• Job Description

  Req#: C9409-25-0510?language=en&page=13&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  This post is for a Senior Clinical Fellow in Rheumatology. This is a whole time, 12 month post offering an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated Medic to join a dynamic, rapidly expanding team delivering multidisciplinary acute care in Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals.

  There is a requirement for on-calls with this role, this will be working on the ST4+ rota.

  Applicants must be eligible for full Registration with the GMC at time of appointment.

  Main duties of the job

  Main Duties and Responsibilities

  • Participate in the initial assessment and management of patients, supervising more junior members of the team.
  • To lead inpatient ward rounds to ensure the on-going clinical management of patients is appropriate.
  • To support the discharge of patients, to a place of safety, in a timely manner.
  • Participate in or lead the acute take, to provide senior clinical decisions, with the support of consultant clinicians.
  • Contribute to the Medical Emergency Team (MET). Lead cardiac arrest calls.
  • Contribute to GIM/medical speciality clinics.
  • Liaise with other members of the clinical team and other specialties.
  • Advise junior trainees and ANPs about management of patients.
  • Develop skills in managing the ward to avoid unnecessary patient delays and maintain good clinical care to all patients.
  • To participate in clinical audit and or quality improvement (QI) project.
  • To participate in continuing professional development.
  • Educational supervision will be provided.
  • To maintain a portfolio of training.
  • To comply with Trust policies and procedures, have (and maintain) GMC registration /licensing.

  About us

  The Secretary of State has approved the partnership between St Helens & Knowsley and Southport & Ormskirk Hospitals.

  From 1stJuly 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

  Please see our Wellbeing & Benefits booklet for more information on our staff benefits. Accessible version available upon request.

  Details

  Date posted

  09 June 2025

  Pay scheme

  Hospital medical and dental staff

  Grade

  Doctor - other

  Salary

  £61,825 a year per annum

  Contract

  Fixed term

  Duration

  12 months

  Working pattern

  Full-time

  Reference number

  409-7248664

  Job locations

  Whiston and St Helens Hospitals

  Warrington Road

  Prescot

  L35 5DR

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  General Duties of All Employees

  • To observe the provisions of and adhere to all Trust policies and procedures.
  • To actively participate in annual performance review to identify personal development needs.
  • To attend Trust Statutory and Mandatory training sessions as required and any other training courses relevant to the post.
  • To fully comply with the relevant sections of the Health and Safety at Work Act. The post holder must also understand and implement St Helens and Knowsley Hospitals NHS Hospitals Trusts Statement of Policy on Health and Safety at Work and the Trusts corporate Health and Safety Policies and Procedures. The post holder is required to follow all applicable rules and procedures relating to Health and Safety at Work and to take all responsible precautions.
  • To be aware of the confidential aspects of the post. To keep up to date with the requirements of information governance; undertake mandatory training and follow Trust policies and procedures to ensure that trust information is dealt with legally, securely, efficiently and effectively. Breaches of confidentiality will result in disciplinary action that may involve dismissal. You must maintain the confidentiality of information about service user staff and organisational business in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation 2018 (GDPR) and Caldicott principles
  • To ensure that when creating, managing and sharing information records, it is done in an appropriate way, subject to statutory requirements and agreed security and confidentiality policies, procedures and guidelines. All employees are responsible for implementing and maintaining data quality, ensuring that records are legible and attributable and that their record keeping is contemporaneous.
  • To be aware of the confidential aspects of the post. Breaches of confidentiality will result in disciplinary action that may involve dismissal. The post holder should also be aware that, regardless of any action taken by the employing authority, breaches of confidentiality could result in civil action for damages.
  • All employees will be treated with respect by managers, colleagues, patients and visitors and equally employees will treat managers, colleagues, patients and visitors with the same level of respect. Employees will be supported to challenge any discriminatory behaviour that may be based on differences in race, disability, language, culture, religion, sexuality, age, and gender or employment status.
  • To be responsible for the prevention and control of infection within their own area. To attend infection control induction training and subsequent mandatory infection control training. To follow all Trust policies, procedures and guidelines relating to infection control.
  • To adhere to relevant Code of Practice of Professional body (if appropriate)
  • The duties contained in this job description are not intended to be exhaustive. The duties and responsibilities of this post are likely to evolve in line with the Trusts continued organisational development.
  • The post holder must be flexible in the duties performed and it is expected that similar duties, not specifically listed above, will be carried out as required and may be across sites.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  General Duties of All Employees

