Job responsibilities
Main place of employmentEmergency Department, St Thomas HospitalIt is, however, a requirement of your employment that you be prepared to work at any additional location owned or served by the Trust, either on an on-going or temporary basis according to the demands of the service.Staffing in the departmentThe current medical staffing of the Emergency Department is:Consultants:Dr Matt May (Clinical Lead)Dr Katherine Henderson (Governance & Mortality reviews)Dr Jamal Mortazavi (Medical EducationDr Peter Jaye (Medical Simulation)Dr Koorosh Alaghmand (Critical Care, Undergraduate education)Dr Michelle Boyle (adults and paeds, EMU)Dr Rocio Santamaria (Joint Specialty tutor)Dr Chris Jones (Joint Specialty tutor)Dr Savvas Papasavvas (Simulation and Mental Health)Dr Shum Dev (Medical Education and Trauma)Dr Laura Hunter (Toxicology)Dr Holly Gettings (ID and Major incidents)Dr Kirsten Mortazavi (ICM)Dr Shalini Panchal (Adults and Paeds)Mr Oliver Grant (Ortho and UCC)Dr Maja Gavrilovski (sedation and prehospital)Dr Komal Solanki (Silver Trauma)Dr Simon Eccles (politics!)Dr Matt Blundell (Toxicology)
Dr Pippa Alamango (NIV , Clinical Fellow lead, Recruitment lead)
2 Specialty Doctors-16 ST 4-6 equivalents),-35 Clinical fellows-5CT3 EM- 19 Foundation year 2-3 ACCS trainees-7GP VTS- 1 ST3 Neurosurgery
You will be assigned one of the consultants as your Educational Supervisor.Director of Postgraduate Medical Education Dr Claire Mallinson2. Purpose of the roleWe are looking for doctors to join our large friendly team and contribute ideas about improving patient care. These posts will give you non shop floor time. You will have the equivalent of 2 days a fortnight to follow the special interest or boost your CV depending on personal career needs/interest/development of training). It is useful for those wishing to take some time out of training from anytime after F2 to those wanting a break before continuing into higher specialty training. Atypical, flexible or individualised rotas are possible as long as you make a significant contribution to weekends and Out of Hours work.The EM team is friendly, hard working and very supportive. The department was rated as Outstanding by the CQC. We strive to deliver great patient care by working together as a great team. Each post is initially for 6- 12 months with the possibility of an extension if desired.These posts are useful for doctors needing competencies in ACCS /Emergency Medicine training. We consider them developmental so encourage work based assessments, enrolling for an e-portfolio or doing exams. When on duty the Clinical Fellow, with other more senior Emergency Medicine speciality trainees, assists the Consultants in direct patient management and supervising the work of the junior (FY2) medical staff.. We all work hard but are very supportive and keen to help progress careers.Flexible working - For the right person it would be possible to devise an individualised rota but a contribution to out of hours including nights and weekends work is essential.Educational Program- Clinical Fellows will be given the opportunity to attend appropriate specialist courses including ATLS, ALS, APLS, and to attend appropriate conferences within a set study leave allocation. The post holder will be expected to attend and present at a variety of educational meetings:-Morning handover- Weekly departmental middle grade teaching programme- FY2, medical student and nurse teaching- Daily consultant lead ward round on CDU- Hospital Grand RoundsThe post offers regular teaching sessions and including specific exam-oriented teaching. The department has excellent experience with the RCEM examinations, and previous post holders undertaking the exams have had high success rates.Research within the DepartmentWe have an active research portfolio within the Emergency Department which we encourage our Clinical Fellows to engage in. This enables interested individuals to develop skills relevant to research and explore development of personal research projects.Timetable and SalaryThe Emergency Department operates a full shift system, which is fully compliant with the European Working Time Directive. All shifts are either 9 or 101/2 hours in length. Night shifts are worked as blocks of two or three nights on a 1 in 8 basis. Weekend work is approximately 1:3. There is no on-call commitment to the Emergency Department but rotas may need to be amended to cover unexpected sickness. Shifts are allocated via a self rostering annualised rota-ing systemSalary is in accordance with the national salary scale.
