Junior and Senior Emergency Medicine Clinical Fellow

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking dedicated Clinical Fellows for its Emergency Department. This role offers the opportunity to enhance your expertise in managing diverse medical conditions and poly-trauma patients. With a focus on personal development and continuous training, you will be part of a supportive environment that values diversity and innovation. Join a team committed to delivering exceptional healthcare and take the next step in your medical career with tailored training opportunities. If you have the required experience and qualifications, we encourage you to apply and become part of a dynamic team making a difference in patient care.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years experience in Emergency Department in the NHS.
• MBBS or equivalent with GMC registration required.

Responsibilities

• Manage and assess patients in the Emergency Department.
• Participate in clinical meetings and audits.

Skills

Advanced Life Support (ALS)

MRCEM exam

Communication Skills

Clinical Audit Involvement

Education

MBBS or equivalent medical qualification

GMC registration with licence to practice

Job description

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For this round of recruitment, we are unable to accept any applications that do not have at least 2 years experience in ED in the NHS. Please note clinical attachments are not eligible to count as NHS experience therefore your application will not be considered if you only have an attachment as your NHS experience.

We have clearly set out in our job description and person specification the essential criteria for the roles (please see below). You will be expected to meet all of the essential criteria in order to move to the shortlisting stage of the recruitment process.

Please note for this recruitment, we are looking for applicants

For a Junior post

• We expect you to have at least three years post MBBS (or equivalent) in addition to experience in an Emergency Department (ED).
• To be considered for Tier 3 (CT3) level role, you will need part of MRCEM exam plus minimum of 2 years in pure ED setting in the NHS at CT1/2 level
• Advanced Life Support (ALS) qualification

For a Senior post

• At least six years post MBBS (or equivalent) in addition to experience in an ED
• ALS and ATLS qualifications
• MRCEM exam (full)
• To have at least two years experience in ED in the NHS at CT3 level or higher

These are service posts so do not have educational approval, but you will be provided with excellent training and educational opportunities, tailored to meet your individual needs.

We expect that you will keep yourself up to date with current knowledge and practice, attend clinical meetings within the department and to participate in audit and in service training of other professionals.

Clinical Fellows in the Emergency Department can expect to:

• Build on previous experience and develop increased expertise in the identification, assessment and management of sick patients
• Gain experience and familiarity in identifying and managing a wide variety of medical conditions, with appropriated decision making around need for admission and discharge +/- primary care/specialty follow up
• Gain experience and familiarity in managing poly-trauma patients and the concept of 'silver trauma'
• Have opportunities to acquire additional skills such as fascia iliaca block, chest drain etc
• To enhance your communication skills with patients relatives and colleagues
• To keep up to date with mandatory training required for your role
• To participate in the annual appraisal process

We have successfully supported many doctors who have come to work with us to gain places on training programmes, just let us know if this is your aim and we'll do everything we can to help you get there. Alternatively if you would like a longer term trust post or to take the CESR training pathway with NUH, we are really happy to have these discussions with you too.

*Previous applicants need not apply*

Person specification

Training and Qualification

Essential criteria

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
• GMC registration with licence to practice
• ALS provider
• Part of MRCEM (if T3) or full (if T4)

Desirable criteria

• ALS instructor
• ATLS provider if SCF

Experience

Essential criteria

• Completion of Foundation training (or equivalent training)
• At least 3 years post MBBS (or for Senior post at least 6 years post MBBS)
• Experience in an ED setting (for junior T3 post 2 yrs CT/2 in NHS, For Senior >2 years NHS at CT3+ level

Desirable criteria

• Experience in large acute hospital (more than 1000 beds)
• Clinical attachment of more than 2 weeks in large acute hospital in ED

Communication and Relationship Skills

Essential criteria

• Good standard of written English

Planning and organisation skills

Essential criteria

• Evidence of active involvement in design and running of relevant clinical audit

Desirable criteria

• Presentation of case reports, audit or research results

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at the NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Applicants are kindly requested to refrain from using AI at any stage during the recruitment process.

Closing Dates: Please submit your application form as soon as possible to avoid disappointment; we reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the published closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.

Communication: All communication related to your application will be via the email address you have provided. Please ensure you check your email account including your junk email regularly.

Easy read application: if you have a disability and find it difficult to complete our online application form, you can apply via our easy read application which you can find on the intranet https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/easy-read-job-application

NUH are now able to offer application completion support and interview preparation support. Please follow the link to book onto our sessions: Support for NUH Job Applications

If you are aged 16 or 17 and applying for a role that is more than 20 hours a week, please be aware that you will be asked to commence an Apprenticeship within the Trust alongside your role, as long as there is a suitable apprenticeship standard available. This is in line with the current guidance in England that whilst young people under the age of 18 can leave school (on the last Friday in June) they must then do one of the following:

• Stay in full-time education, for example at a college
• Start an Apprenticeship
• Spend 20 hours of more a week working or volunteering, while in part-time education or training

For more details visit; School leaving age - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Salary: The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.

Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.

At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are 'at risk' of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.

International Recruitment: If you are applying for a role with us from outside of the UK then please read the guidance on applying for a health or social care job in the UK from abroad.

ID and Right to work checks: NUH authenticate ID and right to work documentation including passports and driving licenses through a system called Trust ID. NUH will scan your ID and right to work documentation in to the Trust ID system at your face to face ID appointment. The system will run a check against the key security features within your documentation. The system will provide us with an outcome of your check which will be stored securely on your personal file along with all other pre-employment check documentation.

Consent:

• Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service - I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the Occupational Health Department confidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations s and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.
• Disclosure and Barring Service: Your post maybe subject to a DBS check which incur a cost dependent on the level of check required (£49.50 for enhanced and £21.50 for standard). I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check if it is required (by deduction from first month's pay). Should I decide to withdraw from my job offer, I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of the DBS check undertaken by cheque or other agreed method.
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Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• JD JCf or SCF in Emergency Medicine (PDF, 520.3KB)
• PS JCf or SCF in Emergency Medicine (PDF, 264.4KB)
• Mindful Employer (PDF, 242.5KB)
• Equality and Diversity (PDF, 122.3KB)
• Equal Opportunities (PDF, 57.4KB)
• Disability Confidence Scheme (PDF, 51.0KB)
• Rehabilitation of Ex Offenders (PDF, 106.0KB)
• Application Process Booklet (PDF, 24.8MB)