This post is for a Resident Clinical Fellow in Paediatric Emergency Medicine. This is a whole time post offering an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated Medic to join a dynamic, rapidly expanding team delivering multidisciplinary acute care in Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals. Applicants must be eligible for full Registration with the GMC at time of appointment.
Main duties of the job
This job would be ideal for a Doctor considering a career in Paediatrics/PEM, or for someone looking to improve their knowledge and skills before a career in Primary Care. It's 12 months during which time you would be supported with Clinical Audit, Study leave and CPD, and a chance to polish your applications for training, or CESR. Please come and join our friendly team here at Southport and Ormskirk NHS trust Emergency Department and start your EM journey with us.
About us
The Secretary of State has approved the partnership between St Helens & Knowsley Teaching Hospitals and Southport & Ormskirk Hospitals. From 1st July we have come together as a single organisation under the name Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. The Trust delivers acute hospital care, intermediate care, community, and primary care services to a population of over 600,000 people with a combined workforce of around 9000 dedicated and skilled staff from 17 locations including Whiston, Southport & Formby, St Helens, Ormskirk and Newton hospitals. The Trust provides regional services for burns, plastic surgery and spinal injuries to more than 4 million people across Mersey and West Lancashire, Cheshire, the Isle of Man and North Wales. Our Vision is to deliver 5 Star Patient Care:
* CARE that is evidence based, high quality and compassionate
* SAFETY that is of the highest standards
* COMMUNICATION that is open, inclusive and respectful
* SYSTEMS that are efficient, patient centred and reliable
* PATHWAYS that are best practice and embedded, but also respect the individual needs of patients
Our achievements include:
* Trust rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
* Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
* Awarded National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for our Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
Job description
Job responsibilities
The clinical team in the Paediatric ED cover the department between 8am up to 2am. The role in Paediatric ED involves the assessment and treatment of all children attending the Paediatric Emergency Department under the supervision of the Senior team. The post involves weekend working but no night shift work. The successful candidate will contribute to the Tier 1 rota working on a 4 week cycle.
The Trust provides a range of local hospital services across its two main sites at Southport and Ormskirk including Supra Regional Spinal Injuries Unit. The Trust is proud to have been awarded University Clinical Education Centre by the University of Liverpool in recognition of the high standards of training provided for students on placements with the Trust.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Full Registration with Medical Council and Licensed to Practice
* MB ChB, MBBS
Desirable
* MRCPCH/FRCEM Primary/Intermediate/MRCEM
Experience
Essential
* Minimum 1 years' experience at Tier 1 (Senior House Officer/F2)
* Minimum of 4 months experience in Paediatrics or Emergency Medicine
* Must have experience of managing both acute patients
* Ability to work unsupervised
* Basic Paediatric Life Support Skills
Desirable
* APLS
Skills
Essential
* Proven Ability to Teach
* Commitment to teaching and supervision of junior staff
* Experience and evidence of Audit, Research and Quality Improvement
* Willingness to seek timely assistance from senior colleagues when appropriate
* Good personal and interpersonal skills
* Good written and oral communication skills
* Ability to work in a multi-professional team
Desirable
* Evidence of Multi-Disciplinary team working
* Completed Audit Topic and Research Publication
* Up to date knowledge of the changing NHS structure and Hospital based services
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