Junior Clinical Fellow in Same Day Emergency Care

Job overview

The Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) opened in August 2022.   The purpose of SDEC is to provide a ‘one stop’ service for emergency patients who require safe timely assessment and/or treatment avoiding where possible, the need for admission.  Under this care model, patients presenting at hospital with relevant conditions can be rapidly assessed, diagnosed, and treated without being admitted to a ward and if clinically safe to do so will go home the same day their care is provided.

There are 9 treatment spaces, and the unit is open between 8am to 7pm Monday to Friday.  Working closely with the Medical Assessment Unit to ensure that it is fully utilised and patients are assessed and treated without delay.  The Consultant of the day, based in MAU will provide supervision and support.  The post holder will be based in SDEC and when required support MAU during times of escalation and will be expected to proactively input into the development of the unit.

Main duties of the job

The main responsibilities of the post are effective medical care of patients including acute assessment, and treatment. The post holder will be part of a larger medical and multidisciplinary team working under direct consultant supervision.    All clinical staff are accountable for their own clinical competence and should limit their actions to those for which they are deemed competent. Clinical staff are required to comply with the requirements of their professional organisations regarding supervision.

All qualified staff have a responsibility to supervise unqualified/more junior staff and students on a day to day basis to ensure that patients receive appropriate care and that any untoward action is addressed.

The main responsibilities are for the effective and appropriate medical care of patients attending the Same Day Emergency Care Unit.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please read the attached job description and person specification for the full details of this post.

• 6 month contract with the potential to be extended
• Candidates must have minimum of 1 year UK GIM experience (Minimum and mandatory requirement)

The duties and responsibilities will be appropriate to the grade and speciality with appropriate consultant supervision.  This will include the assessment, monitoring and initiating treatment, with colleagues and under consultant supervision.

Attending a daily Board Round

To provide care for patients attending Outpatients Clinics.

Should undertake regular unsupervised rounds in SDEC to ensure patients are able to be treated and discharged the same day.

Complete discharge summaries on the day of discharge

Refer patients for further investigations or on-going care as required

This position involves Regulated Activity with children and/or adults as defined by the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act (amended by the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012) and the following checks will be undertaken following any conditional offer:

• Enhanced check with barred list information, including

- an adults barred list check

Applicants must hold or be eligible to hold full registration and a licence to practice with the GMC