Senior Clinical Fellow in Emergency Medicine

Job summary

This 12 month post is designed for an ST4+ level trainee or equivalent to gain experience in and develop a sub specialty interest.

The Fellow will gain experience in various aspects of an agreed area of interest which will be supported by a consultant mentor.

The Royal Bolton Hospital Emergency Department continually seeks to develop and improve the service of emergency care to the local population. The Department has a strong educational background, with an established programme of undergraduate and postgraduate training as well as Consultant representation at local, regional and national level.

All Consultants have a variety of special interests that include Paediatric Emergency Medicine and Event Medicine.

This post will involve working weekends and out of hours.

Main duties of the job

You will work in a safe, effective, timely fashion as part of the ED middle grade rota., which will include nights and weekends.

You will provide departmental leadership and guidance for junior staff and work closely with operational management, senior nursing colleagues and the consultant body to embed departmental improvements.

There will be opportunity for the Fellow to lead quality improvement in the department in an area of their interest, such as:

• Creation of a frailty/geriatric area of ED
• "Silver" trauma
• Dementia friendly care
• End of life care
• Supported discharge

About us

Here at Bolton our patients are at the heart of everything we do. We ensure our patients receive the highest quality of Care and are guided by our trust Values. We are proud that our Trust is a centre of excellence for maternity, neonatal and care for children, and that it has been rated as Good by the Quality Care Commission (CQC). This is in recognition of the patient experience and quality of care that our staff provide to patients. It is also supported by our Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professional Framework for Professional Practice

The aims of this Trust are to improve the health of and provide the best possible care to the population in which we serve and ensure that our staff has joy and pride in their work. We are striving to recruit a workforce that reflects the communities in which we serve. We value our staff and can offer excellent opportunities for further training and development. We are keen to reflect our local population and therefore applications from all sectors of the community are welcomed.

Job responsibilities

Please see job description

This post is an additional Senior Clinical Fellow position based in the Emergency Department of the Royal Bolton Hospital. The successful applicant will join the current Emergency Department team to provide 24 hour clinical care to those patients attending the Emergency Department of the Royal Bolton Hospital.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

• At least 1 year of Clinical NHS Experience
• Full registration with General Medical Council
• Should be ST4 or above or equivalent
• Should not already hold a CCT or be within 12 months (ideally not within 18 months) of completion of training on intended start date
• Evidence of satisfactory / more than satisfactory progress through training, including annual review of competence progression (ARCP) outcomes

Desirable

• Additional relevant degree (intercalated, masters or doctorate)

clinical Skills

Essential

• Evidence of clinical competencies in their specialty appropriate for their stage in training
• An appropriate knowledge base, and ability to apply sound clinical judgement to problems
• Ability to prioritise clinical need
• Ability to maximise safety and minimise risk
• Ability to work without supervision where appropriate

Research

Essential

• Understanding of research, including awareness of ethical issues
• Understanding of research methodology and ability to use basic qualitative and quantitative methods
• Knowledge of evidence-based practice
• Evidence of effective team working and leadership, supported by multi-source feedback or workplace-based assessments
• Self-awareness, with knowledge of personal strengths and weaknesses, impact and areas for development
• Interest in and knowledge of the importance of leadership and management for clinicians