LeaveAnnual Leave: 27 or 32 (depending on experience) working days per annum plus Bank/Public HolidaysAll requests for annual leave must be approved in advance by the Consultant Middle Grade Representative.Study Leave: 10 days per annum at the discretion of Consultant Middle Grade representative, and subject to the needs of the department but freely granted!.The post holder is required to follow Trust policies and procedures which are regularly updated
Equal OpportunitiesPost holders must at all times fulfil their responsibilities with regard to the Trusts Equal Opportunities Policy and equality laws.Health and SafetyAll post holders have a responsibility, under the Health and Safety at Work Act (1974) and subsequently published regulations, to ensure that the Trusts health and safety policies and procedures are complied with to maintain a safe working environment for patients, visitors and employees.Infection ControlAll post holders have a personal obligation to act to reduce healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs). They must attend mandatory training in Infection Control and be compliant with all measures required by the Trust to reduce HCAIs. All post holders must comply with Trust infection screening and immunisation policies as well as be familiar with the Trusts Infection Control Policies, including those that apply to their duties, such as Hand Decontamination Policy, Personal Protective Equipment Policy, safe procedures for using aseptic techniques and safe disposal of sharps.
Risk ManagementAll post holders have a responsibility to report risks such as clinical and non-clinical accidents or incidents promptly. They are expected to be familiar with the Trusts use of risk assessments to predict and control risk, as well as the incident reporting system for learning from mistakes and near misses in order to improve services. Post holders must also attend training identified by their manager, or stated by the Trust to be mandatory.Safeguarding children and vulnerable adultsPost holders have a general responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the course of their daily duties and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.
SustainabilityIt is the responsibility of all staff to minimise the Trusts environmental impact by recycling wherever possible, switching off lights, computers monitors and equipment when not in use, minimising water usage and reporting faults promptly.
Review of this Job DescriptionThis job description is intended as an outline of the general areas of activity and will be amended in the light of the changing needs of the organisation. To be reviewed in conjunction with the post holder.
PERSON SPECIFICATIONCLINICAL FELLOW IN EMERGENCY MEDICINERequirementsESSENTIALDESIRABLEEducation/Qualifications- GMC Registration / Eligible for GMC registration.- MB BS (or equivalent)- ALS provider- BSc, BMedSci (or other intercalated degree), other degrees/qualifications.- ATLS/APLS Provider.- Intermediate FRCEM or MCEM or equivalent.Previous experience- Prove track record of hospital medicine in the NHS, with experience in EM Short term locums & clinical attachment are not acceptable and will not be considered. This is ONLY suitable as a first UK post IF the candidate has worked for a minimum of 12 months in EM fulltime. Candidates will not be shortlisted unless they fulfil the criteria above- Any EM trainees from recognised overseas training programmes will be considered for shortlisting whether they have yet worked in the UK or not.- Additional experience in emergency medicine.- Additional experience in one or more of other related specialties (acute medicine, orthopaedics, cardiology, ITU, anaesthetics, plastics or primary care).- Research experience, education programme development, ultrasound qualification as appropriateSkills/Knowledge/Ability- Evidence of experience in performing procedures relevant to emergency medicine: venous cannulation, phlebotomy, fracture manipulation- Evidence of keeping up to date with topics relevant to EM practice- courses/teaching sessions attended.- Correctly written personal statement about why this job and where it fits in to career plans- Evidence of a quality improvement or audit project involvement- Idea of a particular area of interest to pursue while in this postAdditional Information- Record of audit of a clinical pathway of direct relevance to EM practice- Previous audit projects with closure of loop documented.-Additional team organisational experience (can be non medical)
Applicants must hold full registration with the GMC and have a proven record of experience in Emergency Medicine. Applicants should have at least 1 year experience post registration.
We will be recruiting into the below roles, based on experience:
Clinical Fellow Emergency Medicine
Nodal Point 3 - £39,467 p.a excl. LZ
OR
Senior Clinical Fellow Emergency Medicine
Nodal Point 4 - £50,017 p.a excl LZ
Full Time- 40 hours
Fixed Term 6 or 12 months
As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends.
