Clinical Fellow in Emergency Medicine

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board; Wales; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK healthcare organization is seeking Clinical Fellows for Emergency Medicine roles in Bangor, offering invaluable training and development opportunities, including 11 personal development days. Ideal for those pursuing a career in emergency medicine, the role includes robust teaching support and chances to engage in audits and quality projects. Full GMC registration and post-registration experience in acute specialties are essential.

Benefits

Educational Supervisor support

11 days personal development time

Teaching experience with students

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration required.
• Must satisfy UK/EEA immigration regulations.
• Completion of Foundation training or equivalent is essential.
• Recent NHS experience needed; clinical attachments not sufficient.

Responsibilities

• Participate in a range of teaching opportunities.
• Complete audits or quality improvement projects.
• Work with ambulance services for pre-hospital care placements.

Skills

Full GMC registration

ALS/ACLS

Post-registration experience in relevant acute specialties

Experience in UK Emergency Medicine

Education

Completion of Foundation training

Progress towards an appropriate postgraduate qualification

Job description

Come and join us in Bangor for a fabulous six or twelve months Emergency Medicine experience in a rural ED, with a fantastic reputation for junior doctor training. Please note that these posts are not the same as the Middle Grade Posts with PHEM, Global EM and Mountain Medicine options.

We are happy to welcome doctors who wish to just have a taster of EM prior to doing something else, or those committed to a career in the specialty. Our team consists of 13 SHO-tier doctors (3 x F2, 2 x ACCS, 3 x GPST and 5 x Junior Clinical Fellows) plus an Academic F2 ten Clinical Fellows in EM/PHEM 1 EM HST trainee twelve Consultants and two Associate Specialists/Specialist Grade doctors. We also have a team of fantastic ENPs and ACPs.

This post is identical in every way to our deanery training posts: there's protected teaching every Thursday afternoon within the ED, plus a variety of other junior doctor tutorials and teaching sessions. You will also have an educational supervisor to help you achieve your career aims. Plus, we can offer you up to 11 days personal development time to attend suitable training opportunities.

Main duties of the job

We are offering a Clinical Fellow (F3 post) in Emergency Medicine. This post is identical to our educationally-approved F2/ST1 level posts.

In terms of CV-enhancing opportunities, our junior clinical fellow post is ideal:

• Personal development time to undertake taster days or weeks, or other educational opportunities – 11 days in 6 months. This is in addition to study leave for appropriate courses
• Teaching experience is easily available: we host final‑year medical students from Cardiff & Swansea University, as well as nursing and paramedic students and trainee ACPs
• All doctors have the opportunity to complete an audit or quality improvement project and we participate in the RCEM national audits. We are also very happy to support junior doctors wishing to gain experience in projects such as protocol design
• ALS, ATLS and EPALS courses are held in the hospital plus we give you sufficient study leave budget to fund the course
• Weekly teaching in paid work time – four hours each week
• For doctors interested in pre‑hospital care, we are happy to arrange work experience placements with our Welsh Ambulance colleagues (must have undertaken a one‑day V&A course)
• An Educational Supervisor to ensure you achieve your goals for this post

About us

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales. Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and "Proud to Lead" competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the Disability Confident Employer scheme.

Job description

Job responsibilities

A copy of the full job description including main responsibilities as well as person specification, which has the essential/desirable criteria is available on the attachments.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Full GMC registration
• Satisfy UK/EEA Immigration regulations or eligible for work permit
• ALS/ACLS

Desirable

• ATLS, APLS or EPALS training
• Progress towards an appropriate postgraduate qualification

Experience

Essential

• Completion of Foundation training (or equivalent)
• Post‑registration experience in relevant acute specialties
• Recent experience working in substantive post in the NHS. Clinical attachments are NOT sufficient

Desirable

• Previous experience in UK Emergency Medicine

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

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