Senior Clinical Fellow in Emergency Medicine - Minor Injuries

Job summary

At Airedale Emergency Department we pride ourselves in being a cohesive, friendly and supportive team delivering high quality care in a beautiful part of the country. We have a well staffed team at consultant, middle grade and junior level and have a great reputation amongst EM trainees including receiving the best feedback in the GMC trainee survey in West Yorkshire in 2021 (and second best in Yorkshire).

We recognise that many EM trainees feel that they do not get enough exposure to minor injuries and we have therefore created 2 new posts at Airedale to help identify this training need whilst also helping to support our need for high quality clinical decision makers. The 2 posts will include a mix of 50% of clinical shifts in our co-located minor injury unit and 50% in the main ED as part of our middle grade tier. Applicants should therefore be at the level of someone commencing their ST4 year or higher. In addition to minor injury experience, we can offer access to a sports clinic run by one of our ED Sports Medicine consultants. Postholder will also have 20% of their time for non-clinical work which can allow for attending other MSK-related clinics as well as exam preparation, QI work, teaching etc. There is also a generous study budget available.

Prospective candidates are encouraged to meet or make contact with members of the clinical and management teams. Appointments can be made for a visit at any point prior to the date of interview.

Main duties of the job

The post is based in the Emergency Department and Minor Injury Unit at Airedale General Hospital.

The post holder/s will be responsible to the ED consultants and will be expected to:

1. Be involved in the initial reception and management of patients attending the Department.

2. Be involved in the teaching of doctors, medical students and nursing staff.

3. Undertake some administrative responsibilities.

4. Assist the consultants and senior nurses in the running of the shop floor, ensuring patients are seen by appropriate staff in a timely fashion, that junior staff are appropriately supervised and receive adequate rest/meal breaks.

The post-holder undertakes exceptionally to perform additional duties in occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances essential to the continuity of patient care.

About us

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust is an award winning integrated Trust, set in a beautiful location providing genuine opportunities for a great work-life balance.

The Trust is located on the edge of the beautiful Yorkshire Dales near the desirable towns of Skipton, Ilkley, and Haworth with excellent transport links to major cities including Leeds, Manchester and Bradford. The area offers an excellent standard of living with schools that are within walking distance and universities just a train ride away. In addition, Craven (one of the local areas) has been voted as the best place to live in the UK twice in recent years.

Our main hospital site is Airedale Hospital, near Keighley and we also provide services from community hospitals - Castleberg Hospital, near Settle, Coronation Hospital in Ilkley and Skipton Hospital - as well as local health centres and General Practices (GPs).

Over the past few years, we have received a number of accolades for patient safety and our quality of care and the Trust has also been named as one of the top 40 hospitals by CHKS, an independent provider of healthcare intelligence and quality improvement services, on three occasions.

Employer details

Employer name

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Airedale General Hospital

Steeton

BD20 6TD

Employer's website

https://www.airedale-trust.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Airedale General Hospital

Steeton

BD20 6TD

Employer's website

https://www.airedale-trust.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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