fixed term: 8 months (8)
Hours
Full time - 40 hours per week
Job ref
190-STH-25-243
Employer
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Northern General Hospital
Town
Sheffield
Salary
£65,048 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
19/10/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Senior Clinical Fellow in General Medicine

NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.

Job overview

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals is seeking to appoint a Senior Clinical Fellow in General Medicine (IMT3/ST3+ equivalent) beginning as soon as possible but no later than 1 November 2025. This post will be until August 2026. This post does not attract a National Training Number. This post is not recognised as a ‘training posts’. Full registration with the GMC with a licence to practise is required by the date of application. If the appointee does not hold right of residence in the UK sponsorship will be required.

 

The duties of this post are equivalent to IMT3/ST3+ level. Successful completion of MRCP is essential and experience at IMT3/equivalent is preferred. Clinical experience in a substantive post in the NHS (excluding any periods of Clinical unpaid experience) is also essential. This post involves providing senior ward support for Huntsman 7 ward (General Internal Medicine), with occasional cover for other GIM wards. Outpatient clinic in respiratory medicine and other areas (depending on clinical experience and interest) is expected. Any further vacancies that arise at this grade during this advert will be considered for recruitment.

Main duties of the job

The ST3-level clinical duties will include in-patient duties as part of a team managing patients admitted under general medicine consultants. This will include providing support to junior colleagues. There will be the opportunity to attend out-patient clinics in one of the . Depending on interest successful candidates may have the opportunity to be involved with specialist referrals.

Working for our organisation

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Sheffield, as well as specialist care for patients from further afield, including cancer, spinal cord injuries, renal and cardiothoracic services. In addition to community health services, the Trust comprises five of Yorkshire’s best known teaching hospitals.

The Royal Hallamshire Hospital

The Northern General Hospital

Charles Clifford Dental Hospital

Weston Park Cancer Hospital

Jessop Wing Maternity Hospital

The Trust has a history of high quality care, clinical excellence and innovation in medical research. We strive to promote a culture of continuous quality improvement and encourage our staff to innovate and adopt ‘best practice’ in order to deliver the highest standard of care to our patients.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

General Medicine sits within the Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Respiratory Medicine and Diabetes & Endocrinology (GRaDE) Care Group. For further information please refer to the attached job description. 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Fully registered with GMC by date of application with licence to practice
  • MRCP/MRCPI

Clinical experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of previous substantive employment in the NHS as a doctor For a period of at least 6 months.(excluding periods of unpaid Clinical attachment)
  • Ability to prioritise clinical need
  • Ability to maximise safety and minimise risk
  • Recognition of, and ability to undertake the initial management of, an acutely ill patient
  • Ability to apply sound clinical knowledge and judgement to problems
Desirable criteria
  • Experience at CT3 / IMT3 / ST3 level/Equivalent or above in a relevant medical speciality

Teaching and training

Desirable criteria
  • Experience of teaching medical students and junior doctors
  • Training in teaching methods
  • Evidence of successful feedback from teaching

Personal attributes

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrates behaviour consistent with PROUD values (see appendix)
  • Good time management skills
  • Good oral communication skills
  • Personal attributes Demonstrates behaviour consistent with PROUD values (see appendix) Good time management skills Good oral communication skills Good written communication skills
  • The applicant must demonstrate skills in listening, reading, writing and speaking the English language that enables effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues as set out in the GMC’ good medical practice (2013).

Personal attributes

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrates behaviour consistent with PROUD values
  • The applicant must demonstrate skills in listening, reading, writing and speaking the English language that enables effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues as set out in the GMC’ good medical practice (2013).

Continuous Professional Development

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of participation in CME/CPD in the last 12 months
Desirable criteria
  • Maintenance of a CPD diary or portfolio

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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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Louis Siddall
Job title
Medical HR Advisor
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0114 271 3487
Additional information

For further details of the role, please contact:

Dr Alexander Basran

[email protected]

If you have problems applying, contact

Address
Medical HR Department
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
8 Beech Hill Road
Sheffield
S10 2SB
Telephone
0114 271 3487
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