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Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Senior Clinical Fellow, ST3-5 in Neurology & Stroke

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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Senior Clinical Fellow, ST3-5 in Neurology & Stroke The closing date is 03 November 2025

We are seeking Senior Clinical Fellows in Neurology and Stroke.

Previous NHS experience is essential for this post.

This post is designed to offer experience, and supervised training to doctors who have obtained the MRCP qualification, or are due to soon, and plan to pursue further training in Neurology and/or Stroke medicine in the UK.

This is not a Deanery post; however, the post is structured to provide a portfolio-based Postgraduate Training Programme similar to the Deanery model. The Trust is committed to providing the medical training content. Essentially the structure, content and responsibilities of the posts are similar to Specialty Registrar training posts. Training will be supervised by a named consultant. At the end of the training period a Certificate of Postgraduate Training will be awarded.

The typical candidate should have full MRCP, or at least Part I MRCP with a plan to take Part II/PACES in the next 6 months. Completion of the post will help prepare the candidate for further specialist training in the UK or abroad.

The closing date is 3rd November. If this advert attracts a high number of applications, it may be closed early.

Main duties of the job The duties of the posts are normal registrar-level responsibilities that include care of inpatients, specialty outpatient clinics, and relevant diagnostic or invasive procedures under consultant supervision. Training will be supervised by a named consultant. The Programme will include Audit projects, Clinical Governance, and where possible, research.

Fellows will be expected to join the weekly teaching sessions and Grand Rounds. In-house training is provided for PACES/MRCP part II, and study leave will be available to help candidates attend courses for MRCP preparation, or other areas of training.

About us Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester.

Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Being open and honest

Ensuring people feel cared for

Showing respect to everyone

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

DBS Checks and Costs

Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check (at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in Supporting Information section for more details on DBS checks and costs.

Job responsibilities Inpatients consultant and registrar ward rounds, ward referrals.

Outpatients 4 clinics per week (may vary with Department).

Assisting the consultant with relevant procedures and investigations, with a view to becoming an independent operator.

Maintaining a training portfolio (and logbook of procedures where applicable).

Attendance at multidisciplinary team meetings.

Attendance at Grand Rounds and other Medical Meetings.

Attendance at scheduled teaching sessions.

Participation in audit projects (at least one audit every 6 months).

Participation in Mortality & Morbidity case reviews.

Person Specification Qualifications

Qualification that is registerable with the GMC for full registration i.e. MBBS or equivalent

MRCP Part I or equivalent

Eligible for full GMC registration with Licence to Practise at the time of appointment

Advanced life support (ALS) or equivalent

MRCP (full)

Management and Administrative Experience

Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively

Ability to organise and manage outpatient priorities

Experience of audit management and conducting clinical audit

Ability to use the evidence based and clinical audit to support decision making

Research Experience

Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems

An awareness of current specialty specific developments and initiatives

Publications in relevant peer‑reviewed journals in the last 5 years

Evidence of having undertaken original research

Other requirements

An understanding of the current NHS environment, particularly in relation to reforms, initiatives and issues

Workplace Health Clearance by time of appointment

Current full GMC registration together with a Licence to Practise

Access to transport and ability to travel to other hospital sites when required

Teaching Experience

Ability to teach clinical skills to medical, nursing staff and other disciplines

Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates

Ability to supervise postgraduate research

Personal Attributes

Ability to work effectively as a team member

Enquiring, critical approach to work

Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies

Commitment to Continuing Medical Education

Experience

At least 3 years full time or equivalent postgraduate training, at least 2 years of which will be in a General Medicine training programme or as a General Medicine FTSTA

Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on range of problems both emergency and elective within specialty and sufficient experience

Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients.

Previous experience working in the NHS within the speciality of minimum of 12 months.

Previous UK clinical experience in general medicine or medical specialities

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.

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