Clinical Fellows

Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Chertsey; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS healthcare provider in Chertsey seeks an experienced Clinical Fellow in Emergency Medicine. The role comprises providing comprehensive clinical care, overseeing trainees, and managing the Emergency Department during out-of-hours shifts. Ideal candidates should possess MRCEM or equivalent experience and demonstrate leadership capabilities. Benefits include excellent pension schemes, career development support, and various salary sacrifice schemes. Informal visits to the department are encouraged to learn more about our work.

Benefits

Excellent pension scheme

Annual leave entitlement

On-site nurseries

On-site staff cafés

On-site parking

Career development support

Qualifications

• Must have MRCEM or equivalent NHS experience.
• Experience in taking charge of an Emergency Department out of hours.
• Ability to support and train junior medical staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical care in the Emergency Department.
• Support trainees and senior clinical fellows.
• Lead the department out of hours with consultant oversight.

Skills

Clinical Emergency Medicine

Team Leadership

Patient Care

Education

MRCEM or equivalent NHS experience

Job description

About the Role

Up to 80% of the post is clinical. You will work alongside middle‑grade colleagues under the oversight of the EM Consultant Team and support Foundation Year Two trainees, GPST, ST 1‑3 trainees and Clinical Fellows. Senior Clinical Fellows receive weekly protected teaching and education supervision from an EM consultant.

The successful candidate will ideally already have the skills and experience to take charge of the Emergency Department out of hours, with support from an on‑call consultant. As a minimum you will be in a position to develop these skills within 3 months of employment with the Trust.

You must have MRCEM or equivalent NHS experience.

Key Responsibilities

You will spend time working among your middle‑grade colleagues, supporting trainees and clinical fellows, and providing clinical care in the ED. You will take charge of the ED out of hours and lead the department with support from an on‑call consultant.

About the Emergency Department

The Emergency Department at St Peter’s is the largest and busiest department in Surrey, operating a 24‑hour service and seeing over 110,000 patients a year.

ED is divided into six sections: Ambulatory Majors, Trolleys / Low dependency, Majors / High dependency, RAT, Resuscitation, and ED Chairs. The division also covers Clinical Assessment Unit (CAU), Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) and oversees our relationship with the Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC) and the Psychiatric Liaison team.

About the Trust

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people and employs over 3,700 highly trained staff across our two hospital sites in Ashford and St. Peter’s. Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country.

Benefits

• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• On‑site nurseries
• On‑site staff cafés
• On‑site parking
• Support in career development
• Salary sacrifice schemes including wage stream, lease cars, Cycle‑to‑Work schemes and home electronics

Informal visits to our Emergency Department are welcome so you can meet us and see the way we deliver clinical care.