Senior Clinical Fellow in Emergency Medicine

Job description

Job responsibilities

LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITAL NHS TRUST JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB DETAILS:

Job Title: Senior Clinical Fellow in Emergency Medicine Grade: ST6+

Specialty/Department: Emergency Medicine

Site and Location: LGI/SJUH

Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is one of the largest acute hospital trusts in the country. It provides emergency care in three Emergency Departments with Adult Emergency Departments at St James University Hospital and the Leeds General Infirmary and a separate Pediatric Emergency Department at the Leeds General Infirmary.

The Leeds Emergency Department offer 12-month Senior Clinical Fellows posts designed to provide individually tailored experience for those who want to develop a special interest in Emergency Medicine whilst working in a large teaching hospital and major trauma center.

Our fellowship posts are designed with non-clinical time (20%) to allow for the development of special interests. They are supported by a generous study budget.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

Please see Person Specification.

The posts are for candidates completed training in Emergency Medicine. Looking to further experience and develop areas of interest.

LEVELS OF RESPONSIBILITY

The appointee must have substantial experience in Emergency Medicine and should be eligible of entry into Specialist Register in Emergency medicine.

Applicants must provide information regarding their status from the GMC and/or relevant Royal College at the time of application for the application to be progressed further.

Ideally the candidate will have completed FRCEM, or equivalent qualification

The appointee must be able to demonstrate they have the skills and competencies to work at ST6 or higher level.

DUTIES OF THE POST

Our Senior Clinical Fellows work alongside our HSTs in Emergency Medicine and Staff Grade doctors on our tier two rota. Fellows work across both sites and all departments.

Candidates applying for this role will have an allocated appropriate educational supervisors and supported to develop areas of interest.

The doctor will be supported through the annual appraisal process and requirements of revalidation. Part of this will need to clearly demonstrate the non clinical activity delivered during the time.

Candidates can choose to work in the established pillars which suits their development needs

-Education

-Workforce

-Governance and Risk

-Information Technology

-Research

We welcome the development of fellowships in additional areas and would be happy to discuss options with you on application.

The posts are offered on a fixed term contract for up to 12 months in the first instance due to a limited term project. The post holder must be registered with GMC and hold a license to practice.

Pay scale

- ST6-8 Nodal point 5 £70,425 with out of hours enhancement.

MEDICAL STAFF IN THE DEPARTMENT

We have over 50 consultants in the Emergency Department with a wide range of clinical, educational, and managerial interests. These include

Dr Anin Dasgupta (Clinical Director)

Dr Helen Mollard (Clincal Lead Pediatrics Emergency Department)

Dr Dafydd Hamond-Jones (TPD- EM-HST West Yorks)

Dr Catherine Holmes (Speciality Tutor)

Dr Clare Thompson ( Speciality Tutor)

Dr Andrew Davies (Trust Simulation Lead & ACCS TPD)

Dr Jennifer Russell (Undergraduate Lead)

Dr Mohit Arora (TPD for Ultrasound)

Dr Arran Gaunt (W Yorkshire HST Education Lead)

Dr Sarah Higgins (TPD- CT3- West Yorks)

Dr Peter Cutting (Risk and Learning Lead)

Dr Tajek Hassan (Past RCEM President)

Dr Jonathan Jones (West Yorkshire Major Trauma Network Lead)

Mr Steve Bush ( LTHT- CCIO)

Dr Najeeb Rahaman (Global EM interest)

Dr Angad Sethi ( IT)

Dr Husnain Ali ( Governance Lead)

Dr Paul Onion ( Pre Hospital)

Person Specification

Eligibility, Fitness to practice, and Language Skills

Essential

• Eligibility, Fitness to practice, and Language Skills

Additional Requirements

Essential

• Communication Skills:
• Demonstrates clarity in written/spoken communication & capacity to adapt language as appropriate to the situation
• Able to build rapport, listen, persuade & negotiate Problem

Clinical, Academic, and Personal Skills

Essential

• Demonstrates understanding of research, including awareness of ethical issues
• Demonstrates understanding of the basic principles of audit, clinical risk management, evidence-based practice, patient

Desirable

• Research and audit skills
• Evidence of relevant academic and research achievements, e.g. degrees, prizes, awards, distinctions, publications, presentations, other achievements
• Evidence of involvem

Clinical Experience and Career Progression

Essential

• 5yrs+ experience in Emergency Medicine in line with GMC standards / Good Medical Practice; including
• make the care or your patient your first concern
• provide a good standard of practice and care

Qualifications

Essential

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification FRCEM or Equivalent Successful completion HST training or equivalent / on specialist register for Emergency Medicine

Desirable

• Relevant higher degree Higher academic qualification (eg. MD and / or PhD)

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Address

Leeds General Infirmary

Great George Street

Leeds

LS1 3EX

Employer's website

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