Junior Clinical Fellow in Emergency Medicine

Thank you for your interest in joining Cwm Taf Morgannwg (CTM) University Health Board. Located in the heart of South Wales, we’re central to Cardiff, Newport, and Swansea. As an NHS organisation we are dedicated to providing compassionate patient care and building healthier communities together. At CTM, you’ll be part of a supportive, inclusive team from diverse nations, cultures, and backgrounds. Every role counts, every person matters, and together, we’re creating a space where everyone can thrive.

Are you finishing your foundation training? Are you unsure which speciality you want to choose? Are you looking for an opportunity to try Emergency Medicine before applying for training? Can we tempt you to join our amazing multidisciplinary team? Our Junior Clinical Fellow posts are an ideal opportunity to work in a supportive clinical environment with dedicated non-clinical time for portfolio development.

The posts will have dedicated non-clinical time (20% of rota time) to develop a portfolio of your choice, ideas include:

• Educational Fellow – 6 months (with an option to progress SIM training)
• Quality Improvement Fellow - 1 year
• Ultrasound Fellow - 1 year (with a commitment to sign off level 1 competence by the end)

Feedback from trainees has been extremely positive including:

• “I have felt fully supported and able to discuss any issues; I was fully aware what was expected of me and felt well included in the ED Team.”
• “Sim teaching here has been so useful and always highly relevant as well as engaging and interactive.”

Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Main duties of the job:

The successful candidates will be part of a team of 13 junior doctors in a busy district general hospital Emergency Department (ED). You will work alongside nine middle grade doctors & eight consultants in a multidisciplinary team including ENPs and ACPs providing front line care to an undifferentiated case mix. The successful applicant will participate in a full shift rota providing 24-hour shop floor cover. The department provides a consultant led service with ample opportunity for supervision. There is direct consultant shop floor cover approximately 12 hours a day, 7 days a week. This post is fixed term for up to 6 months.

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.

We live by our core values:

• We listen, learn and improve
• We treat everyone with respect
• We all work together as one team

We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15,000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities:

The Post Holder will be required to perform the full range of duties outlined in the job description. The Emergency Department provides a 24/7 service; therefore, the receptionist will be expected to cover a mixture of shifts including days, evenings, nights and weekends.

Person specification:

Qualifications:

• MBBS or recognised equivalent
• ALS ATLS APLS or equivalent

Registration:

• Full GMC/GDC registration

Experience:

• Completion of foundation competences
• Previous experience of working in the NHS
• Experience of UK working practices and systems

Educational Skills:

• Experience in delivering teaching

Organisational Skills:

• Ability to work under pressure, prioritise effectively, show initiative, act decisively whilst taking responsibility and recognising your own limits of competence and ability.
• Evidence of leadership skills
• Able to contribute to the clinical team
• Evidence of working as part of the multidisciplinary team
• Evidence of audit or Quality Improvement in practice

We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workforce and welcome applications from individuals within protected groups as outlined in the Equality Act 2010. This includes, but is not limited to, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race/nationality, religion/belief, disability, pregnancy and maternity, and marriage and civil partnership. We also warmly welcome applications from members of the Armed Forces community.

Applicants who are not UK or Republic of Ireland nationals will require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa unless they already hold permission to work via another route. Prospective applicants should self-assess their eligibility for sponsorship by visiting the UK Government’s Work in the UK guidance. For eligible candidates, the Health and Care Visa offers reduced application costs and exempts payment of the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.

Please ensure you check your email regularly, as all recruitment correspondence will be sent to the email address provided on your application form. Applications are welcome in either Welsh or English, with no preference given to the language used.

We reserve the right to close a vacancy early or withdraw an advertisement to accommodate the redeployment of internal staff into suitable roles. All posts are subject to relevant checks, including a Disclosure and Barring Service check and, where required, Professional Registration verification.

We are proud to be a Living Wage Employer.