Job overview

The post holder will be working with a team of Consultants, Specialist Trainees, Clinical 
Fellows, Core Trainees and Foundation Year Trainees. Each post has a generic clinical 
component in Acute/General Medicine and the duties will be on the ED/MAU as described 
in the information pack. In addition the post holder will have an agreed experience in the 
specialty of their choice including outpatient clinics, ward cover, specialist in-patient reviews 
and procedures, audit and research. The precise role within each team and the proportion of 
clinical time spent between the two components would depend on previous experience and 
qualifications of the candidate and the specialty chosen. For candidates with more than 3 
years of post-qualification experience, MRCP or equivalent qualifications or full time research 
experience, Senior Fellowship position can be offered.

Main duties of the job

To comply with all GMC regulations such as laid out in “Good Medical Practice”

To observe the Trust’s agreed policies and procedures, in particular in relation to managing
staff, and to follow the Trust’s Standing Orders and Standing Financial Instructions.

To take responsibility for your own Health & Safety complying with any safe working
arrangements, policies and procedures which are in place.

To comply with all Trust requirements of appraisal, assessment and of the proposed medical training programme as stipulated by the programme leads.

To compete Trust general and local induction

To work appropriately and effectively within your clinical team within the limits of your competency under clinical and educational supervision.

In conjunction with Consultant and Senior colleagues, and commensurate with your grade, to play a full part in the supervision and support of other members of your team including more junior medical staff .

In conjunction with colleagues, to take responsibility for the best use of departmental staffing and other resources to ensure the maximum efficiency of the department and to take part in medical audit and research as appropriate.

To accept a duty to other staff and patients to ensure that any risks, incidents and hazards are reported and managed appropriately.

Working for our organisation

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve.  We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as “Good” by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.