Senior Fellow in Emergency Medicine:
7 days ago
Bath
Job overviewSenior Clinical Fellow (ST4–6+) – Emergency Medicine80% Emergency Medicine | 20% Candidate ChoiceWe offer a range of exciting 20% Fellowship options designed to help you shape your career and develop specialist interests:Available Fellowship Options:- Pre‑Hospital Fellowship- Intensive Care Fellowship- Paediatric Fellowship- Education & Simulation Fellowship- High Impact User Fellowship- Quality Improvement Fellowship- Ultrasound FellowshipGlobal Health FellowshipWe hope to offer a Global Health Fellowship, including potential travel opportunities to Gulu, Northern Uganda. If you are specifically interested in this option, please contact us directly before applying.Main duties of the jobExciting opportunities for experienced doctors in Emergency Medicine Take time out of training to pursue an interest whilst joining a great ED team.Work in a special interest area 20% of the time , 80% on ED shop floor.12 month posts ideal for a OOPE or after ST3.Starting Wed 5^th August.Options1. Pre-hospital Fellowship. Working with Bath and Somerset Air Ambulance. An excellent introduction if considering a career in PHEM. Please note this is not PHEM training.2. ICM: Working with the intensive care team on the middle grade tier. This would be ideal for someone interested in boosting their critical care skills or considering dual accreditation.3. Paediatrics: This 20% could involve general paediatric inpatients, neonates and specialisms and be tailored to you.4. Education/simulation. Take a lead on supporting and building simulation training within the ED. 5. High Impact Users. Help make a real difference to how we manage and support people supported by a dedicated EM consultant and and high impact user team.6. Quality Improvement. Run a meaningful QI project with support from ED consultant and Coach House team using Quality, Service, Improvement and Redesign (QSIR) programme.7. Ultrasound Fellowship: Help expand departmental US teaching, improve US governance, and developing your own US skills.Please see attached Job Descriptions for more details on each role.Working for our organisationAt the RUH we put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone’s contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.We are proud to be in the top 20 best hospitals to work for in the country. We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks – celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We’ve even got a pool!We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we’re providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.Detailed job description and main responsibilitiesPlease see individual attached JD for each role.80% of your post is clinical: Working in the ED with direct shop floor supervision from our 18 consultants, 2 Associate Specialists, 1 consultant nurse, and joining an increasing team of experienced ED middle grades/registrars in training. You will be working alongside and supporting a large team of clinicians including trust doctors, FY2, ACCS and GP trainees, ST3 and RCEM credentialled ACPs and those in training. The post offers protected weekly departmental teaching and benefits from educational supervision by a consultant as well as many other educational opportunities on shift. A typical day may see you involved in Stroke Thrombolysis, PPCI for STEMI, Major Trauma (as a busy trauma unit) and Acute Paediatrics as well as Minor Injuries.You will work 80% of your hours on a full shift rota on our middle grade rota which involves weekends at 1:3 ratio. (Pro rata if less than full time) and night shifts. All night shifts should have 2 senior decision makers/Registrars. There are opportunities to get involved in all aspects of ED including governance, management, teaching, ultrasound, and others.We will support applications for an OOPE/OOPC. **We are hoping to also relaunch a 80:20 fellowship in Global Health where we have already built links with an Emergency Department in Gulu, Northern Uganda. This role would involve 3 day pre-deployment training, and an opportunity to travel for 6 weeks to Northern Uganda where you would be involved in quality improvement but not direct clinical care supported by a senior clinician. This is not part of the currently advertised roles. Please contact [email protected] if interested in the global health fellowship role.Person specificationQualificationsEssential criteria- MBBS or equivalent- FRCEM primary, MRCEM or equivalent- ALS, APLS, ATLS or ETC (1 point for each, max 3)Desirable criteria- FRCEM- Instructor on ALS/APLS/ETC/ATLSExperienceEssential criteria- Completion of a core training pathway suitable for application to HST training (eg ACCS) or equivalentDesirable criteria- Experience of working in NHS or equivalent SystemsSkillsEssential criteria- Quality Improvement involvement within last 3 years (3 points if led and meaningful change)- Leadership of Emergency Department Shop Floor Independently (with consultant support from home)- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in EnglishDesirable criteria- Ultrasound Competency - POCUS level 1 or equivalent- Evidence of interest in Fellowship SpecialityPlease note - Due to recent changes in UK immigration and visa rules applicants who do not currently have the right to work in the UK may not be considered unless an alternative right to work solution can be provided. Candidates requiring sponsorship (or will need sponsorship at the end of a current visa e.g. those with graduate visa's) should review the eligibility criteria on the gov.uk website before applying: Prove your right to work to an employer: Overview - GOV.UK