Senior Clinical Fellow

NHS; Liverpool City Region; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A major healthcare provider in the UK seeks a Senior Clinical Fellow in Emergency Medicine. This position involves delivering high-quality patient care, supervising junior staff, and contributing to quality improvement initiatives. Candidates must have at least 5 years post-graduation experience, including 2 years within the NHS, and current GMC registration. The role provides opportunities for professional development and engagement in a busy, supportive emergency department environment.

Qualifications

• Evidence of achievement of Foundation competencies from a UKFPO affiliated Foundation Programme or equivalent.
• At least 5 years post graduate clinical experience.
• Competent to work without direct clinical supervision.

Responsibilities

• Deliver direct clinical care to patients in the Emergency Department.
• Supervise junior staff, students, and allied health professionals.
• Engage in departmental quality improvement and governance.

Skills

Management of medical emergencies

Teaching clinical skills

Organizing clinical priorities

Personal resilience

IT literacy

Education

MB ChB or equivalent

Completion of ALS

Full registration with the GMC

Job description

Go back Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Senior Clinical Fellow

The closing date is 17 December 2025

The Emergency Department at Whiston Hospital is looking for experienced and enthusiastic emergency medicine doctors to join our committed ED team as Senior Clinical Fellows.

Successful candidates will help us build on our excellent reputation for delivering high quality patient care and be instrumental in enhancing our capacity to deliver a world‑class emergency service. The role will not only involve delivering direct clinical care to patients but will also require supervision of junior staff, students and allied health professionals, delivery of teaching, and engagement with departmental quality improvement and governance.

For those candidates who demonstrate commitment to a career in Emergency medicine there will be the opportunity to pursue the Certificate of Equivalent Specialist Registration (CESR). This training is supported by an enthusiastic team of ED consultants, including formal Clinical Educators, who will guide and prepare you for the FRCEM examinations.

Due to the timing of the role and service demand, successful candidates must hold current registration with the GMC at the time of application. The applicant must also have a minimum of 5 years post graduate clinical experience, including at least 2 years NHS experience. Candidates who are not GMC registered or do have not met the minimum clinical experience requirements will not progress through to the shortlisting stage.

Main duties of the job

Whiston Hospital, part of the Mersey and West Lancashire NHS Trust, hosts a busy general Emergency Department, receiving a full range of emergency presentations. The department sees over 110,000 new patients per year of which approximately 25% are paediatric cases.

Whiston Hospital is a designated Major Trauma Unit, with both adult and paediatric trauma teams, working within the Cheshire & Mersey and North West Children’s Major Trauma Networks. Whiston Hospital is also home to the Mersey Regional Burns, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Unit, providing care to patients from Merseyside, Cheshire, North Wales and the Isle of Man.

In addition to a wide range of inpatient specialties Whiston Hospital also has a hyper‑acute stroke centre with 24‑hour specialty services.

There are a wide range of clinical opportunities as well as educational, quality improvement and research opportunities available. Successful candidates will be actively encouraged to explore and engage with these.

Due to current service demands, we are only able to consider applicants who have relevant UK experience. Candidates must also be available to commence employment immediately or within a very short timeframe. We regret that we cannot progress applications that do not meet these essential requirements.

About us

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

Our services:

Acute Care

Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.

Primary Care

Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.

Community Services

Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.

Specialist Regional Services

We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.

Achievements:

• Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme.

You will be expected to undertake the Trusts’ commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Job responsibilities

Please find attached Job Description and Person Specification for main responsibilities and requirements.

There is consultant presence in the department between the hours of 8am and midnight seven days a week. Outside of these hours supervision is provided by our tier of experienced middle grade doctors, including senior clinical fellows, with on‑call consultant cover.

All senior clinical fellows are allocated a named consultant supervisor who will support any educational and pastoral needs; senior support and guidance is easily accessible within the department.

Whiston Emergency Department runs a regular simulation programme covering a wide range of paediatric and adult emergency cases; this multidisciplinary programme encourages inter‑specialty learning and has proven beneficial for all levels of staff. There are dedicated weekly ED senior educational meetings and journal clubs in addition to regular audit, governance and mortality meetings.

We have two dedicated ED Consultant Clinical Educators who support medical staff in their training and development.

Person Specification

Our Values

• We are Kind
• We are Open
• We are Inclusive

Qualifications

• MB ChB or equivalent
• Completion of ALS
• Full registration with the GMC and hold a current licence to practise
• Ability to provide complete details of employment history including any employment gaps
• Success in MRCEM or equivalent examination

Knowledge and Experience

• Evidence of achievement of Foundation competencies from a UKFPO affiliated Foundation Programme or equivalent by time of appointment in line with GMC standards / Good Medical Practice (signed CREST form confirming successful attainment of Foundation competencies)
• Evidence of achievement of ACCS competencies in Emergency Medicine; supported by evidence from workplace‑based assessments of clinical performance (DOPS, Mini‑CEX, CBD, ACAT) and Multi‑source Feedback, ARCP or equivalent
• Evidence of at least 5 years post graduate clinical experience
• Evidence of at least 2 years NHS post graduate clinical experience (not including clinical attachments)
• At least 12 months experience of working in an Emergency Medicine at the level of CT1/2
• Competent to work without direct clinical supervision, where appropriate
• Previous Middle Grade/ST3 level experience in Emergency Medicine
• Knowledge, interest and commitment to clinical audit/quality improvement

Skills

• Evidence of competence to manage medical emergencies through continuous work‑based assessments, portfolio evidence, including log book documentation
• Able to organise and manage clinical priorities
• Able to teach clinical skills on the shop floor and in lectures
• Instructor states for one or more of life support courses

Other

• Commitment to continuing medical education
• IT literate

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.

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust