Senior Clinical Fellow in Emergency Medicine 80:20 Paediatrics

Senior Clinical Fellow in Emergency Medicine 80:20 Paediatrics

Clinical Fellow ST3+

Main area Emergency Medicine Grade Clinical Fellow ST3+ Contract 12 months (12 Month Fixed Term Contract available) Hours Full time – 40 hours per week Job ref 387-M6830-DY

Site Bristol Royal Infirmary Town Bristol Salary £61,825 – £70,425 pa pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 05/08/2025 23:59

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We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within the Trust.

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 skill 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.

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals Bristol & Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, with a workforce of over 13,000 staff and 100+ different clinical services across 10 sites, serving a population of over 500,000 people across Bristol and Weston.UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to patients. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust,committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact.

Join us and you can enjoy city living, be in the countryside or by the seaside, with easy access to all the South Westoffers. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

As an equal opportunities employer, actively working towards a diverse workforce, we aim to create aworkforce that represents the diversity of our community and are committed to designing our services around the needs of patients and their loved ones. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

Detailed job description and main 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 post’s 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 key member of 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 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

We hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together.

· As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

· The Trust is committed to investing in and caring for all our staff. We will support you in maintaining and improving your health and wellbeing, as well as your career development through management and training support – developing exceptional people for exceptional careers.

· UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults.

· To comply with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 all applicants must be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed at Interview.

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Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore, please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification

Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.

As a guide interviews should usually take place within 3 weeks of the closing date.

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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Dr Nicola Trevett Job title Locum Consultant Accident & Emergency Email address Nicola.Trevett@uhbw.nhs.uk Additional information

Heather Shephard – heather.shepherd@uhbw.nhs.uk – 0117 34 21487

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