Senior Clinical Fellow in Emergency Medicine
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.
* 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 the most appropriate specialty, in line with trust guidance.
* To seek advice from Consultants and inpatient specialties as required.
* Assist in maintaining the 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.
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.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr Yana Pearson Job title: Consultant Emergency Medicine Email address: yana.pearson@uhd.nhs.uk
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Health Care Provider
Industries
Hospitals and Health Care
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