A Vacancy at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for F3/Junior Clinical Fellows in our Emergency Medicine to join our friendly, enthusiastic Emergency team at UHDB, based at the RDH site.
These are fixed term, 4 month posts, until August 2025. Any candidate who wishes to work less than full time will be considered and supported, taking into account service need.
• Maintaining the highest clinical standards in the management of patients presenting to the Emergency Department
• Expected to prioritise and time-manage effectively according to the activity of the department and to utilise appropriately the available senior staff for advise
• Participation in the 24 hour Emergency rota
• Encouraged to complete work based places assessments for their own development
• Participation in ED specific teaching, training and support depending on career aspirations
• Opportunities to undertake additional protected time away from the clinical area to pursue other areas of interest, for example Quality Improvement, Teaching, Education, Research & Paediatric Emergency Medicine
• Expectation to support the training of all levels of staff: medical, nursing, para-medical
• Opportunity to participate in Audit
• Designated Educational Supervisor for the duration of the post
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In return we will offer:
• Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
• On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Key Facts about our Trust:
• We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
We are advertising a number of F3/ Junior Clinical Fellows in Emergency Medicine at the Royal Derby Hospital. The post is intended to provide the clinician with post-Foundation experience in Emergency Medicine. The post would be ideal for those who:
• Considering a career in Emergency Medicine or Acute Specialities and looking for the support and training required to successfully apply or a training post
• Planning to pursue a career in Emergency Medicine or Acute Specialities and looking to undertake their training in the Royal Derby Hospital via the Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR) route at a later date
• Undecided on a career pathway and looking to undertake an additional acute post prior to future application.
The post will include clinical experience in the Emergency Department as well as specific teaching, training and support depending on career aspirations. In addition, there may be the opportunity to undertake additional protected time away from the chosen clinical area to pursue an area of interest, which will be decided by a competitive selection process post interview. These areas of interest include the following:
• Quality Improvement
• Teaching/Education
• Research
The department has a strong track record in supporting a wide range of trainees. Our range of innovative workforce solutions couples with education, mentorship and support have received national recognition, including RCEM ' Clinical Team of the Year' in 2017. This experience will be fully utilised to ensure that each successful applicant has individual support to ensure their career aspirations are achieved. As part of tis there will be protected non-clinical time to attend relevant teaching on a monthly basis, as well as a designated Educational Supervisor for the duration of the post. From a clinical perspective these posts will participate in the 24 hour Emergency Department rota with flexibility to accommodate individual personal requirements.
Full registration with GMC and Licence to practice on submission of application is essential. Applicants must also have a minimum of 12 months experience as a doctor working in a UK healthcare setting. Excellent skills in written and spoken English will be expected, in order to enable highly effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues.
Duties
The post holder will be expected to prioritise and time-manage effectively according to the activity of the department and to utilise appropriately the available senior staff for advise.
We would encourage the past holder to complete work based placed assessments to allow documentation of their own development.
Education is an important part of the role. The post holder is likely to be involved in supporting the training of all levels of staff: medical : nursing: para-medical. Among groups who regularly attend the departments are Student Nurses, Ambulance Paramedics, Pharmacy Students and student Radiographers.
Audit
Clinical Audit is an important part if each Departments Governance. These are aimed at involving all levels of staff. The post holder will be expected to assume responsibility (under the supervision of a Consultant) for a specific audit topic.
Education and Training
The trust supports an active, post-graduate and under graduate medical education programme. NHS library facilities are available at the Royal Derby Hospital whilst the Graduate Entry Medical school library is directly linked to the Green Field library at Nottingham.
There will be the ability for successful candidates to attend ED-specific teaching. Attendance at these sessions alone provided almost all of their annual CPD, but study leave will be available.
A Consultant or Middle grade educational supervisor for the period of the appointment will be allocated.
This advert closes on Monday 31 Mar 2025