Junior Clinical Fellow in Emergency Medicine

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Emergency Medicine department in August 2026 as a Junior Clinical Fellow for a fixed term period of one year. There are a number of posts available. The posts are primarily clinical with the opportunity to gain experience of Emergency Medicine as a part of our varied, self-rostered rota, including an of hours element. In addition to the clinical element, there is also an opportunity for the successful applicant to undertake a project of their choice with up to 20% non-clinical time allocated towards this.

The posts do not award a National Training Number, as the posts are not recognised as ‘training posts’. Full registration with the GMC with a licence to practise is required, and if the appointee does not hold right of residence in the UK sponsorship will be required. The duties of these posts are equivalent to ST1 level

Main duties of the job

Responsibilities

• The duties of this post are equivalent to ST1.
• The post holder will be expected to assess and manage all categories of patients presenting to the ED, under the supervision of the ED consultants.
• The post holder will have the opportunity to be involved in the hospital trauma team receiving critically injured patients by land and air from across the region.  There will be opportunity to develop their trauma team leadership skill through supervised direct patient contact and simulated practice.
• The post holder will be responsible to the consultants in emergency medicine, in the management of all patients presenting to the department including those attending follow-up clinics and those admitted as in-patients

Non-clinical duties

Successful applicants will have the opportunity to undertake projects in the Emergency Department which will give them the opportunity to gain and improve skills in various areas including:

• -          Audit -          Quality improvement, -          Management -          Teaching and training.

Projects will be themed around a related clinical area and examples of this include ultrasound, medical education and simulation. This non-clinical time is optional and must be mutually agreed between candidate and Department. If a suitable project is identified, the non clinical time can account for up to 20% of rostered hours.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Emergency Medicine rota is self-rostered, under the supervision of Dr Hridesh Chatha (ED Resident Doctor Workforce Lead)