  • To observe the provisions of and adhere to all Trust policies and procedures.
  • To actively participate in annual performance review to identify personal development needs.
  • To attend Trust Statutory and Mandatory training sessions as required and any other training courses relevant to the post.
  • To fully comply with the relevant sections of the Health and Safety at Work Act. The post holder must also understand and implement St Helens and Knowsley Hospitals NHS Hospitals Trusts Statement of Policy on Health and Safety at Work and the Trusts corporate Health and Safety Policies and Procedures. The post holder is required to follow all applicable rules and procedures relating to Health and Safety at Work and to take all responsible precautions.
  • To be aware of the confidential aspects of the post. To keep up to date with the requirements of information governance; undertake mandatory training and follow Trust policies and procedures to ensure that trust information is dealt with legally, securely, efficiently and effectively. Breaches of confidentiality will result in disciplinary action that may involve dismissal. You must maintain the confidentiality of information about service user staff and organisational business in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation 2018 (GDPR) and Caldicott principles
  • To ensure that when creating, managing and sharing information records, it is done in an appropriate way, subject to statutory requirements and agreed security and confidentiality policies, procedures and guidelines. All employees are responsible for implementing and maintaining data quality, ensuring that records are legible and attributable and that their record keeping is contemporaneous.
  • To be aware of the confidential aspects of the post. Breaches of confidentiality will result in disciplinary action that may involve dismissal. The post holder should also be aware that, regardless of any action taken by the employing authority, breaches of confidentiality could result in civil action for damages.
  • All employees will be treated with respect by managers, colleagues, patients and visitors and equally employees will treat managers, colleagues, patients and visitors with the same level of respect. Employees will be supported to challenge any discriminatory behaviour that may be based on differences in race, disability, language, culture, religion, sexuality, age, and gender or employment status.
  • To be responsible for the prevention and control of infection within their own area. To attend infection control induction training and subsequent mandatory infection control training. To follow all Trust policies, procedures and guidelines relating to infection control.
  • To adhere to relevant Code of Practice of Professional body (if appropriate)
  • The duties contained in this job description are not intended to be exhaustive. The duties and responsibilities of this post are likely to evolve in line with the Trusts continued organisational development.
  • The post holder must be flexible in the duties performed and it is expected that similar duties, not specifically listed above, will be carried out as required and may be across sites.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Applicants must hold full registration with the GMC at the time of appointment
  • MB ChB or equivalent medical qualification
  • ALS Certification
  • Completed Foundation Year Programme and/or equivalent medical qualification/experience
  • Completed 2 years' experience in a medical speciality, post Foundation Programme or equivalent experience
  • Completed or part completed UK MRCP examinations or equivalent post-graduate examination

  Experience

  Essential

  • Ability to demonstrate knowledge of your professional code of conduct
  • Ability to demonstrate good clinical care
  • Ability to work as part of a team
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and caring attitude to patients
  • Willingness to seek timely assistance from senior colleagues when appropriate

  Skills

  Essential

  • Competent in history taking and examination skills

  Other

  Essential

  • Excellent communications skills
  • Excellent organisational and time management skills
  • Computer literate
  • Demonstrated administration ability or responsibility, not necessarily medical

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Applicants must hold full registration with the GMC at the time of appointment
  • MB ChB or equivalent medical qualification
  • ALS Certification
  • Completed Foundation Year Programme and/or equivalent medical qualification/experience
  • Completed 2 years' experience in a medical speciality, post Foundation Programme or equivalent experience
  • Completed or part completed UK MRCP examinations or equivalent post-graduate examination

  Experience

  Essential

  • Ability to demonstrate knowledge of your professional code of conduct
  • Ability to demonstrate good clinical care
  • Ability to work as part of a team
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and caring attitude to patients
  • Willingness to seek timely assistance from senior colleagues when appropriate

  Skills

  Essential

  • Competent in history taking and examination skills

  Other

  Essential

  • Excellent communications skills
  • Excellent organisational and time management skills
  • Computer literate
  • Demonstrated administration ability or responsibility, not necessarily medical

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Additional information

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

  Address

  Whiston and St Helens Hospitals

  Warrington Road

  Prescot

  L35 5DR

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.merseywestlancs.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

  Address

  Whiston and St Helens Hospitals

  Warrington Road

  Prescot

  L35 5DR

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.merseywestlancs.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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