Clinical Fellow in Emergency Medicine

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

University Hospitals Dorset, Royal Bournemouth Hospital is looking to recruit a Clinical Fellow ST3+ 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 very busy Emergency Department.

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

The Registrar Doctor Rota will include an additional Educational Development Time (EDT) every week.

EDT can be used for clinical duties (for example obtaining WPBAs or ELSEs) or non-clinical activities (such as ultrasound, teaching, audit, QIP).

The post holder will have an Educational Supervisor and be provided with career advice as well as a good study leave budget.

There is formal Senior teaching for 6 hours every 6 weeks which includes simulation sessions, lectures, RCEM guideline updates, and a journal club. As Simulation Fellow, you would be encouraged to help shape these educational days and prepare simulation for your fellow registrars.

In Bournemouth Hospital Emergency Department, there are 15 ED Consultants, Registrars and Middle Grades, SHO grade Drs, ACPs.

Advantages of this post:

• Increase your clinical skills through working with a varied group of consultants with different specialist interests.
• Further your skills in leading the department under the supervision of consultants to help guide your learning.
• Develop skills in leading a major trauma team, improve ultrasound scanning techniques.
• Support from ED Consultants with CESR experience in Emergency Medicine to gain this qualification if applicable.
• Supervision & Mentorship from Consultant body qualified as RCEM examiners, ARCPs panellists & National Run Through training Interviewers.

About us

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We do reserve the right to close this advertisement if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

Job 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
• MRCEM/FRCEM or equivalent
• Level 1 USS

Experience

• At least 4 years post-graduate training, in training posts or posts with equivalent training and consultant supervision
• Minimum of 2 years working in Emergency Medicine
• Minimum of 4 months in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine
• Minimum of 4 months of working in Paediatrics
• Can demonstrate successful completion of foundation competencies or equivalent
• Experience of managing an Emergency Department as the Emergency Physician in Charge
• Ability to organise workload and prioritise.
• Ability to manage Junior staff
• Minimum of 4 months of working in Acute Medicine or equivalent
• Experience of Minor Injuries/T&O.
• Evidence of involvement in audit & research projects
• Experience at Registrar level or equivalent in the UK health system

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.

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust