Job summary
- Main area
- Emergency Medicine
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Local Appointment nodal point 3 (MT03)
- Contract
- 12 months (fixed term)
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week (OOH payments will apply)
- Job ref
- 164-6890995
- Employer
- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- QMC Campus
- Town
- Nottingham
- Salary
- £49,909 - £61,825 For Jnr posts the salary will be £49,909 & for Snr posts £61,825
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 21/01/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Junior and Senior Emergency Medicine Clinical Fellowship
NHS Medical & Dental: Local Appointment nodal point 3 (MT03)
Job overview
Are you looking for career in Emergency Medicine in a large UK teaching hospital with a Major Trauma Centre?
The Emergency Department at Nottingham University Hospitals’ NHS Trust is excited to be able to offer opportunities for motivated doctors to join our friendly Emergency Medicine team.
You will have the opportunity to work in a forward thinking, dynamic department which is committed to the Trust’s ambition of developing staff and delivering outstanding healthcare outcomes for patients. The role is for 12 months with the aim to start in March 2025.
Depending on your experience, you will be appointed to a Junior Fellow role on our Tier 2 rota (equivalent to CT1, or CT2) or on our Tier 3 rota (CT3 level) if you hold MRCEM or part of it OR Senior Fellow at Tier 4 level, which is our registrar rota if you have the required amount of experience in ED plus MRCEM. There will be opportunities for Tier 3 clinicians to progress to the Tier 4 rota and Senior Fellow role if full MRCEM is obtained.
Please note we are unable to bring forward any candidates who do not have the required amount of time having worked in an NHS ED for this round. Clinical attachments are unable to be classed as working in the NHS and your application will not progress if you only have an attachment as your NHS work.
Main duties of the job
Working in our ED encompasses many management skills such as managing the shop floor, keeping to the four hour target and constant reprioritisation of tasks.
You will be supported to work through competencies to develop portfolio evidence to meet your set objectives and will work under the clinical direction of EM Consultants who are present in the department 24/7. All Fellows will have a monthly teaching day along with educational development time reflected on your rota. You will be allocated an Educational and Clinical supervisor
What we can offer you as a Fellow in ED:
- Monthly teaching
- Work place based assessments
- Shop floor supervision
- Opportunities to get involved with teaching
- Audit work and QIP's etc
- Research opportunities
- Potential for a secondment to other specialities based on your interest and placement availability
Working for our organisation
Located in one of the friendliest and greenest cities in the UK, Nottingham University Hospitals Trust (NUH) is a Major Trauma Centre and our ED is one of the busiest in Europe, seeing 179,940 new patients a year across co-located adult and Childrens and Young People's departments.
NUH consists of the Queen’s Medical Centre (QMC) and the Nottingham City Hospital Campuses. QMC houses our Emergency Department which has co-located adult and children’s units. NUH is the Major Trauma Centre for the East Midlands region.
Our forward thinking, research active Emergency Department is one of the busiest in Europe with 195,000 new attendances annually. The Children’s ED sees 44,000 children and young people and has expanded its resuscitation capability with a major capital investment.
Nottingham is a haven for sports lovers and nature lovers. It is home to two famous football teams, an ice hockey team, an annual tennis open and boasts a test cricket ground and the National Ice and Water Sports Centres. Known for its high quality schools, the city has excellent rail and road links and an ultra-modern bus and tram service. A vibrant university city, the centre has an array of shops, restaurants, clubs and attractions to suit all ages and tastes.
Please read our job description for a more detailed in depth look at our Trust, we hope you would like to come and join us!
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We have clearly set out in our job description and person specification the essential criteria for the roles (please see below). You will be expected to meet the essential criteria in order to move to the shortlisting stage of the recruitment process.
For a Junior post
- We expect you to have at least three years post MBBS (or equivalent) in addition to experience in an Emergency Department (ED).
- You will have worked as a doctor in an NHS setting, you will need at least six months experience in ED in the NHS. (Please note that a clinical attachment/observership will not be accepted)
- To be considered for Tier 3 (CT3) level role, you will need MRCEM exam (or part of it)
For a Senior post
- At least five years post MBBS (or equivalent) in addition to experience in an ED
- Advanced Life Support qualification
- MRCEM exam
- You will have worked as a doctor in an NHS setting, you will need at least two years experience in ED in the NHS at CT3 level or higher (Please note that a clinical attachment/observership will not be accepted)
These are service posts so do not have educational approval, but you will be provided with excellent training and educational opportunities, tailored to meet your individual needs.
We expect that you will keep yourself up to date with current knowledge and practice, attend clinical meetings within the department and to participate in audit and in service training of other professionals.
Clinical Fellows in the Emergency Department can expect to:
- Build on previous experience and develop increased expertise in the identification, assessment and management of sick patients
- Gain experience and familiarity in identifying and managing a wide variety of medical conditions, with appropriated decision making around need for admission and discharge +/- primary care/specialty follow up
- Gain experience and familiarity in managing poly-trauma patients and the concept of ‘silver trauma’
- Have opportunities to acquire additional skills such as fascia iliaca block, chest drain etc
- To enhance your communication skills with patients relatives and colleagues
- To keep up to date with mandatory training required for your role
- To participate in the annual appraisal process
We have successfully supported many doctors who have come to work with us to gain places on training programmes, just let us know if this is your aim and we’ll do everything we can to help you get there. Alternatively if you would like a longer term trust post or to take the CESR training pathway with NUH, we are really happy to have these discussions with you too.
*Previous applicants need not apply*
Person specification
Training and Qualification
Essential criteria
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
- GMC registration with licence to practice
- ALS provider
Desirable criteria
- Part (or all ) MRCEM
- ALS instructor
Experience
Essential criteria
- Completion of Foundation training (or equivalent training)
- At least 3 years post MBBS
- 6 months in NHS ED
Desirable criteria
- TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR SENIOR POST: At least 5 years post MBBS
- TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR SENIOR POST: 2 years in NHS ED
- Experience in large acute hospital (more than 1000 beds)
- Clinical attachment of more than 2 weeks in large acute hospital
Communication and Relationship Skills
Essential criteria
- Good standard of written English
Planning and organisation skills
Essential criteria
- Evidence of active involvement in design and running of relevant clinical audit
Desirable criteria
- Presentation of case reports, audit or research results
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- ED Medical Recruitment
- Job title
- ED Medical Recruitment team
- Email address
- [email protected]
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