Trust Doctor (eqv to ST3+) in Emergency Medicine

Job description

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

Job overview

Barts HEALTH NHS Trust

SENIOR Clinical Fellow in Emergency Medicine

FULL TIME

twelve month fixed term contract

We are delighted to invite applications for a 12-month fixed term post in Emergency Medicine. The successful candidates will join The Royal London's team of Emergency Medicine senior clinical fellows. The post is for candidates with at least 2 year post graduate experience in emergency medicine looking for further experience in a well-supported teaching hospital and major trauma center environment.

Planned start date is February 2027 or as soon as possible after.

The successful candidate will join a friendly, highly motivated, consultant led team delivering high quality emergency care to East London. The department receives a full range of emergencies from the local area in addition to major trauma from North East London and Essex with a total of 180,000 patients seen each year.

Main duties of the job

The post includes registrar (ST3+) level duties in the emergency department working on a full shift rota. Clinical duties are supported by 24/7 consultant presence, senior training registrars and a team of junior doctors and practitioners.

The post includes 20% non-clinical time which will be dedicated to an area of special interest, to be negotiated by successful applicant(s) in the field of emergency care. Recent examples include ultrasound, education, and quality improvement. All clinical fellow posts have parity in clinical supervision, development and training with training posts.

Many of our previous fellows have been successful in gaining emergency medicine national training posts in the region, as well as going on to take fellowships with the Physician Response Unit and local HEMS services.

Candidates must hold full registration with the GMC with a licence to practice and must have NHS experience.

Details of the job plan and full Job Description and Person Specification are included in the application pack.

Informal enquiries are welcomed by Dr Tom Palmer, Consultant in Emergency Medicine: [email protected]

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Barts Health supports The Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description and the person specification provide an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, outlining the qualification, skills, experience, and knowledge required.

Please view the attachment below.

Please be advised that the vacancy advertisement may close early if a sufficient number of applications are received. Therefore, we recommend that you submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• MBBS, MBChB or equivalent degree
• Full MRCEM or equivalent
• Life support courses such as ALS, ATLS/ETC, APLS etc

Desirable criteria

• FRCEM

Experience

Essential criteria

• 2 years of experience in Emergency medicine and/or allied specialities, of which at least some must be in the NHS
• 3 months of experience in Anaesthetics and/or ITU services

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Motivated and able to work independently when required
• Work well in a multidisciplinary team
• Caring, compassionate and respectful of patients and colleagues
• Ethos of lifelong learning and a desire to continually gain and improve knowledge and skills

Skills

Essential criteria

• Communicate effectively with patients and colleagues
• Able to produce clear and concise computer written clinical notes including structured clinical coding, and communicate effectively through written documents
• Ability to prioritise own work and that of others without senior support
• Experience in delivering medical education to colleagues and/or students

Desirable criteria

• Experience in use of point-of-care ultrasound
• Experience of having led and delivered a QI project

Other

Essential criteria

• The post holder be required to work a clinical shift rota designed to meet emergency care demand. This will include day, evening, night and weekend shifts

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.

As an Equal Opportunities Employer we actively support applications from individuals' who apply under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme and will process your application as appropriate.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications has been received and we regret that we are unable to provide notification if your application is unsuccessful.

After applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into our preferred Third party recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs.

By applying for this post you are agreeing to Barts Health NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Barts Health is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and to child protection. The Trust aims to ensure as far as is possible that anyone, paid or unpaid, who seeks to work in our organisation and who gains access to children, is safe to do so. As such, you may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Check as part of the recruitment process if appointed to a post with direct access to children or vulnerable adults.

Barts Health promotes active travel as part of its goal to reach Net Zero. Each site is accessible by public transport and the Trust has a cycle to work scheme and some sites have Brompton Hire Pods.

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