Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Core Clinical Fellow - Elderly Care
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Job Overview
The older person’s medicine department includes the Acute Frailty Unit, Ward 7, Ward 8, Ward 17, Ward 18 and Ward 20. Fellows may be expected to work across all of these areas flexibly. The department looks after older people who are often living with frailty, dementia and comorbidity. We provide a holistic, multidisciplinary, patient centred approach to care, based on the principles of comprehensive geriatric assessment.
Main duties of the job
Duties and Responsibilities
The appointee is responsible to the Consultants for the execution of his/her professional duties and for the supervision of the junior staff in the departments.
- He/she will be responsible for the routine and emergency admission of patients.
- He/she will arrange to be on duty for emergencies in accordance with the appropriate rota.
- He/she will carry out daily ward rounds to assess progress of patients and ensure that all treatments ordered are carried out and attend rounds with Consultants.
- He/she is to ensure that adequate patient notes are kept and correspondence is undertaken punctually at all times.
- He/she will make him/herself available to confer with patient's relatives, if required. In carrying out his/her duties, the appointee will at all times be responsible for keeping the Consultants informed of serious cases on the Ward, cases of death and any other matter which it is deemed necessary that their attention should be drawn to. Any cases in which he/she has doubts must be referred to the Consultant.
Working for our organisation
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
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Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
Duties and Responsibilities
During his/her appointment, the appointee will at all times be expected to carry out such duties as assigned to him/her by the Consultant staff of the department and perform duties in occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances. It is the responsibility of the appointee to carry out tuition and training and supervision of the F1s (House officers) within the department and give occasional lectures to nursing staff as required. He/she should report to his/her Consultant any deviation from good health he/she may observe in any member of the junior medical staff
Daily Commitment
Daily board and ward rounds followed by ward jobs, practical procedures and meeting with relatives.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MB, ChB or equivalent. Valid ALS Certificate
- 1 year in SHO acute General Medicine with experience of acute on call
- At least two years post-registration
Desirable criteria
- Part I MRCP Part II Written or PACES or equivalent
Previous experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of acute medical take and inpatient medicine
- Suitable for SHO level ward work. Able to undertake ward rounds.
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Expected attributes are intelligence, good organisation, ability to make balanced decisions and to cope with medical complexity. Good interpersonal skills are required to deal with patients and colleagues.
- Good organisation essential. Ability to apply theories of medicine to clinical practice. To know when to seek help.
- Essential for dealing with patients and other team members
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) is proud of its strong reputation, record of achievement and ambition for the future. We serve a population of over 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and South Buckinghamshire, and remain committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our communities.
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Our new organisational strategy – FHFT 2030 – sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Underpinned by our Trust values – Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future, and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation – we are creating a culture where our people can thrive and patients always come first.
We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites. We have already delivered a brand-new £100m state-of-the-art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m upgrade to maternity services.
We are also committed to sustainability and the NHS Net Zero ambition. Our new hospital and estate developments are being designed to be environmentally responsible, energy efficient, and future-proofed, featuring on-site renewables energy and intelligent energy systems. Through our green plan, we are embedding sustainable practices across all areas of care and operations, ensuring we reduce our environmental impact while improving population health and wellbeing. Our staff are key to helps us deliver on our ambition and to ensure sustainability is a core component of care delivery and our operations.
Alongside estates’ investments, we are embedding a strong focus on digital innovation and quality improvement. Our electronic patient record (Epic), launched in 2024, is already enabling safer, more connected, and more effective care for patients, while giving staff the tools they need to do their best work. Our electronic patient record also supports safe and effective digitised care pathways, savings time and carbon, whilst delivering excellent quality of care.
Everything we do is guided by our values, shaping how we care for patients, support colleagues, and build a sustainable future for healthcare together.
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