Airedale NHS Foundation Trust

SENIOR CLINICAL FELLOW IN EMERGENCY MEDICINE (ST3 level equivalent)

The closing date is 12 June 2025

Job summary

Applications are invited for ST3-level posts on a dedicated CT3 rota in the Emergency Department at Airedale Hospital. These posts will increase our ED staffing levels, improve patient care, and also provide an ideal opportunity for doctors experienced in emergency medicine to gain ST3-level experience as a perfect stepping stone to a full middle grade (ST4+) post. These posts would be ideally suited to a candidate who has completed Acute Care Common Stem training or has equivalent experience and competence and wishes to gain further experience before becoming an ST4+ level middle grade doctor. After working for a year as an ST3-level doctor in the ED at Airedale, we envisage post holders then stepping up onto our ST4+ level middle grade tier and will be happy to help you work towards CESR. Our department prides itself on being friendly and supportive and has an excellent reputation amongst trainees (we received the highest combined ratings from West Yorkshire EM trainees in the GMC survey 2021 and 2022).

Main duties of the job

This fixed term post is ideally suited to candidates at the level of ST3 equivalent who are looking to expand their experience and develop their clinical skills prior to taking up a Higher Specialist Training post or a Specialty Doctor post (ST4+ level) in Emergency Medicine.Post holders will work alongside consultants and middle grade doctors to provide high quality emergency care. Consultants are on-duty from 0800-0000 and there is always at least one ST4+ level middle grade on duty. The rota will incorporate 6 ST3-level doctors working a combination of day and night shifts with some evening shifts also.The jobs will also include non-clinical time that the post holder can use to gain experience in areas such as teaching, quality improvement and pursue any special interests.

Our expectations of you would be that you will:

  • Have already completed at least 4 years postgraduate experience equivalent to Foundation Training and ACCS training. Previous NHS experience would be a definite advantage.
  • Be able to act at ST3 level and provide support to junior colleagues
  • Have full GMC registration and a licence to practice; please do not apply unless you have FULL GMC registration
  • Have ideally successfully completed MRCEM and are working towards FRCEM or at least planning to.
  • Have a PLAB certificate if required
  • Have evidence of right to work in the UK if applicable
  • Participate in the ST3 rota including nights and weekends

About us

Our award winning hospital is positioned at the gateway to the beautiful Yorkshire Dales affording the opportunity to live and work in a stunning part of the country with good schools and easy access to Leeds in less than an hour and London in approximately 3 hours. In addition, Craven district (part of the hospital catchment area) has recently been named as the best place to live in the UK. Airedale is a medium sized, friendly acute general hospital and community Foundation Trust. We are proud to be an associated teaching hospital of Leeds School of Medicine; we provide clinical placements in a wide range of specialties for doctors in training from foundation to specialist trainee level and we are host employer for the Airedale GP Training Programme. The new Emergency Department was opened in 2014, costing just over £6 million. The department is modern and spacious and includes a 4-bed resuscitation room (1 dedicated paediatric bay) plus 18 treatment rooms including an eye/ENT room. There is also an adjacent minor injury unit that post holders will be able to gain experience in with funding recently approved to expand to become a co-located Urgent Treatment Centre. There are separate paediatric and adult waiting areas, and an observation area with long ranging views over the Yorkshire countryside.The department sees approximately 70,000-75,000 patients a year including adults and children. We have Trauma Unit status within the Yorkshire Major Trauma network.

Details

Date posted

30 May 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£61,825 a year Pro rata, plus weekend pay and night rates

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

423-7203048

Job locations

Airedale Hospital

Skipton Road

Steeton

BD20 6TD


Job description

Job responsibilities

See attached Job Description & Person Spec in the documents section of this application.

Each document is separate.

You can find out more about our Emergency Department by following us on Twitter @Airedale_ED https://twitter.com/airedale_ed and see a tour of our department (from before it opened in 2014) on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yr5EpeqCa6E

Job description

Job responsibilities

See attached Job Description & Person Spec in the documents section of this application.

Each document is separate.

You can find out more about our Emergency Department by following us on Twitter @Airedale_ED https://twitter.com/airedale_ed and see a tour of our department (from before it opened in 2014) on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yr5EpeqCa6E

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • -Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
  • Valid ALS certificate

Desirable

  • MRCEM examination success
  • Other life support courses

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to deliver clinical care at ST3 level
  • Excellent communication and teamworking skills

Experience

Essential

  • Completed 4 years postgraduate medical experience equivalent to foundation years and ACCS including at least 6 months of EM.

Desirable

  • Significant NHS Experience Experience in emergency medicine in the UK or a similar healthcare setting
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • -Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
  • Valid ALS certificate

Desirable

  • MRCEM examination success
  • Other life support courses

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to deliver clinical care at ST3 level
  • Excellent communication and teamworking skills

Experience

Essential

  • Completed 4 years postgraduate medical experience equivalent to foundation years and ACCS including at least 6 months of EM.

Desirable

  • Significant NHS Experience Experience in emergency medicine in the UK or a similar healthcare setting

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).

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.

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

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Airedale Hospital

Skipton Road

Steeton

BD20 6TD


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Airedale Hospital

Skipton Road

Steeton

BD20 6TD


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Consultant - Emergency Medicine

Nicola Pollard

n.pollard2@nhs.net

01535292287

Details

Date posted

30 May 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£61,825 a year Pro rata, plus weekend pay and night rates

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

423-7203048

Job locations

Airedale Hospital

Skipton Road

Steeton

BD20 6TD


Supporting documents

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