Job Description

Elderly Medicine is seeking a Junior Clinical Fellow for 9 months to cover maternity leave. The post is designed to provide individually tailored experience and training for those who have yet to decide their chosen career pathway, wish to consider some time out of training, or want to develop a special interest in Elderly Medicine. The posts are offered on a fixed term contract of 9 months, for the purposes to provide increased training opportunities outside of a formal training programme.



As an Elderly Medicine junior clinical fellow your role will be in the initial assessment and treatment of elderly patients on the wards. You will have the opportunity to be part of a multi-disciplinary team and the clinical experience you gain will be diverse and interesting. Main duties consist of:



Ward based working at minimum ST1/2 level on Elderly Medicine wards covering Monday to Friday 8am until 4.30 pm.

Delivering the actions from the consultant led ward rounds for patients on the wards.

Supporting the multidisciplinary team in providing care to patients during their inpatient stay and actively participating in discharge planning.

There will be availability / possibility to also participate in departmental teaching / audit sessions and clinics. There is also the possibility to participate in national audits if interested.



Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:



We value people



We are one team



We care



We're keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.



Successful applicants will be welcomed into our vibrant and friendly multi-disciplinary elderly medicine team. There is a strong emphasis in team-work and we work closely in collaboration with our Virtual Ward service.