Job summary
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston Foundation Trust (UHBWFT) seeks applicants for 12 month Clinical Fellow posts, in Emergency Medicine, at SHO / ST1-2 level to commence August 2022 and for 12 or six month posts to commence February 2023. Posts can be a combination of service provision in Emergency Medicine and paid time in which to develop an area of 'special interest'. Areas of special interest may include, but are not limited to, Global Health Medicine, Simulation, Paediatric Emergency Medicine and Community Emergency Medicine (Pre-Hospital). If an applicant has a particular specialist interest they would like to pursue then we will endeavour to accommodate this. Applicants should outline their motivation for pursuing areas of specialist interest on their application forms (a second choice can also be outlined as competition for specific options is limited).
UHBWFT includes the Emergency Departments (ED) of Bristol Royal Infirmary (BRI), Bristol Children's Hospital and Weston General Hospital. This post will be based in the adult BRI ED service. The post provides an ideal opportunity for the successful candidate to work in a busy inner city university hospital.
Main duties of the job
The Department of Emergency Medicine
"Teamwork in the A&E Department was exceptional. Staff at all levels were committed, motivated and engaged. They worked very well with each other across all job roles and staff grades. They were cohesive and demonstrated excellent teamwork within their department and with other departments" CQC report 2014.
UHBWFT is one of the busiest EDs in the South West having over 70000 adult attendances per year. Attendances are of high acuity and reflect the broad spectrum of patients attending an inner city ED which forms part of a large tertiary referral centre for several specialities including cardiology, with 24 hour PPCI availability, and cardiothoracic surgery. There is 24 hour registrar level cover, within BRI ED, a 24/7 Emergency Nurse Practitioner service, an Emergency Medicine Advanced Clinical Practitioner service and an established physiotherapy practitioner service within the department.
BRI ED is an academic department with an active research programme. The department has a good reputation for teaching and training as evidenced by our recent performance in the GMC Trainee's survey. We include both traditional and modern (SIM, podcasts, e-learning) teaching methods in our teaching programme which Clinical Fellows are given rostered time to attend.
About us
University Hospitals Bristol & Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, with a workforce of over 13,000 staff and 100+ different clinical services across 10 sites, serving a population of over 500,000 people across Bristol and Weston.UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to patients. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust,committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact.
Join us and you can enjoy city living, be in the countryside or by the seaside, with easy access to all the South Westoffers. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
As an equal opportunities employer, actively working towards a diverse workforce, we aim to create aworkforce that represents the diversity of our community and are committed to designing our services around the needs of patients and their loved ones. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.
It is important that you are aware that you may need to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19, for all patient facing roles and roles within patient facing areas (unless there is a clear medical reason or where there are other exceptional circumstances such as no requirement for occasional patient contact).
Job description
Job responsibilities
The department is on level 3 of the Queens building. The clinical facilities have undergone considerable reorganisation over the past 24 months and now comprise:
Majors comprising 8 resuscitation level beds arranged as two separate 4 bed units, 16 majors beds arranged as two open 4 bed areas and 8 individual cubicles, and an 8 bed Clinical Decision Unit used for observational medicine.
Fast flow which is a newly refurbished area with a socially distanced waiting room, 10 cubicles designed for the assessment and treatment of the walking wounded and minor illness and a separate triage room.
All areas are equipped with high definition image viewing facilities and IT access.
Clinical
The post participates in a 24 hour full shift, fully compliant, SHO / ST1-2 rota and benefits from seven day a week consultant cover up until midnight and 24 hour registrar grade support. This post would be ideal for any candidate planning a career in Emergency Medicine, or any acute speciality, and is also suitable for doctors wishing to pursue a career in General Practice. All BRI ED Clinical Fellows have an Educational Supervisor within the department and access to the 14 Fish portfolio platform provided by the Trust. Successful applicants will have access to full support and advice for career progression.
The ED rota operates a full shift system with a balanced mix of early, middle, late and night shifts. Salary will be calculated by HR and will be fully compliant with the current national regulations.
Managerial
The management responsibility of the post holder will be to the Clinical Director who is responsible to the Chief Executive and Trust Board.
Clinical Audit and Clinical Governance
The post holder must be aware of clinical governance and clinical risk management and take an active part in their implementation, including audit. Clinical audit is well established at the BRI and post holders will be required to participate in at least one supervised audit project during the 12 month post.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The department is on level 3 of the Queens building. The clinical facilities have undergone considerable reorganisation over the past 24 months and now comprise:
Majors comprising 8 resuscitation level beds arranged as two separate 4 bed units, 16 majors beds arranged as two open 4 bed areas and 8 individual cubicles, and an 8 bed Clinical Decision Unit used for observational medicine.
Fast flow which is a newly refurbished area with a socially distanced waiting room, 10 cubicles designed for the assessment and treatment of the walking wounded and minor illness and a separate triage room.
All areas are equipped with high definition image viewing facilities and IT access.
Clinical
The post participates in a 24 hour full shift, fully compliant, SHO / ST1-2 rota and benefits from seven day a week consultant cover up until midnight and 24 hour registrar grade support. This post would be ideal for any candidate planning a career in Emergency Medicine, or any acute speciality, and is also suitable for doctors wishing to pursue a career in General Practice. All BRI ED Clinical Fellows have an Educational Supervisor within the department and access to the 14 Fish portfolio platform provided by the Trust. Successful applicants will have access to full support and advice for career progression.
The ED rota operates a full shift system with a balanced mix of early, middle, late and night shifts. Salary will be calculated by HR and will be fully compliant with the current national regulations.
Managerial
The management responsibility of the post holder will be to the Clinical Director who is responsible to the Chief Executive and Trust Board.
Clinical Audit and Clinical Governance
The post holder must be aware of clinical governance and clinical risk management and take an active part in their implementation, including audit. Clinical audit is well established at the BRI and post holders will be required to participate in at least one supervised audit project during the 12 month post.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Good clinical care
- Maintaining good medical practice
- Good relationships and communication with patients
- Good working relationships with colleagues
- Good teaching and training
- Professional behaviour and probity
- Delivery of good acute clinical care
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues which could be demonstrated by one of the following;
- A) that applicants have undertaken undergraduate medical training in English; or
- B) have the following scores in the academic International English Language Testing System (IELTS) - Overall 7, Speaking 7, Listening 6, Reading 6, Writing 6.
- Capacity & motivation to take in others' perspectives & to treat others with understanding
- Capacity to adjust behaviour & language as appropriate to needs of differing situations
- Capacity to think beyond the obvious, with analytic and flexible mind
- Capacity to recognise own limitations and develop appropriate coping mechanisms
- Capacity to organise information/time effectively in a planned manner
- Managing Others and & Team
- Involvement: Capacity to work effectively in partnership with others
Additional & Aptitudes
Essential
- We are supportive. We're always there for each other
- We are respectful. We always look for the best in people
- We are innovative. We're full of bright ideas
- We are collaborative. We do things together
- Eligibility to work in the UK
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- At least 6 months previous NHS clinical experience (not observing)
- Full registration with the GMC, with a licence to practice, at time of application
- oEvidence of achievement of Foundation competencies by time of appointment in line with GMC standards
- Meets professional health requirements (in line with GMC standards/Good Medical Practice)
- Fitness to practice is up to date and fit to practice safety
- No unexplained career gaps
- At least 24 months' experience1 (at FY1/2 level) in appropriate posts
Person Specification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Good clinical care
- Maintaining good medical practice
- Good relationships and communication with patients
- Good working relationships with colleagues
- Good teaching and training
- Professional behaviour and probity
- Delivery of good acute clinical care
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues which could be demonstrated by one of the following;
- A) that applicants have undertaken undergraduate medical training in English; or
- B) have the following scores in the academic International English Language Testing System (IELTS) - Overall 7, Speaking 7, Listening 6, Reading 6, Writing 6.
- Capacity & motivation to take in others' perspectives & to treat others with understanding
- Capacity to adjust behaviour & language as appropriate to needs of differing situations
- Capacity to think beyond the obvious, with analytic and flexible mind
- Capacity to recognise own limitations and develop appropriate coping mechanisms
- Capacity to organise information/time effectively in a planned manner
- Managing Others and & Team
- Involvement: Capacity to work effectively in partnership with others
Additional & Aptitudes
Essential
- We are supportive. We're always there for each other
- We are respectful. We always look for the best in people
- We are innovative. We're full of bright ideas
- We are collaborative. We do things together
- Eligibility to work in the UK
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- At least 6 months previous NHS clinical experience (not observing)
- Full registration with the GMC, with a licence to practice, at time of application
- oEvidence of achievement of Foundation competencies by time of appointment in line with GMC standards
- Meets professional health requirements (in line with GMC standards/Good Medical Practice)
- Fitness to practice is up to date and fit to practice safety
- No unexplained career gaps
- At least 24 months' experience1 (at FY1/2 level) in appropriate posts
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).
