Job Description

An opportunity has arisen for a Senior Clinical Fellow to join our General medicine team at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, based within Respiratory Medicine. This is a fixed term role for 12 months.



The successful candidate will be placed in the Respiratory Medicine Directorate with clinical duties covering the Respiratory inpatient wards, Respiratory Assessment Unit and outpatient respiratory clinics with commitments to participate in the day, weekend, twilight and night medical registrar on call rota.



The post-holders will be expected to support the continuing care of medical in-patients on the respiratory inpatient wards and participate on the medical registrar on call rota with appropriate banding. A Clinical Supervisor will be provided and attendance at the Respiratory Medicine Departmental teaching is expected.



The post-holder will be expected to participate in the Division of Medicine Grand Rounds and audit meetings and will be welcome to participate in any available further training and study opportunities.



Attending ward rounds

Attending MDT meetings

Attend a variety of general and subspecialty respiratory clinics

Supervision of junior doctors

Undertaking routine clinical procedures on wards and pleural procedures on RAU

Seeing ward referrals

Opportunity to gain experience in bronchoscopy/EBUS/medical thoracoscopy/chest ultrasound

Follow up management of acute inpatients

Prescribing

Discharge summaries

Contributing to quality improvement across the pathway

Working as equivalent to junior registrar level on call



This job description is not intended to be exhaustive and it is likely that duties may be altered from time to time in the light of changing circumstances, in discussion with the post holder. This role profile is intended to provide a broad outline of the main responsibilities only. The post holder will need to be flexible in developing the role and in initial and on-going discussions with the designated manager .



Established in 2003 East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (ELHT) is a large integrated health care organisation providing high quality acute secondary healthcare for the people of East Lancashire and Blackburn with Darwen.



Our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 700,000 patients a year from the most serious of emergencies to planned operations and procedures. We employ over 8,000 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work and achievements.



The Medicine & Emergency Care Directorate are focused on delivering safe, personal and effective care to our patients and population, and there is an ethos of continuous improvement within all services. We have a large programme of work on going, and this role will be key in supporting members of the team with project and programme management.



Please refer to the for detailed information about the role. You can also check the Person Specification to see what qualification, skills and experience are required for this role.