# Clinical Fellow in Emergency Medicine

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Archived / closed
- **Employer:** University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Weston General Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Medical doctor
- **Speciality:** Emergency Medicine
- **Grade:** Junior
- **Salary:** £55,355 pa pro rata
- **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (and 24 months)
- **Employment type:** Full time - 40 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-30T08:00:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-16T12:54:57.901Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Bristol/WestonsuperMare/Bristol_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Emergency_Medicine/Emergency_Medicine-v8373934
- **Employer website:** https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Weston Emergency Department are looking to recruit to Two Clinical Fellows: one for 12 months and one for a 24 month contract.

This is an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Fellow to join the team and work in a friendly but fast passed Emergency Department!

This is a service provision post working clinically in the Emergency Department at Weston General Hospital, working a full rota with a mix of earlies, middles, lates and nights. The position is open to trainees and non-trainees. For those trainees who already have a UK National Training Number in Emergency Medicine, these posts are eligible for OOPT or OOPE.

You will be joining a forward thinking and dynamic trust. This post is based in Weston-super-Mare at Weston General Hospital which is just 20 miles from Bristol city centre.

* Please note that this advert may close early if we receive a high volume of applications. We therefore recommend submitting your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. *

### Main duties of the job

Clinical: The reception, diagnosis and emergency treatment of patients presenting to the adult Emergency Department. The successful candidate will be given supervision and support from senior medical staff to develop competency in the autonomous clinical management of these patients whilst ensuring patient safety.

Managerial: The management responsibility of the post holder will be to the ED Clinical Lead who is responsible to the Clinical Chair, Chief Executive and Trust Board.

Clinical audit and clinical governance: The post holder must be aware of clinical governance and clinical risk management and take an active part in their implementation, including Quality Improvement Projects. Each post holder will participate in at least one supervised QIP during the 12-month post and will be encouraged to attend clinical governance meetings.

On-call Commitment: In ED the roster is a full shift system. Shifts are a mix of earlies, middles, lates and nights. The post’s pay will be calculated by HR and will be compliant with the new Junior Doctor’s contract.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

### 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.

## Person Specification

### Skills and Abilities

**Essential**

- Ability to organise and prioritise workload
- Good communication skills
- Honesty and reliability
- Ability to work effectively within an MDT environment
- Flexibility
- Critical approach to work
- Demonstrates initiative
- Ability to gain confidence of both staff and patients
- Willing to undertake additional clinical duties when necessary, including cover for colleagues on leave

### Additional and Aptitudes

**Essential**

- IT skills on all Microsoft packages
- Fluent English speaker

### Knowledge and Experience

**Essential**

- Able to assess, resuscitate and stabilise acutely sick patients
- Good clinical judgement
- Understand Audit/governance processes

**Desirable**

- Completed specialist skills courses (e.g. ATLS/APLS, ultrasound course, etc.)
- Understands audit and governance processes
- Designed and / or completed audits

### Qualifications and Training

**Essential**

- Registered with GMC (UK)
- At least 24 months full-time hospital service as a trainee in the Foundation (or higher) grade
- No unexplained career gaps
- Previous experience of working in the British Healthcare system (not observing)

**Desirable**

- Advanced Life Support provider
- Intermediate EM/ MRCP/MRCS (Part 1) or equivalent
- Other membership, fellowship or diplomas
- Specialist Interest intent and evidence of interest

## Documents

- [dbs charges information (pdf, 71.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3005)
- [uhbw behaviours and values (pdf, 299.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2476)
- [policy statement - ex offenders (pdf, 424.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=667)
- [job description & person specification (pdf, 527.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10701916)

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