About this role
Job summary
This post has an expected start date of August 2026
The programme
The aim of our Clinical Development Fellow Programme is to either support overseas doctors with their transition into the NHS or for UK trained doctors to further develop a portfolio of evidence within Medical specialties.
All doctors will be given a full medical education programme. This will be tailored and matched to your training and career progression needs.
Clinical Fellows will have the opportunity to sit their Royal College Examinations, which they must self-fund. At the end of the programme, all Clinical Fellows, whether UK or Overseas, will have a full portfolio of evidence of clinical experience, appraisal and assessment and, if they chose to take them, Royal College exams.
Main duties of the job
Clinical role
As a Clinical Development Fellow at the Trust you will be working with a team of Consultants, Specialist Trainees, Core Trainees and Foundation Year Trainees within the assigned Medicine specialties.
Please note not all of our Clinical Development Fellows posts attract an out-of-hours element.
Support Available
Full Trust induction Dedicated Training Programme Director to offer advice and support Work alongside trainee doctors on your 'base' ward on a day to day basis Access to the Horus or E-portfolio systems Dedicated HR support from the Medical Workforce Team Opportunity to shadow on call shifts Specific training sessions arranged to cover topics relevant to overseas doctors Study leave allocation - 10 days plus £500.00 per year Support to pursue Royal College Membership examinations Vast clinical experience in a range of medical specialties The opportunity to attend the F2/CMT teaching, grand round and departmental specific teaching Opportunity to actively participate in teaching Dedicated Clinical Fellow Forums chaired by Clinical Fellows
About us
We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.
We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically-led organisation.
We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as 'outstanding' for care and our King's Mill Hospital as the only 'outstanding' NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description for a detailed description of the role and the main responsibilities.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Full registration with the GMC with a licence to practice MBBS or equivalent
Desirable
MRCP or equivalent
Experience Essential
A minimum of 2 years' post qualification experience At least 1 year post qualification experience in a general medicine or acute medicine setting A minimum of 6 months' paid NHS employment
Desirable
Up to date ALS or ATLS Certificate Attainment of the UK Foundation Programme or an equivalent level of experience
Audit and Research Essential
To understand the principles of audit and research
Desirable
Participation in audit and / or research
Other Essential
Ability to communicate effectively with team members, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies Commitment to Continuing Medical Education and the requirements of Clinical Governance and Audit
Desirable
Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national levels
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 Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address King's Mill Hospital
Mansfield Road
Sutton In Ashfield
NG17 4JL
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.sfh-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)