Junior Clinical Fellow

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Group was created by bringing together staff and services from two NHS Trusts, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust and The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. The sheer size, scale and potential of our combined service is huge. Together, we’ve a wealth of skills and resources to share and tap into and, a wide range of career paths for you to develop and explore. If you want to join a team of over 19,000 NHS experts in delivering high-quality, local care across Salford, Oldham, Bury and Rochdale and beyond – come and take your place with us.

Job overview

We are looking to recruit highly motivated clinical fellows to join our growing team at The Royal Oldham Hospital within General Medicine for 12 months – with the possibility of extending beyond this. These posts are day time duties Monday to Friday 8 am - 4 pm and do not include any on-call commitments although they can be added on an ad-hoc or rota basis if desired.

There are four acute medical wards within the directorate of general medicine, covering the following areas – Cardiology, Diabetes/Endocrinology, Care of the Elderly and Respiratory. The post holder will be based on one of these wards, dependent on their interests and the requirements of the service. You will need to have full registration with the General Medical Council and demonstrate excellent clinical and communication skills.

Our Trust is proud to support you in continuing your professional development and you will continue to be supported for you annual appraisal and revalidation.

Main duties of the job

You will be expected to take part in the assessment and management of acute patients admitted to the ward. Take part in the daily assessment of patients, initiate management of these patients and perform procedures (under supervision as needed). The Respiratory ward this will also include patients requiring non-invasive procedures.

The post offers an opportunity to develop your clinical skills within a specific clinical specialty, with the potential to rotate between specialties if desired. It will also include the opportunity to attend regular grand round, x-ray and M & M meetings as well as provide the opportunity to gain experience in service development and quality improvement.

Working for our organisation

Oldham Care Organisation is part of the Northern Care Alliance, one of the largest NHS organisations in the country. The place where the world’s first IVF baby was delivered, Oldham is a town of pioneering firsts. Today, Oldham is responsible for delivering a range of acute and community health services across the local area and at The Royal Oldham Hospital. As a designated major trauma unit for Greater Manchester and one of only three vascular centres in Greater Manchester, Oldham is a specialist hospital for acute surgery and provides state-of-the-art onsite pathology services to the North West

We offer you on-going development to further enhance your skills and knowledge within a supportive environment. We are keen to work with individuals on their specific training needs and will aim to personalise job plans where possible to ensure that your own personal needs are met.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

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.