Senior Clinical Fellow in Emergency Medicine and Critical Care

Job summary

We are looking for a motivated Senior Clinical Fellow to join our team in Cardiff.

We are delighted to offer this new post working in both Emergency Medicine and Critical Care within a tertiary Major Trauma Centre. This post is aimed at strengthening the links between ICU and EM whilst providing an enjoyable, CV-enhancing post which will attract high calibre candidates.

The post is available from 2nd August 2023 for 12 months.

The successful candidate will work at registrar level within the Emergency Department, whilst also being allocated 30% clinical time to spend in the adult Critical Care Unit at UHW to gain further clinical experience in Intensive Care Medicine. Clinical time within the Critical Care Unit would be under consultant supervision, with opportunities to enhance existing practical and clinical skills in managing the critically ill patient.

The Critical Care Directorate of Cardiff and Vale UHB has a national and international reputation as a progressive department, particularly in the fields of clinical research, organisation and management innovation, and technical innovation. Further opportunities to undertake quality improvement and research projects would be available within both EM and ICM.

The post should build on the basic ICM curriculum covered within core and higher EM training, whilst honing advanced critical care skills applicable to the critically unwell patient within the Emergency Department.

The post would be suitable for those wishing to take time out of programme (OOPE).

Main duties of the job

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents

About us

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.

Our mission is "Caring for People, Keeping People Well", and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population's health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research. Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.

Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.