Junior LED in Acute Medicine | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 09 May 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £43,923 Dependent on Experience |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 08 June 2024 |
| Location: | Wythenshawe, M23 9LT |
| Company: | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 6214896/349-WTWA-6214896 |
Summary
The Acute medical department at Wythenshawe Hospital (part of Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust) is looking for enthusiastic and well-motivated Junior Clinical Fellows to join our team. The clinical level expected of applicants applying is Foundation Year 2 or above.
This post provides a great opportunity to gain significant experience in a busy 56-bedded acute medical unit and our same day emergency care unit (SDEC). The successful candidates will work alongside 12 consultants within Acute Medicine. Many of our consultants work across other specialties including renal and rheumatology. All our consultants are invested in training doctors with several holding undergraduate and post graduate regional roles. You will also work alongside doctors in training, physician associates and advanced care practitioners. The successful candidates will be supported by multiple teams of allied health professionals.
Please be aware that the advert may close early depending on the number of applications. Also we are accepting applications from locum and bank staff.
The role of this post is to support Wythenshawe Hospitals in the
delivery of care for Acute Medicine (AMU) and Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC).
The candidate must have a desire to work in the field of medicine, with an understanding of the complexities of this population. They should have good experience, competencies and background of this area and be prepared to work independently with the support of consultants.
To undertake any other duties which is deemed appropriate to the band when requested by Senior Staff:
- Providing supervision, assistance, and instruction to the junior medical staff e.g., Foundation trainees.
- Maintaining the highest clinical standards at all times and in accordance with accepted good medical practice and the various clinical policies of the Service.
- Transmission of relevant clinical information to other medical, technical and nursing staff both within and external to the department, regarding patients referred to other places for further treatment of follow-up.
- Supervision of nursing staff in matters relating to the treatment of patients.
- Teaching and supervision of medical students, nurses and Foundation level doctors working within the department.
- The posts will provide opportunity to complete a fellowship within an area of your choice and to develop services through Quality Improvement Projects or research.
- Occasional duties may arise at the acute trust, e.g., major incidents, ensuring adequate ward staffing.
MFT is England’s largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.5bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we’ve launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team atresourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
This advert closes on Monday 13 May 2024
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