Job summary
Senior Clinical Fellow in Emergency Medicine (Trust Grade Registrar) +/- Special Interest
We all know that Emergency Medicine can be tough, we want to offer a job that invests time into developing you and your interests alongside our awesome speciality. Posts are also available without a special interest.
These fellowships are a minimum 80% clinical time on our Middle Grade rota and 20% non-clinical time to undertake project work (Some of the fellowships may be allocated a greater amount of non-clinical time). They are ideal as a 12 month post for an OOPE (but please check you are eligible for time out of your programme). They are also open to those who want a longer term appointment as well.
We have a number of special interests on offer, including Education, Quality Improvement, Wellbeing, Frailty/ Geriatric Emergency Medicine, or I.T. If there is an interest that we haven't mentioned please get in touch as we may be able to accommodate a bespoke position. We are also happy to discuss what each position might entail in advance of application via the details below.
Main duties of the job
Successful candidates will be expected to work in all areas of the department at the level of a Senior Decision Maker (ST4+) providing care to adults and children with Emergency presentations.. The post holder will also have to provide support to more junior colleagues. Candidates should review the personal specification closely to ensure they are suitable for this post.
About us
Successful candidates will be allocated a supervising FRCEM Consultant with a relevant special interest to support their project and will be encouraged to submit project work for presentation regionally/ nationally.
About our department and our team...
- The Emergency Department was inspected in 2019 by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and was rated as "GOOD"
We are a very organized and professional department seeing upwards of 115,000 patients per year, of which approximately 25% are children. The Consultant team is made up of 11 FRCEM qualified Consultants and we all have specialist interests including Geriatric Emergency Medicine, Pre-Hospital Emergency Medicine, Wilderness Medicine, Sports medicine, Acute medicine, Education, Emergency Ultrasound Practitioners, and Level 1 ultrasound trainers.
Interested?
For further details, please contact Dr Sillett: ed.rota@ngh.nhs.uk 01604 545603
The serious bit...
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Job description
Job responsibilities
The ED has 24/7 middle grade clinical cover with two or more senior doctors present at all times.There is extended consultant cover from 08:00 23:00 weekdays, and flexibly 10:00-22:00Hrs weekends & bank holidays. Outside these hours, consultant cover is provided via an on-call system and consultants will attend the department if required.
Post holders in this grade will participate in the middle grade rota. Duties within the EmergencyDepartment will cover the whole range of clinical responsibility for adults and children with emergency problems from minor injuries to major trauma, and minor illnesses through to the critically unwell.
You will be expected to lead major cases in our resuscitation room. You will also be responsible for any patients you admit to our Emergency Observation (Short stay) Ward. We also run a weekday ED Review Clinic, your rota will include shifts covering this.
The post holder will be expected to prioritise and time-manage effectively according to the activity of the department. Out of hours, the post holder will be one of the senior doctors present in the department and will be expected to lead the shift, working with the nurse-incharge to ensure patient safety.
We would encourage the post holder to complete workplace based assessments to allow documentation of their own development an mapping of competencies achieved in line with RCEM curriculum.
Education is an important part of the role. The successful applicant will be expected to receive and deliver teaching. The post holder will receive consultant supervision and have a named consultant supervisor, and may be involved in supporting the training of other staff: medical; nursing; para-medical at undergraduate and postgraduate level.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The ED has 24/7 middle grade clinical cover with two or more senior doctors present at all times.There is extended consultant cover from 08:00 23:00 weekdays, and flexibly 10:00-22:00Hrs weekends & bank holidays. Outside these hours, consultant cover is provided via an on-call system and consultants will attend the department if required.
Post holders in this grade will participate in the middle grade rota. Duties within the EmergencyDepartment will cover the whole range of clinical responsibility for adults and children with emergency problems from minor injuries to major trauma, and minor illnesses through to the critically unwell.
You will be expected to lead major cases in our resuscitation room. You will also be responsible for any patients you admit to our Emergency Observation (Short stay) Ward. We also run a weekday ED Review Clinic, your rota will include shifts covering this.
The post holder will be expected to prioritise and time-manage effectively according to the activity of the department. Out of hours, the post holder will be one of the senior doctors present in the department and will be expected to lead the shift, working with the nurse-incharge to ensure patient safety.
We would encourage the post holder to complete workplace based assessments to allow documentation of their own development an mapping of competencies achieved in line with RCEM curriculum.
Education is an important part of the role. The successful applicant will be expected to receive and deliver teaching. The post holder will receive consultant supervision and have a named consultant supervisor, and may be involved in supporting the training of other staff: medical; nursing; para-medical at undergraduate and postgraduate level.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MBChB
- Full GMC registration with licence to practice
- ALS/ ACLS (must be in date and from a face to face course)
Desirable
- MRCEM (Full)/ FRCEM Intermediate
- Other Post Grad Medical Qualification (eg MRCP/ MRCS)
- ATLS/APLS or equivalents (must be face to face)
Experience
Essential
- At least 4 years post registration experience
- At least 2 years full time Emergency Medicine experience
Desirable
- Worked in an NHS ED (ideally at Middle Grade Level)
Knowledge
Essential
- Good basic and wide range knowledge of clinical medicine
Desirable
- Experience in complimentary specialities
Clinical and Technical Skills
Essential
- Competent in the various clinical procedures required in ED practice equivalent to ACCS trained doctor
Desirable
- Sub Specialist Interest eg. PEM, Frailty, POCUS
Teaching
Essential
- Evidence of Clinical teaching
Desirable
- Life Support Instructor statue in one or more courses
Interpersonal
Essential
- Able to work within and lead a team
Research and Audit
Desirable
- Evidence of previous governance or audit experience
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MBChB
- Full GMC registration with licence to practice
- ALS/ ACLS (must be in date and from a face to face course)
Desirable
- MRCEM (Full)/ FRCEM Intermediate
- Other Post Grad Medical Qualification (eg MRCP/ MRCS)
- ATLS/APLS or equivalents (must be face to face)
Experience
Essential
- At least 4 years post registration experience
- At least 2 years full time Emergency Medicine experience
Desirable
- Worked in an NHS ED (ideally at Middle Grade Level)
Knowledge
Essential
- Good basic and wide range knowledge of clinical medicine
Desirable
- Experience in complimentary specialities
Clinical and Technical Skills
Essential
- Competent in the various clinical procedures required in ED practice equivalent to ACCS trained doctor
Desirable
- Sub Specialist Interest eg. PEM, Frailty, POCUS
Teaching
Essential
- Evidence of Clinical teaching
Desirable
- Life Support Instructor statue in one or more courses
Interpersonal
Essential
- Able to work within and lead a team
Research and Audit
Desirable
- Evidence of previous governance or audit 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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
