Senior Clinical Fellow in Geriatric Medicine

Clinical Responsibilities Contribute as a middle grade in the running of the Stroke unit at Whiston Liaise with other members of the clinical team and other specialties Advise FY1's, CT Trainees and ANPs about management of patients Develop skills in managing the wards to avoid unnecessary patient delays and maintain good clinical care to all patients. Professional Responsibilities To participate in clinical audit and activities. To participate in continuing professional development. Study leave is to be negotiated. Educational supervision will be provided. To maintain a portfolio of training. To comply with Trust policies and procedures, have (and maintain) GMC registration /licensing. Administrative Responsibilities To ensure good documentation and record keeping To ensure all admin tasks including are complete within local Trust targets. Teaching & Training Responsibilities To attend educational opportunities where appropriate To maintain a portfolio of training. Research & Audit Responsibilities To be involved in departmental audit/research/QIPs

Due to the short-term nature of the role/service demand, the successful candidate must hold full registration with the GMC and have existing right to live and work in the UK, at the time of application. Candidates who are not GMC registered or do not hold existing right to live and work in the UK, at the time of application will not progress through the shortlisting stage.

The Secretary of State has approved the partnership between St Helens & Knowsley and Southport & Ormskirk Hospitals. From 1st July we have come together as a single organisation under the name Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. The Trust delivers acute hospital care, intermediate care, community, and primary care services to a population of over 600,000 people with a combined workforce of around 9000 dedicated and skilled staff from 17 locations including Whiston, Southport & Formby, St Helens, Ormskirk and Newton hospitals. The Trust provides regional services for burns, plastic surgery and spinal injuries to more than 4 million people across Mersey and West Lancashire, Cheshire, the Isle of Man and North Wales. Our Vision is to deliver 5 Star Patient Care:

• CAREthat is evidence based, high quality and compassionate
• SAFETY that is of the highest standards
• COMMUNICATION that is open, inclusive and respectful
• SYSTEMS that are efficient, patient centred and reliable
• PATHWAYS that are best practice and embedded, but also respect the individual needs of patients
Our achievements include:
• Trust rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• Awarded National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for our Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme