Job summary
This post is for a Resident Clinical Fellow in Emergency Medicine. This is a part-time (32 hours per week), 9 month fixed term post offering an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated Medic to join a dynamic, rapidly expanding team delivering multidisciplinary acute care in Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals.
Applicants should have at least 12 months experience at F2 or equivalent level with 6 months of this in emergency medicine. It is desirable that applicants have ALS.
Applicants must be eligible for full Registration with the GMC at time of appointment.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will undertake assessment of patients attending the AED department making decisions on treatment, ensuring thattimely treatment plans for patients are actioned, and that referrals to the appropriate specialty where an admission is required are completed.
You will work as part of a multi disciplimary team, liaising with other departments in the hospital as the patient's condition dictates. There will also be co-operation (as required) with outside agencies, particularly relationships with the Police and child protection agencies.
You will have access to and be expected to participate in departmental teaching.
About us
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.
Our services:
Acute Care
Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
Primary Care
Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
Community Services
Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
Specialist Regional Services
We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.
Achievements:
- Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
- Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
- National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Responsibilities
Undertake assessment of patients attending the AED department making decisions on treatment.
Ensure timely treatment plans for patients are actioned
Ensure timely referrals to the appropriate specialty where an admission is required.
Liaise with other departments in the hospital as the patients condition dictates.
Co-operation with outside agencies, particularly relationships with the Police and child protection agencies.
Participate in the teaching and supervision of the work and duties of the junior doctors in training.
Assist in the compilation, checking and analysis of data for medical audit.
So far as it is consistent with the proper discharge of the above duties, the post holder undertakes to deputise from time to time for absent colleagues.
The post holder undertakes, exceptionally, to perform additional duties in occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances.
The post holder undertakes, exceptionally, to be available for such irregular commitments outside normally rostered duties as are essential for continuity of patient care.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Responsibilities
Undertake assessment of patients attending the AED department making decisions on treatment.
Ensure timely treatment plans for patients are actioned
Ensure timely referrals to the appropriate specialty where an admission is required.
Liaise with other departments in the hospital as the patients condition dictates.
Co-operation with outside agencies, particularly relationships with the Police and child protection agencies.
Participate in the teaching and supervision of the work and duties of the junior doctors in training.
Assist in the compilation, checking and analysis of data for medical audit.
So far as it is consistent with the proper discharge of the above duties, the post holder undertakes to deputise from time to time for absent colleagues.
The post holder undertakes, exceptionally, to perform additional duties in occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances.
The post holder undertakes, exceptionally, to be available for such irregular commitments outside normally rostered duties as are essential for continuity of patient care.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Applicants must hold full registration with the GMC at the time of appointment
- MB ChB
- ILS/BLS
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- 12 months experience at F2 level or equivalent in acute care with 6 months of this in emergency medicine.
- Ability to work unsupervised
Desirable
Skills
Essential
- Completed audit topic
- Good communication skills
- Evidence of multi-disciplinary teamworking
- Competent in basic computing skills
Desirable
- Research Publication
- Communication workshops
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Applicants must hold full registration with the GMC at the time of appointment
- MB ChB
- ILS/BLS
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- 12 months experience at F2 level or equivalent in acute care with 6 months of this in emergency medicine.
- Ability to work unsupervised
Desirable
Skills
Essential
- Completed audit topic
- Good communication skills
- Evidence of multi-disciplinary teamworking
- Competent in basic computing skills
Desirable
- Research Publication
- Communication workshops
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).
