Senior Clinical Fellow in Acute Medicine

Job responsibilities

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Name Dr Lauren Harkin Position Consultant for Same day Emergency Care Email [email protected] Phone number 67218 Interview Date: 07th July 2026 (may be subject to change)

You will join the Urgent Care Clinical Service Unit (CSU) at St James's University Hospital (SJUH) which comprises Acute Internal Medicine (AIM) and Emergency medicine (EM). Although post-holders will undertake most of their clinical duties within the Same Day Emergency Care Unit (SDEC), they may be asked to contribute to the care of medical patients on the acute medicine admission units and in the Emergency Department.

Our department at SJUH is currently based in Chancellors Wing. It comprises two Acute Medical Units (one of which incorporates a High Observation Unit (HOBS)) and a Same Day Emergency Care service (with both a Medical Unit and Older Persons Unit) co-located with the Emergency Department.

Excellent experience will be provided in ambulatory care, admission avoidance, the management of acutely ill patients, on-going in-patient care, and discharge planning.

To ensure high quality and safe care of patients within the department resulting in excellent clinical outcomes.

To contribute directly to patient care by, for example, reviewing patients, organising investigations, and acting on results, initiating and changing treatment, and speaking to patients and their relatives/carers about their illness and clinical progress.

To work collaboratively with colleagues in Emergency Medicine to promote alternatives to admission and to maximise the opportunities for Same Day Emergency Care.

To undertake essential administrative duties, including prescribing, writing electronic discharge letters, and liaising with colleagues in primary care.

Supporting the smooth running of the Virtual Acute Medical Unit.

To contribute to a multidisciplinary approach to patient care, working collaboratively with a large team of allied healthcare professionals, including a large team of Advanced Clinical Practitioners.

You will be provided with a tailored job plan in which time will be provided to lead on service development projects within SDEC.

Please see the attached job description for further information about this vacancy.

Our values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this as a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our staff and set out what they see as important to how we work. Our five values are:

Patient-centred Collaborative Fair Accountable Empowered

All our actions and endeavours will be guided and evaluated through these values

We're committed to recruiting exceptional people to deliver outstanding services across Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and helping every colleague reach their full potential. We're looking for a compassionate, inclusive, and collaborative leader who shares our values and can build strong partnerships. We warmly invite applications from people from a variety of backgrounds and sectors, and are especially keen to hear from individuals from a minority ethnic background. We're dedicated to creating a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone feels valued, supported, and has a true sense of belonging, as we work together to deliver the best in healthcare to the people of Leeds and beyond.

To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.

Person Specification

Qualifications

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Experience

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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.

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Address

St James's University Hospital

Leeds

West Yorkshire

LS9 7TF

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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