Senior Clinical Fellow in Emergency Medicine
NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow
Main area Emergency medicine Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow Contract Fixed term: 12 months (Fixed) Hours
* Full time
* Part time
* Flexible working
40 hours per week Job ref 153-M3602
Department name 4. UHD - Medical Recruitment Site Poole Hospital Town Poole Salary £70,425 Per Annum Salary period Yearly Closing 20/02/2025 23:59
As University Hospitals Dorset, we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.
We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.
In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.
We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.
We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.
At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.
As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.
Job overview
University Hospitals Dorset, Poole Hospital is looking to recruit a Senior Clinical Fellow ST4+ to work in the Emergency Department. This is an exciting opportunity for a doctor working at the level of a registrar/middle grade to gain experience in a busy Regional Trauma Unit.
The post holder will join the Emergency Department team using a self rostering system which includes day, evening, weekend and night shifts.
Main duties of the job
* Actively assess and manage adult and paediatric patients attending the ED across the range of common emergency medicine presentations, including the resuscitation & assessment of seriously ill and injured patients.
* To be competent running the emergency department in the Emergency Physician in Charge (EPIC) role, including out of hours with distant supervision.
* Out of hours Major Trauma Team leader for level 1 calls, including initial reception and resuscitation until on call consultant arrives.
* Supervision and senior review of cases presented by doctors in training.
* Advice on referral of patients needing admission to most appropriate specialty, in line with trust guidance.
* To seek advice from Consultants and inpatient specialities as required.
* Assist in maintaining flow of patients through the department and support the national 4 hour safety standard and Quality Indicators.
* Consultant presence is currently daily from 08:00 – 22:00 with off-site support out of hours.
Working for our organisation
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued team mates and colleagues.
We do reserve the right to close this advertisement if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Person specification
Qualification
* MBBS or equivalent medical degree
* ALS/ACLS, ATLS/ETC, APLS/EPLS
* Level 1 USS
Experience
* At least 3 years post-registration, in training posts or posts with equivalent training and consultant supervision.
* Minimum of 12 months working in Emergency Medicine.
* Minimum of 3 months in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine.
* Experience of working in Paediatrics – general or emergency medicine.
* Can demonstrate successful completion of foundation competencies or equivalent general or emergency medicine.
* Ability to organise workload and prioritise.
* Ability to manage Junior staff.
* Experience of working in an NHS Emergency Department.
* Evidence of involvement in audit & research projects.
Please note:
Staff recruited are expected to be available to work flexibly across all our Trust locations to meet service demands.
This advert may be closed early if sufficient applications are received.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself and our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst this vaccination is not a condition of employment we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.
Internal Candidates: staff employed prior to merger who voluntarily change jobs will be appointed to UHD terms and conditions.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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