Junior Clinical Fellow with a Specialist Interest - Emergency Medicine

ED Junior Clinical Fellow with a specialist interest - Emergency Medicine

4 month fixed term contract

This job is designed for someone who is committed to both Emergency Medicine as well as developing their portfolio in a particular area of interest. The successful candidate will be given a timetable that covers clinical duties on the shop floor and SPA time set aside to work on a portfolio of activities in relation to their topic of interest.

In this new world portfolio careers are becoming increasingly attractive both for the clinician as well as for the multidisciplinary team they work within, bringing new skills and expertise that they can share with others. We pride ourselves on the close working between our Northwick Park and Ealing EDs and, with this in mind, we will expect the Junior Clinical Fellow to support the sharing of learning and standardisation of processes and guidelines on both sites.

The Trust offers 7 specialty interests. Please specify in your Supporting Info your 1st and 2nd choice speciality that you are most interested in

Mental Health Fellow, Ultrasound Fellow, Maternity Fellow, Complaints Fellow, Digital Fellow, Research Fellow & Social Anthropology Fellow.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be involved in all aspects of the care of patients in the Emergency Department at Northwick Park Hospital or Ealing Hospital, having pre-agreed a base site to work at in a clinical capacity. They will have direct responsibility for the management of patients.

The successful candidate will spend 20% of their time developing their portfolio around their area of interest. Please come to the interview prepared to tell us about the area that sparks passion for you and that you would want to develop your skills in during your time spent working for our Trust.

Essential Criteria:

GMC Registration

MBBS or equivalent

ALS or ACLS

NHS experience

About us

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A& E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK.
• St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease.
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice.
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

Job description
Job responsibilities

The successful candidate will be allocated a Consultant Supervisor who will work alongside the Fellow to support them over the 4 months to achieve their personal goals including development of an online portfolio and their own professional development plan. The Fellow will be expected to undertake a structured appraisal at the end of the year which will support future revalidation processes. The ED Consultant body will also support networking for the Fellow with key representatives within the Trust in that area of interest. This will support the fostering of links between the ED team and external specialties that is key to running supportive and efficient Urgent and Emergency Care pathways.

To view the main responsibility, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification

Person Specification
Qualification
Essential

• MBBS, MD or equivalent
• ALS or ACLS
• Evidence of Foundation Level competencies

Desirable

• UK substantive experience
• Experience in Emergency Medicine

Registration
Essential

• Full GMC Registration with a license to practice

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