Job summary
- Main area
- Respiratory Medicine
- Grade
- Senior Clinical Fellow
- Contract
- 12 months (FIxed term for the period of 1 year)
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week
- Job ref
- 234-MS2204
- Employer
- Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- NNUH - Respiratory Medicine
- Town
- Norwich
- Salary
- £55,329 Plus additional pay elements according to the rota worked
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 25/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Clinical Fellow - Respiratory Medicine
Senior Clinical Fellow
At NNUH it is our privilege to provide healthcare to over one million people across Norfolk and surrounding areas. Our vision is to ‘provide the best care for every patient’, and if this inspires you and you share our values, we really want you to join our team.
NNUH is currently the busiest Trauma Unit in the East of England caring for almost 850 trauma patients annually many with complex care needs. We are enhancing our urgent and emergency care specialist services for patients with significant injuries as a result of trauma and have an ambition to become a Major Trauma Centre.
Our values support our vision and guide the behaviour of everything we do, these are:
People-focused
We look after the needs of our patients, carers and colleagues, to provide a safe and caring experience for all.
Respect
We act with care, compassion and kindness and value others’ diverse needs.
Integrity
We take an honest, open and ethical approach to everything we do.
Dedication
We work as one team and support each other to maintain the highest professional standards.
Excellence
We continuously learn and improve to achieve the best outcomes for our patients and our hospital.
Wish you were here? So do we.
We want all our staff to achieve a balance between work and personal life and understand how important flexible working can be. We welcome applications on a full or part time basis, various shift patterns and hybrid working, where roles allow.
At the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (NNUH), we know the benefits diversity can bring to our organisation such as creativity, innovation and compassion. All of which have a direct impact towards our staff and patient experience. We are committed to being a Hospital for All – being equitable and inclusive, and a place where all feel a sense of belonging. We therefore particularly encourage and welcome applications from candidates who are underrepresented in NNUH’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, people with diverse abilities and people within the LGBT+ community.
Job overview
Full time Senior Clinical Fellow posts in response to Service need, due to vacant Deanery posts at Internal Medicine Training, year3 grade.
The post holder will take part in Tier 2 Medical out of hours on-calls in General Internal medicine including hospital at night and specialty on-calls for weekends and long days.
Main duties of the job
The role will involve managing inpatients under the care of Respiratory medicine and job will include weekly outpatient clinics where the post holder will review both new and follow-up patients, alongside the patient’s primary consultant. The post holder will be expected to share in the rota holding the on-call phone for respiratory advice and referrals, alongside the other IMT3+ team members. Part of the role will include overseeing juniors on the tier 1 (house officer/SHO) rota. As part of the role, there will be the expectation to undertake pleural procedures (aspiration, drains) under ultrasound, for which training can be provided. Interest in a subspecialty area within respiratory medicine available at NNUH may be able to be accommodated where possible.
Working for our organisation
Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!
The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.
We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
- Flexible working hours
- Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
- Multi Faith prayer room
- Discounted gym memberships
- Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
- Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
- Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
- Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
- On-site Nursery
- On-site cafes offering staff discounts
- Support in career development
- Flexible staff bank
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
These are full time posts in response to Service need because of vacant posts at IMTY3 grade.
The post holder will take part in Tier 2 Medical out of hours on-calls in General Internal medicine including hospital at night and specialty on-calls for weekends and long days.
The role will involve managing inpatients under the care of Respiratory medicine and job will include weekly outpatient clinics where the post holder will review both new and follow-up patients, alongside the patient’s primary consultant. The post holder will be expected to share in the rota holding the on-call phone for respiratory advice and referrals, alongside the other IMT3+ team members. Part of the role will include overseeing juniors on the tier 1 (house officer/SHO) rota. As part of the role, there will be the expectation to undertake pleural procedures (aspiration, drains) under ultrasound, for which training can be provided. Interest in a subspecialty area within respiratory medicine available at NNUH may be able to be accommodated where possible.
A candidate who is unable for personal reasons to undertake the duties of a whole-time post will receive equal consideration. If such a candidate is appointed the job content will be modified as appropriate in consultation with consultant colleagues and local management.
We welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. Additionally, people with disabilities will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post. The Trust operates job share and flexible working.
The Department
Medical division is one of the large directories in the Trust with over 600 bed capacity. NNUH medical division has an active elective program including specialist and tertiary level care of complex medical patients. The respiratory department consists of 12 consultants and two nurse consultants, with coverage of both general respiratory medicine and tertiary services covering a variety of subspecialty interests (lung cancer, pleural medicine, tuberculosis, bronchiectasis and cystic fibrosis, sleep and ventilation, interstitial lung diseases, pulmonary vascular disease, asthma, emphysema including lung volume reduction). There is a dedicated respiratory investigation unit where flexible bronchoscopy, endobronchial ultrasound (linear and radial), thoracoscopy and other pleural procedures take place, with support from a dedicated pleural specialist nurse.
The directorate runs a 7-day medical Same day emergency care (SDEC) service and a fully functioning virtual ward.
The appointment is to the Trust, not to specific hospitals.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Full GMC Registration with License to practice
- MBBS
- 2 years IMT training or equivalent
- MRCP Part 1 and MRCP Part 2 written
Desirable criteria
- Full MRCP
- A further undergraduate or post graduate degree
Communication and Language skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to communicate effectively with clinical colleagues and support staff
- Good knowledge of, and ability to use, spoken and written English
- Ability to present effectively to an audience, using a variety of methods, and to respond to questions and queries
Aptitudes
Desirable criteria
- Experience in pleural procedures
- Working towards or already awarded level 1 competence in pleural ultrasound
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Vidya Srinivas
- Job title
- Service Director Diab & Endocrinology
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01603 286286
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