Senior Clinical Fellow in Elderly Medicine
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SOC 2212 (77% match) is an eligible occupation, and Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a licensed sponsor. That is our reading of the rules. Whether they issue a Certificate of Sponsorship is still their call.
In 2025, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust assigned 108 or more Certificates of Sponsorship for SOC 2212 jobs, according to the Home Office.
We pick the code from the advert's text, so it is our best guess, not the employer's. Each code it could be has its own likelihood:
- Likely 2212 (Specialist medical practitioners) · 77% match
- Likely 2211 (Generalist medical practitioners) · 22% match
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What each route needs for this job
| Occupation code | New entrant 70% of going rate | STEM PhD 80% of going rate | Relevant PhD 90% of going rate | Standard rate 100% of going rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2212 Specialist medical practitioners Most likely code | £25,000 Clears | £25,000 Clears | £25,000 Clears | £25,000 Clears |
2211 Generalist medical practitioners Also possible | £25,000 Clears | £25,000 Clears | £25,000 Clears | £25,000 Clears |
We use the lowest threshold across the plausible codes. Likelihood is Possible at most when the pay clears only a lower rate, or only under a less likely code. A mark is for the top of the advertised pay. How the Home Office picks the code
About the role
Working within a supportive and education-focussed environment and within the Elderly Care service as detailed within the attached specialty brochure, the post-holder will provide registrar-level experience in a teaching hospital with all the main medical sub-specialities.
This role would particularly suit doctors who have completed CMT and individuals with equivalent experience who are looking to progress to speciality training and for those looking to go down the non-consultant career grade or SAS route.
Main duties of the job
You will be working at registrar level in Elderly medicine at Chorley Hospital.
You will work in an Elderly Care department with 4 Consultant Geriatricians.Your team consists of 1 Consultant and 2 Junior Clinical Fellows. and you will be responsible to the Consultant Geriatricians, predominantly workingon Rookwood B ward at Chorley Hospital.
You will lead ward rounds, typically consisting of 16 patients. and will also providesupport to consultant led ward rounds. You will also beinvolved in the general medicine on-call rota (as the other middle grades and consultants are involved).The on-call is based on the medical admissions unit (MAU) at ChorleyHospitaland a period of shadowing can be provided before taking up the on-call in full.
Within the role, there willalsobe opportunities to perform procedures, develop communicationskills (including obtaining collateral histories and advance care planning)andparticipatein multidisciplinary team working (including physiotherapy, occupational therapy,speechand language therapy).
You canexpect training in both general medicine and comprehensive geriatric assessment. It is expected that you willparticipate in the weekly departmental meeting and medical grand round. In addition,there is amonthlymeeting to discuss clinical governance issues.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC Registration and Licence to Practice
Desirable
- Full MRCP
- Valid ALS
Experience
Essential
- At least three years working in hospital medicine following primary medical qualification
- At least 2 years working in general internal medicine or a medical speciality
Desirable
- Completion of core medical training or equivalent
- Experience in Geriatrics
- Experience of required practical procedures
About the employer
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust forms one of the major acute trusts in the Northwest of England withall ofthe usual specialties on site, as well as being a Tertiary Centre for Lancashire and South Cumbria in the Departments of Neurosciences, Nephrology, Oncology, Plastic Surgery and Burns. Undergraduate medical student teachingcommencedin 2003.
The Medical Directorateis responsible forthe provision of a full range of medical services across the Preston and Chorley hospital sites. This includes the following:
This description is the source posting as it read when we added it. We are not affiliated with Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, so check their own site for the current details.
Where this offer sits in the market
Specialist medical practitioners (SOC 2212) · UK · ONS ASHE 2025 · basic pay · ~191k in sample- Middle half £62,556–115,960
- Median £82,888
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What salary is needed for this role to be eligible?
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