Senior Clinical Fellow in Emergency Medicine

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Cross; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is advertising a Senior Clinical Fellow (ST4+ level) in Emergency Medicine, covering Preston and Chorley sites in a unified Directorate. The post is fixed term for 12 months with both full-time and part-time options.

The role focuses on high quality clinical work with supervision and teaching of training grade doctors, participation in teaching and audit programs, and involvement in management duties appropriate to a senior trainee.

Qualifications

• Senior Clinical Fellow in Emergency Medicine, ST4+ level with UK training path.
• Involves supervision and teaching of trainees on the shop floor.
• Participation in formal teaching and audit programs.

Responsibilities

• Provide primary medical care to patients with acute conditions and injuries.
• Provide primary care to patients taken ill whilst in transit.
• Manage department to maintain efficient patient flow and targets.
• Assist consultants by covering short-term sickness and staffing.

Skills

Emergency Medicine

Teaching

Audit

Management

Job description

This post is for a Senior Clinical Fellow (ST4+ level) in Emergency Medicine at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The Emergency Medicine Services at Preston and Chorley are unified under a single Directorate. The successful candidate will be expected to work on both sites.

This post is fixed term for 12 months however candidates seeking less than 12-month contracts are welcome to apply. There is a full-time post and a part time post available.

Duties will include all those duties normally expected of a Senior Clinical Fellow/Speciality Trainee in Emergency Medicine (level 4 and above) in the UK.

Most of the appointee’s time will be spent on clinical duties; however, an integral part of the post will be the supervision and teaching of training grade doctors on the shop floor. In addition, the appointee will be expected to take part in the formal teaching and on-going audit programs within the directorate as well as a full range of management duties commensurate with this role.

The Post Holder Will

• Provide primary medical care to patients suffering recent injuries and acute medical and surgical conditions of sudden onset
• Provide primary care to patients taken ill whilst in transit
• Management of the department to maintain efficient and timely patient flow with specific reference to both local set and nationally set targets.
• Assist consultant staff in maintaining staffing levels including covering short term sickness

Our team is our work family. At Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, you will be working as part of a collaborative, friendly and caring team of incredible people who are committed to providing excellent care with compassion. We celebrate diversity, encourage everyone to contribute, and you are valued for who you are.

Our mission is to provide excellent care with compassion. We will support you to achieve your personal goals and to build the career you want.

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals is a designated the regional Major Trauma Centre for Lancashire and South Cumbria and the regional centre for respiratory, cancer, renal, neurology, neurosurgery, interventional radiology, vascular, plastics and major trauma. With excellent road and rail links there is easy access to major cities, the expansive North West coastline and areas of outstanding natural beauty in the Forest of Bowland and the Lake District, your free time will be as exciting and varied as your working week.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr Nicola Fallon Job title: Clinical Director Emergency Medicine Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01772 522050