Junior Fellow in General Medicine

Job Overview

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.

Please see below for detailed job description of the role.

Main duties of the job

University Hospitals Southampton NHS Trust is a large tertiary centre university teaching hospital; we are looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated SHO grade doctor to join our medical teams.

Successful candidates will join a supportive and highly skilled multi-disciplinary team with an excellent teaching programme and a patient first culture. This is an opportunity for a doctor looking to enhance their clinical skills in an acute hospital setting, managing patients acutely unwell through to discharge. You will have support and consultant clinical supervision to gain experience and career progression.

Working for our organisation

What We Can Offer You

As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to. UHS is rated ‘Good’ by the CQC and in the latest national NHS Staff Survey, we were in the top 10 acute trusts for staff engagement and for staff recommending the hospital as a place to work or receive care.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.

Southampton is an attractive place to live and work situated on the south coast, with an international airport and direct trains to London. The New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassic coast are also right on our doorstep. The city offers living costs 20% lower than London and 14 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

What you’ll do

As a medical SHO you will be responsible for managing a range of acute medical conditions. You will work closely with consultants, registrars and supervise FY1s, as well as working within the wider MDT to deliver comprehensive and compassionate patient care.

You will manage acutely unwell patients in our acute medical unit and on the medical wards, performing initial assessments, organising investigations and implementing treatment. You will be asked to participate in daily ward rounds, either led by yourself or with a senior, managing chronic conditions along with the acute episode and communicating well with the patient and MDT. You will be part of the out-of-hours on call team covering the wards or the medical take and work to the junior doctors’ contract of a maximum of 48 hours per week.

What we’re looking for

An enthusiastic doctor who has experience in the acute setting and interested in career development and progression.

Appointment will be made under local contractual terms and conditions of service for Trust appointed (non-training fellow doctors and dentists).

Successful candidates will have an educational framework equivalent to training grade doctors, and there will be a named educational supervisor assigned at the start of the post. The opportunity for Continued Professional Development (CPD) is highly supported and encouraged by the Trust, with options available to take study leave. All licensed doctors must meet the GMC requirements for revalidation and there will be an annual appraisal to support this process.

Grades for Trust appointed (non-training) fellows will be paid a basic salary at a nodal pay point linked to the grade, at the rate set out in the National Medical and Dental pay circular.

Basic salary detailed below plus any additional remuneration (as applicable) for hours set out in the doctors work schedule (e.g. additional hours, weekend allowance, and any hours which attract enhanced pay)

Basic Salary – MT03 £49,909

Travelling expenses will not be paid for attending interview.

Successful applicants will already have GMC registration or will be able to demonstrate they are eligible.

Interviews will be held on 3/4/25 Job Reference; 188-MB40325

This vacancy closes on or before 18/3/25

Person specification

Qualifications, Training & Experience

Essential criteria

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
• GMC registration with a licence to practise
• Appropriate knowledge base, and ability to apply sound clinical judgement to problems
• Broad experience in Acute Medicine
  
  

Desirable criteria

• MRCP Part 1 and Part 2 written
• MRCP PACES
• Publications
• Research and audit experience
  
  

Aptitudes and skills

Essential criteria

• Evidence and ability to work effectively in multi-professional teams
• Understanding of equality and diversity and how this affects patients, visitors and staff
• Evidence and ability to communicate and liaise effectively with patients and colleagues (verbal and written communication skills in English).
• Demonstrate good organisational skills including ability to prioritise effectively and meet deadlines
• Demonstrate the ability to be calm, compassionate, and able to respond efficiently to various circumstances, which may change rapidly
• Evidence of participation in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Good IT Skills
  
  

Trust Values

Essential criteria

• Patients first
• Working together
• Always Improving