Job summary
Exciting Opportunity for an Emergency Clinical Fellow in Paediatric Emergency Medicine Join Our Vibrant Emergency Medicine Team!
Are you an enthusiastic and driven Emergency Medicine clinician seeking an excellent opportunity to gain valuable experience and contribute to high-quality patient care in a busy, forward-thinking Emergency Department? Warrington Hospital offers a fantastic chance to work as an Emergency Clinical Fellow in a modern District General Hospital, providing comprehensive emergency care to a diverse and dynamic population.
Position Details:
- Role: Paediatric Emergency Clinical Fellow
- Duration: Fixed-term 1-year contract, with opportunities to extend
- Hours: As per Departmental needs, will include dayshifts, late-shifts and night shifts.
- Requirements: Applicants must be GMC-registered and have completed UK Foundation training, with some experience in Emergency Medicine. A keen interest in advancing your clinical and practical skills within a supportive team environment is essential.
Main duties of the job
As a Clinical Fellow in Paediatric Emergency Medicine at Warrington, you'll have the opportunity to take on a variety of clinical roles, including:
Clinical assessment and management of patients attending the Emergency Department.
Working for the majority in the Paediatric ED, with some cross cover overnight on the adult side.
Develop emergency care skills and procedures required for ED clinicians
You'll also have non clinical time to develop a specialist interest in paediatric emergency management. There will also be scope for research, quality improvement, education and leadership development within that specialty. This will be discussed with the ED team on your appointment to post and you will have an opportunity to tailor your specialist activities with your supervisor.
About us
Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff. We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.
Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system. Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.
Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.
A CQC-rated 'good' organisation with 'outstanding' features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.
We employ nearly 5,000 people from over 80 nationalities, striving to be a diverse, inclusive employer and recognised leader in equality. We support flexible working, welcoming flexible applications. Proud of our many accreditations, we are embedding an anti-racist approach in all we do.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full details of this role are available within the Job Description and Person Specificiation................
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full details of this role are available within the Job Description and Person Specificiation................
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS / MBChB or equivalent Minimum FY 2 Equivalent completed
Desirable
- oATLS/ETC
- oAdditional postgraduate qualifications or certifications
- oALS/Resus Org Instructor
- oAPLS or EPALS certificate
Eligibility
Essential
- Eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment and hold a current licence to practice Evidence of achievement of Foundation competencies from a UKFPO affiliated Foundation Programme or equivalent by time of appointment in line with GMC standards / Good Medicine practice. Eligibility to work in the UK
Fitness to Practice
Essential
- Is up to date and fit to practice safely
Language Skills
Essential
- All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication
Career Progression
Essential
- Evidence that career progression is consistent with personal circumstances.
- Ability to provide a complete employment history with no unexplained career gaps
Desirable
- Prior experience in Paediatrics and Paediatric Emergency Medicine
- Prior experience in non-clinical interest area (e.g. medical education / research)
Research
Essential
- Audit presentation and involvement in research projects
Disposition
Essential
- Team work
- Flexible and adaptable
- Motivated to organise and drive own development and learning towards specific aims and objectives
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS / MBChB or equivalent Minimum FY 2 Equivalent completed
Desirable
- oATLS/ETC
- oAdditional postgraduate qualifications or certifications
- oALS/Resus Org Instructor
- oAPLS or EPALS certificate
Eligibility
Essential
- Eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment and hold a current licence to practice Evidence of achievement of Foundation competencies from a UKFPO affiliated Foundation Programme or equivalent by time of appointment in line with GMC standards / Good Medicine practice. Eligibility to work in the UK
Fitness to Practice
Essential
- Is up to date and fit to practice safely
Language Skills
Essential
- All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication
Career Progression
Essential
- Evidence that career progression is consistent with personal circumstances.
- Ability to provide a complete employment history with no unexplained career gaps
Desirable
- Prior experience in Paediatrics and Paediatric Emergency Medicine
- Prior experience in non-clinical interest area (e.g. medical education / research)
Research
Essential
- Audit presentation and involvement in research projects
Disposition
Essential
- Team work
- Flexible and adaptable
- Motivated to organise and drive own development and learning towards specific aims and objectives
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHSFT
Address
Warrington & Halton Hospitals NHS Trust
Lovely Lane
Warrington
WA5 1QG
Employer's website
https://whh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
