Clinical Fellow (ST3-ST8) in Emergency Medicine

This is an exciting opportunity to join an enthusiastic and friendly Emergency Medicine department which is an integral part of the Division of Medicine at the Trust.

With over 4,000 staff, the Hospital is one of the biggest employers in West Norfolk, supporting the health and wellbeing of the local community. The hospital has 518 beds, 18 wards, a budget of circa £220m and provides a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based services.

The hospital are passionate about their journey of improvement. The vision is to become the best rural district general hospital for patient and staff experience in the UK. They strive to deliver services that their local communities can be proud of, and to deliver exceptionally high standards of care, consistently for their patients and their families. The team are one of the most research-active organisations for their size in the UK, recruiting 2,188 patients in 20/21, and were ranked 27/507 nationally for Covid related research. The Trust have a wide-ranging and diverse portfolio of clinical studies and are recognised as one of the fastest trusts in the country from set up to recruitment.

The hospital is proud to be an inclusive employer, with many active staff networks. They have also been recognised as an exemplar employer by BAPIO (British Association of Physicians of Indian Origin) and offer outstanding health and wellbeing initiatives to support their staff and to implement their learning from the pandemic.

Clinical

• To provide a comprehensive clinical service to the Emergency department.
• To cover a full shift roster in the Emergency Department with a balanced mix of earlies, lates and nights.
• To contribute to the delivery of departmental, trust and national objectives.

Organisational

• Teaching and training of junior staff, medical students and other healthcare professionals.
• To act as clinical/educational supervisor to locally employed doctors and doctors in training programmes of a variety of grades and experience as appropriate.
• To actively participate in both departmental and Trust matters concerning Clinical Governance and audit.
• To provide leadership and support for the effective development of the service.
• To have responsibility for ensuring active participation in Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
• To further develop clinical protocols, guidelines, and concise care bundles.
• To carry out responsibilities with due regard to the Trusts Equal Opportunities Policy.
• To be aware of the responsibility of all employees to maintain a safe and healthy environment for patients, visitors and staff and attend all relevant health and safety training.
• To ensure that all duties are carried out to the highest possible standard.
• To carry out annual performance reviews with each member of their staff.
• To agree annual personal development plans with their staff and support them with any training or development requirements to fulfil their role.
• To attend all relevant management training in health and safety, risk assessment etc.
• To participate in personal objective setting and review, including the creation of a personal development plan and the Trusts appraisal process.

Qualifications

Essential

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification.
• MRCEM or FRCEM primary and intermediate
• ALS or equivalent

Desirable

• Completed specialist skills courses (e.g. difficult airways, ATLS/APLS, ultrasound course, etc)

Experience

Essential

• Full Registration and a licence to practise with the General Medical Council (GMC).
• At least 4 years full-time hospital service as a trainee in the Foundation (or higher) grade.
• Experience of Emergency Medicine training
• Experience of working in ACCS specialties

Desirable

• Previous experience of working in critical care in the British Healthcare system (not observing)

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Clinically evaluates and manages a patient, formulating a prioritised differential diagnosis, initiating an appropriate management plan, and reviewing and adjusting this depending on the outcomes of treatment.
• Manages the difficulties of dealing with complexity and uncertainty in the care of patients; employing expertise and clinical decision-making skills of a senior and independent/ autonomous practitioner
• Evaluates and audits own and others' clinical practice and acts on the findings.