Junior or Senior Clinical Fellow Emergency Medicine

Integrated Care System; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

A large UK teaching hospital is seeking Junior or Senior Clinical Fellows in Emergency Medicine to join their dynamic team. This role involves managing patient flow and working under EM Consultants. Applicants must have relevant experience in ED, with opportunities for teaching and development. The position offers a salary between £52,656 to £65,048 per year with a start date of December 3, 2025.

Benefits

Monthly teaching opportunities

Educational development time

Qualifications

• At least 2 years experience in an ED in the NHS for junior post.
• At least 6 years experience in an ED for senior post.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Emergency Department and patient flow.
• Work under clinical direction of EM Consultants.
• Participate in audits and training.

Skills

Advanced Life Support (ALS)

MRCEM

Communication Skills

Education

MBBS or equivalent medical qualification

Job description

Go back Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts

Junior or Senior Clinical Fellow Emergency Medicine

The closing date is 03 August 2025

Are you looking for career in Emergency Medicine in a large UK teaching hospital with a Major Trauma Centre?

The Emergency Department at Nottingham University Hospitals' NHS Trust is excited to be able to offer opportunities for motivated doctors to join our friendly Emergency Medicine teamfrom 3rd December 2025 for 12 months.

You will have the opportunity to work in a forward thinking, dynamic department which is committed to the Trust's ambition of developing staff and delivering outstanding healthcare outcomes for patients. T

Depending on your experience and interview, you may be offered a Junior Fellow role on our Tier 2 (CT1/2 level) rota or Tier 3 rota (CT3 level) which would only be considered if you hold MRCEM. We may offer you Senior Fellow at Tier 4 level, which is our registrar rota if you have the required amount of experience in ED plus MRCEM along with taking into consideration your interview. There will be opportunities for T3 clinicians to progress to the Tier 4 rota, Senior Fellow role, if full MRCEM is obtained and progression reviews completed.

Please note, you must be available to start on 3rd December to align with our Resident doctor rotation which includes an induction to the Trust and a departmental induction on 4th December which will be mandatory.

Main duties of the job

Working in our ED encompasses many management skills such as managing the shop floor, keeping to the four hour target and constant reprioritisation of tasks.

You will be supported to work through competencies to develop portfolio evidence to meet your set objectives and will work under the clinical direction of EM Consultants who are present in the department 24/7. All Fellows will have a monthly teaching day along with educational development time reflected on your rota. You will be allocated an Educational and Clinical supervisor

What we can offer you as a Fellow in ED:

• Monthly teaching
• Work place based assessments
• Opportunities to get involved with teaching
• Audit work and QIP's etc
• Research opportunities
• Potential for a secondment to other specialities based on your interest and placement availability

About us

Located in one of the friendliest and greenest cities in the UK, Nottingham University Hospitals Trust (NUH) is a Major Trauma Centre and our ED is one of the busiest in Europe, seeing 179,940 new patients a year across co-located adult and Childrens and Young People's departments.

NUH consists of the Queen's Medical Centre (QMC) and the Nottingham City Hospital Campuses. QMC houses our Emergency Department which has co-located adult and children's units. NUH is the Major Trauma Centre for the East Midlands region.

Our forward thinking, research active Emergency Department is one of the busiest in Europe with 195,000 new attendances annually. The Children's ED sees 44,000 children and young people and has expanded its resuscitation capability with a major capital investment.

Nottingham is a haven for sports lovers and nature lovers. It is home to two famous football teams, an ice hockey team, an annual tennis open and boasts a test cricket ground and the National Ice and Water Sports Centres. Known for its high quality schools, the city has excellent rail and road links and an ultra-modern bus and tram service. A vibrant university city, the centre has an array of shops, restaurants, clubs and attractions to suit all ages and tastes.

Please read our job description for a more detailed in depth look at our Trust, we hope you would like to come and join us!

Job 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 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 haveat least two yearsexperience 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 well 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.

Person Specification

Training and Qualification

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

Experience

• 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
• 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

• Good standard of written English

Planning and organisation skills

• Evidence of active involvement in design and running of relevant clinical audit
• Presentation of case reports, audit or research results

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.

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts

£52,656 to £65,048 a yearFor Jnr posts the salary will be £52,656 & for Snr posts £65,048