Senior Clinical Fellow in Emergency Medicine
This post is for doctors who are currently in a middle grade position in Emergency Medicine who need to complete specific ACCS competencies to enable their career progression.
The applicant should be aiming to gain more experience before entering formal training at ST4 onwards or by the CESR route and Article 14, or the Defined Route of Entry into Emergency Medicine (DREEM). This post is a middle grade position which will experience in a supported Emergency Medicine department.
This is a new middle grade position as Senior Clinical Fellow in Emergency Medicine with the potential to consolidate their experience in Emergency Medicine. The post will allow the applicant to develop Ultrasound and Research skills. This department has a strong link to ultrasound training and teaching and will provide support to interested candidates to achieve Level 1 & Level 2 Ultrasound skills. The Trust has strong links to Cambridge ultrasound school and will provide the opportunity for your ultrasound competencies to be signed off.
This post will also allow you to take part in the active research and quality improvement programs within the department. Many of the research projects have been presented in international conferences and also published.
The post duration is up to 24 months. The post will be compliant with RCEM 2021 guidance on Education Development Time.
Main duties of the job
* You will be part of the multidisciplinary clinical team as middle grade in the Emergency Department.
* Provide high quality care, knowledge, and skill for the patients either directly or by supervision and floor management of the junior clinical staff.
* To maintain the standards of the College of Emergency Medicine and the West Suffolk Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
* To assume clinical responsibility for patients brought to the department by the emergency services, self-referring or referred by GP.
* You are expected to deal with unexpected emergencies including those resulting from infectious diseases like COVID-19.
* To be part of Trauma Team coordinated management of major trauma.
* To be immediately available for opinion, guidance and advice on any patient seen by a junior clinician in the ED at any time during the rostered duty shift.
* To assist in conducting follow-up review of patients where considered appropriate by the Consultants.
* To contribute to the production of departmental clinical management guidelines in line with evidence-based best practice.
* To attend in the event of a hospital Major Incident call if available and off duty.
* Identify and act appropriately upon Safeguarding issues in children appropriately.
About us
#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community.
We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.
The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.
Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.
We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and teamwork guide how we work and behave as a team.
With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.
We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyone's voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.
Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?
Job responsibilities
Closing date: This job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.
Fixed Term cover from month of February.
Please read the Job Description and Person Specification attached for full details.
Person Specification
Trust Values
* Commitment to Trust Values.
Qualifications and Experience
* MBBS or equivalent medical qualification.
* Part A or equivalent of Emergency Medicine examinations.
* Primary FRCEM.
* Full registration with the GMC and hold a Licence to Practise at time of starting the post.
* Must have three years aggregate hospital experience at SHO/F2 level or higher grades, at least six months of which should be in Emergency Medicine.
* Experience of working in UK or EEC hospitals for three years aggregate at SHO/F2 level or higher grades, at least six months of which should be in Emergency Medicine.
Clinical Care
* Competence in basic clinical procedures.
* Able to prioritise clinical needs.
* Aware of own limitations and knows when to consult senior colleagues.
* Understands the importance of working effectively in teams.
* Knowledge and understanding of UK health systems.
* Awareness of current issues in the NHS.
Acute Care (Knowledge and Skills)
* Ability to assess, recognise and initiate management of the acutely ill patient.
* Play an effective part in advanced life support.
* ATLS or ALS.
* ATLS, ALS and APLS/EPLS.
Teaching, Audit and Research
* Active participation in clinical audit.
* Contribute to teaching and learning of others in the clinical setting.
Communication and Interpersonal Skills
* Able to communicate effectively in written English.
* Able to communicate effectively in spoken English to enable effective communication with patients and colleagues.
* All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues which could be demonstrated by one of the following: PLAB 1, PLAB 2. If applicants believe that they have adequate communication skills, but do not fit into one of the examples, they need to provide evidence adequate to enable effective communication.
* Able to establish good working relations with patients, carers and multidisciplinary colleagues.
* Evidence of team working skills.
* Evidence of leadership skills.
* Understand the responsibilities of being an employee of the NHS.
Team
* Enjoy teamwork and work cooperatively with others and demonstrate leadership potential.
* Able to support the department in a professional manner.
* Have ability to manage the clinical floor and prioritise the activities of the team.
Probity
* Displays honesty, integrity, aware of ethical dilemmas, respects confidentiality.
* Take responsibility for own actions and demonstrate a non-judgemental approach towards others.
Commitment to speciality and Motivation
* Have clear short- and long-term goals.
* Demonstrate interest and realistic insight in Emergency Medicine training.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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