Senior Clinical Fellow in General Medicine

Senior Clinical Fellow in General Medicine

Do you share our health board values; Caring for each other; working together; always improving? If so we would love for you to come and work for Swansea Bay University HB.

Applications are invited for the post of Senior Clinical Fellow in General from 21st January 2026 - 4th August 2026.

The posts will be based in Singleton or Morriston hospital and will cover the 1:10 medical on-call rota at Singleton Hospital, and are aimed at those who have either completed the internal medicine training programme or are hoping to apply for an out of programme year to undertake and complete one of the following:

• A QIP (to be proposed and agreed with SBUHB in advance)
• An educational programme at SBUHB (to be agreed in advance)
• To undertake an advanced training or educational programme (to be agreed with SBUHB in advance)

When not on-call or working on your project, you will provide medical cover to your base specialty for the remaining sessions every week. This will be developed and agreed with the appropriate specialty lead. The candidate will also participate in the Singleton registrar on-call rota which will be a 1:10 rota providing overnight medical cover to Singleton hospital, and some cover to Morriston hospital.

Main duties of the job

The department of Medicine at Swansea Bay UHB are looking to recruit a Senior Clinical Fellow with training in one of the following sub-specialties:

Cardiology, Respiratory Medicine, Diabetes and Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Acute Medicine, Care of the Elderly, Stroke Medicine, Renal, Haematology, Palliative Care, Rheumatology, Infectious Diseases and Neurology.

These posts are on a fixed term basis due to funding

You will, participate in general medical on-calls on the appropriate on call rota in Singleton/ Morriston hospital. Further details can be provided at interview or on request.

You will be required to participate in a full shift pattern with prospective cover.

About us

Swansea Bay University Health Board has responsibility for the health of around 390,000 people in the Neath Port Talbot and Swansea areas, with a budget of around £1 billion and employing 12,500 people. We are a University Health Board working in partnership with Swansea University, Swansea School of Medicine, the School of Health Science and the Institute of Life Science. The HB has three major hospitals providing a range of services: Morriston and Singleton hospitals in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot hospital in Baglan, Port Talbot.

We also have community hospital and primary care resource centres providing clinical services outside the main hospitals.

Swansea is Wales' second-largest city, and sits on the five-mile sweep of Swansea Bay. An ideal base for exploring South-West Wales, there is also much on offer for visitors in Swansea itself. Swansea has a range of shops, cozy cafes, great restaurants, art galleries as well as being able to offer good outdoor lifestyle with its beautiful coastline and beaches on the Gower Peninsula. Swansea also has excellent sporting facilities including the Wales National pool and liberty stadium home to the Ospreys and Swansea City football club.

Job responsibilities

For more details in relation to this post, please click on the supporting documents section to find the full job description and person specification. These are available bilingually, in both English and Welsh.

Person Specification Qualifications

• Full GMC Registration and Licence to Practise
• MRCP or equivalent

Clinical Experience

• At least 2 years full-time postgraduate training (or part-time equivalent) in General Internal Medicine
• Knowledge and participation in CPD
• Clinical skills required of a middle grade doctor
• Experience of dealing with unselected medical emergency admissions
• Knowledge of UK hospital systems (or equivalent)

Clinical Governance

• Evidence of participation in clinical audit and understanding role of audit in improving medical practice
• Comprehension of core philosophy and building blocks of Clinical Governance
• Knowledge of risk management

Research & Training

• Research - Experience and knowledge of critical appraisal of evidence
• Teaching-Willingness to teach medical undergraduates and postgraduates
• Research - Evidence of initiating, progressing and concluding research projects with publication
• Teaching-Organisation of further teaching Programmes in medical education
• Evidence of organising Programmes and teaching medical students and junior doctors
• Training the Trainers experience

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.

£46,324 to £71,814 a year pro rata, per annum