Job Summary
This post is for a Resident Clinical Fellow in Emergency Medicine. This is a whole time post offering an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated Medic to join a dynamic, rapidly expanding team delivering multidisciplinary acute care in Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals.
Applicants must be eligible for full Registration with the GMC at time of appointment.
Please note we have the right to close vacancies early when receiving high numbers of applications.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will work on the Tier 1 rota working a 1:8 shift pattern (including night shifts) in the Adult A&E department at Southport.
There will also be the opportunity to undertake some clinical shifts in the Paediatric A&E Department on the Ormskirk site.
The department has undergone significant refurbishment over the last 18 months to create additional clinical areas. The department is well supported by a Hospital Alcohol Team, Mental Health, and is in the process of developing frailty services. There is an established Ambulatory Care Unit and a Surgical Assessment Unit, in addition to a Clinical Decisions Unit.
There is an active teaching programme in the department and every effort is made to support staff in developing special interests.
About Us
The Secretary of State has approved the partnership between St Helens & Knowsley Teaching Hospitals and Southport & Ormskirk Hospitals.
From 1st July we have come together as a single organisation under the name Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
The Trust delivers acute hospital care, intermediate care, community, and primary care services to a population of over 600,000 people with a combined workforce of around 9000 dedicated and skilled staff from 17 locations including Whiston, Southport & Formby, St Helens, Ormskirk and Newton hospitals.
The Trust provides regional services for burns, plastic surgery and spinal injuries to more than 4 million people across Mersey and West Lancashire, Cheshire, the Isle of Man and North Wales.
Our Vision Is To Deliver 5 Star Patient Care:
- CARE that is evidence based, high quality and compassionate
- SAFETY that is of the highest standards
- COMMUNICATION that is open, inclusive and respectful
- SYSTEMS that are efficient, patient centred and reliable
- PATHWAYS that are best practice and embedded, but also respect the individual needs of patients
Our Achievements Include:
- Trust rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
- Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
- Awarded National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for our Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
Job Description
Job responsibilities
- Undertake assessment of patients attending the AED department making decisions on treatment.
- Ensure timely treatment plans for patients are actioned.
- Ensure timely referrals to the appropriate specialty where an admission is required.
- Liaise with other departments in the hospital as the patients condition dictates.
- Co-operation with outside agencies, particularly relationships with the Police and child protection agencies.
- Participate in the teaching and supervision of the work and duties of the junior doctors in training.
- Assist in the compilation, checking and analysis of data for medical audit.
- So far as it is consistent with the proper discharge of the above duties, the post holder undertakes to deputise from time to time for absent colleagues.
- The post holder undertakes, exceptionally, to perform additional duties in occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances.
- The post holder undertakes, exceptionally, to be available for such irregular commitments outside normally rostered duties as are essential for continuity of patient care.
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- Applicants must hold full registration with the GMC at the time of application
- MB ChB or equivalent medical qualifications
- ALS
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- 12 months experience at F2 level or equivalent in acute care with 6 months of this in Emergency Medicine
Skills
Essential
- Completed audit topic
- Good communication skills
Desirable
- Research Publication
- Communication workshops
Other
Essential
- Evidence of multi-disciplinary teamworking
- Competent in basic computing skills
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
Employer details
Employer name
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
Southport Hospital
Town Lane
Southport
PR8 6PN
Employer's website
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust