Clinical Fellow in Emergency Medicine

As University Hospitals Dorset, we are a three site acute trust with 'university hospital' status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.

We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.

In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches, you'll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we're also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.

We believe that having a diverse workforce and allowing people to be themselves is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.

We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.

As a Trust, we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.

Job overview

University Hospitals Dorset, Royal Bournemouth Hospital is looking to recruit a Clinical Fellow ST3+ to work in the Emergency Department. This is an exciting opportunity for a doctor working at the level of a registrar/middle grade to gain experience in a very busy Emergency Department.

The post holder will join the Emergency Department team using a self-rostering system which includes day, evening, weekend and night shifts.

Main duties of the job

The Registrar Doctor Rota will include an additional Educational Development Time (EDT) every week.

EDT can be used for clinical duties (for example obtaining WPBAs or ELSEs) or non-clinical activities (such as ultrasound, teaching, audit, QIP).

The post holder will have an Educational Supervisor and be provided with career advice as well as a good study leave budget.

There is formal Senior teaching for 6 hours every 6 weeks which includes simulation sessions, lectures, RCEM guideline updates, and a journal club. As Simulation Fellow, you would be encouraged to help shape these educational days and prepare simulation for your fellow registrars.

In Bournemouth Hospital Emergency Department, there are 15 ED Consultants, Registrars and Middle Grades, and SHO grade Drs.

Advantages of this post:

• Increase your clinical skills through working with a varied group of consultants with different specialist interests.
• Further your skills in leading the department under the supervision of consultants to help guide your learning.
• Develop skills in leading a major trauma team, improve ultrasound scanning techniques.
• Support from ED Consultants with CESR experience in Emergency Medicine to gain this qualification if applicable.
• Supervision & Mentorship from Consultant body qualified as RCEM examiners, ARCPs panellists & National Run Through training Interviewers.

Working for our organisation

Our values define who we are as . They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued team mates and colleagues.

We do reserve the right to close this advertisement if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

Person specification Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent medical degree
• ALS/ACLS, ATLS/ETC, APLS/EPLS
• MRCEM/FRCEM or equivalent
• Level 1 USS

Experience

• At least 4 years post-graduate training, in training posts or posts with equivalent training and consultant supervision
• Minimum of 2 years working in Emergency Medicine
• Minimum of 4 months in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine
• Minimum of 4 months of working in Paediatrics
• Can demonstrate successful completion of foundation competencies or equivalent
• Experience of managing an Emergency Department as the Emergency Physician in Charge
• Ability to organise workload and prioritise
• Minimum of 4 months of working in Acute Medicine or equivalent
• Experience of Minor Injuries/T&O
• Evidence of involvement in audit & research projects
• Experience at Registrar level or equivalent in the UK health system

Please note:

Staff recruited are expected to be available to work flexibly across all our Trust locations to meet service demands.

This advert may be closed early if sufficient applications are received.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself and our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst this vaccination is not a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.

Internal Candidates: staff employed prior to merger who voluntarily change jobs will be appointed to UHD terms and conditions.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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.