Senior Clinical Fellow in Emergency Medicine 80:20 Paediatrics

NHS; Bristol; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job description

Senior Clinical Fellow in Emergency Medicine 80:20 Paediatrics

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)

Senior Clinical Fellow in Emergency Medicine (ST4+) - 80:20 Paediatrics

Love Emergency Medicine but wish you could combine it with your specialist interest? Want to broaden your interests in a non-clinical area without losing too much training time? Can you help us strive for clinical excellence?

If you have an interest in paediatric Emergency Medicine, you will:

• Have the opportunity to work in a tertiary paediatric Emergency Department
• Become involved in managing major paediatric trauma in a Paediatric Major Trauma Centre
• Develop skills and knowledge in managing acutely unwell children, with opportunity to learn specific skills such as infant cannulation and neonatal septic screen
• Opportunities in teaching and training of more junior colleagues and nursing staff
• Take part in award-winning, in situ, multidisciplinary simulation exercises

Main duties of the job

In addition to this Paediatrics Fellowship opportunity, we can also consider your own interests related to Paediatrics that you may wish to pursue.

The senior clinical fellow posts include 80% time working in the adult emergency department and 20% paid time to develop in a specialist interest of the successful candidate's choice. The posts are open as OOPT/E for EM HSTs and as stand-alone posts for non-trainees, and can be 100% EM if required. We are also open to SAS and Specialty Doctors if that suits.

The posts provide an ideal opportunity for the successful candidates to develop their own specialist interests while working in a busy inner-city university hospital, with teaching and research responsibilities and are based in the adult side of the department, serving the Bristol Royal Infirmary (BRI).

Ongoing recruitment cycles and flexible start dates.

Applicants should hold a relevant postgraduate qualification (MRCEM, MRCP, MRCS, FRCA or equivalent) and should be ST4+ or equivalent, having completed a minimum of 3 years in approved SHO posts (Post Foundation Medicine) or equivalent in relevant acute specialities including at least 1 year in Emergency Medicine.

Job responsibilities

Clinical

The reception, diagnosis, and emergency treatment of patients presenting to the adult Emergency Department. The successful candidate will be given supervision and support from senior medical staff to develop competency in the autonomous clinical management of these patients whilst ensuring patient safety. This post is based in the adult Emergency Department and no sessions will be undertaken in the paediatric Emergency Department.

There is close liaison between ED and ICU at BRI. Patients referred to Specialist Units within the hospital are the responsibility of that specialist team, who will see the patient in the Emergency Department and arrange appropriate care. However, medical and nursing staff in the ED are responsible for any emergency care necessary. This shared care is seamless and collaborative.

Managerial

The management responsibility of the post holder will be to the Clinical Director who is responsible to the Chief Executive and Trust Board.

Clinical Audit and Clinical Governance

The post holder must be aware of clinical governance and clinical risk management and take an active part in their implementation, including audit. Clinical audit is established at the BRI. They will participate in at least one supervised audit project during the 12-month post and will be encouraged to attend interdisciplinary clinical governance meetings.

On-Call Commitment

In ED, the roster is a full shift system. Shifts are a balanced mix of earlies, mids, lates, and nights. The posts' pay will be calculated by HR and will be compliant with the new regulations set in Aug 2017.

Person Specification

Knowledge and Experience

• Able to assess, resuscitate, and stabilise acutely sick patients
• Able to participate as a key member of the cardiac arrest team
• Demonstrates good clinical judgement
• Completed specialist skills courses (e.g., difficult airways, ATLS/APLS, ultrasound course, etc.)
• Understands audit and governance processes
• Designed and/or completed audits

Additional & Aptitudes

• Supportive
• Respectful
• Evidence of entitlement to live and work in the UK

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to organise and prioritise workload
• Honesty and reliability
• Ability to work effectively within a team
• Flexibility
• Inquiring and critical approach to work
• Demonstrates initiative
• Appropriately assertive
• Ability to gain the confidence of both staff and patients
• Ability to take on administrative roles within the Department
• A willingness to undertake additional clinical duties when necessary, including cover for colleagues on leave

Qualifications and Training

• Registered with General Medical Council (UK)
• At least 24 months full-time hospital service as a trainee in the Foundation (or higher) grade. No unexplained career gaps
• Advanced Life Support provider
• Previous experience of working in critical care in the British Healthcare system (not observing)
• Specialist Interest intent and evidence of interest
• Intermediate EM/MRCP/MRCS (Part 1) or equivalent
• Other membership, fellowship or diplomas

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.