Junior and Senior Emergency Medicine Clinical Fellowship

at  Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

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 December 2024 (to align with our induction times)
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) OR Senior Fellow at Tier 4 level, which is our registrar rota. There will be opportunities for Tier 3 clinicians to progress to the Tier 4 rota and Senior Fellow role if full MRCEM is obtained.
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
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!
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)
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 six months experience in ED in the NHS. (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.

Please refer the Job description for details