Junior Clinical Fellows in ED ST1-2

Job overview

We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious individual to join our well-integrated team.

Our newly expanded Junior Clinical Fellow programme includes the option of full time Emergency Medicine posts as well as 80:20 split posts between Emergency Medicine and a specialist interest.

Do you want to experience the excitement of seeing the full scope of emergency presentations in one of only 12 Emergency Departments designated as an Adult and Paediatric Major Trauma Centre? Are you looking to continue to develop a career in emergency medicine under the supervision of a team of consultants who have consistently delivered excellent training at all levels? Do you want to be part of a highly supportive and friendly team and work in a fast paced, high intensity environment?

We are consistently one of the top trusts regionally for performance against the 4-hour standard, delivered by focussing on high quality patient care throughout the organisation. In 2019, we won the inaugural Newcastle Hospitals Clinical Team of the Year Award. This combination of high performance, varied case mix and close team working create a unique environment to support your professional development and enjoyment of your job. We have an excellent track record of helping our clinical fellows build portfolios which rank very highly in national recruitment and have experience of progressing senior doctors through the CESR route to Consultant level.

Main duties of the job

Our Junior Clinical Fellow programme includes posts with the exciting opportunity to have 20% of time dedicated to a specialist interest. The specialist interest posts include; pre-hospital emergency medicine, point of care ultrasound, paediatric emergency medicine and clinical research. See more information below.

Whilst working in Emergency Medicine, you will join a team of 29 consultants, 3 specialty doctors, 18 middle grades, 28 other resident doctors, 9 ACPs and over 100 nurses working in the Emergency Department. This post involves a full shift system, involving nights and weekend work. Your primary responsibility will include delivering care to the full spectrum of patients that attend the emergency department. You will have to opportunity to be part of the “trauma team”. You will use and develop your emergency care skills to resuscitate the most critically unwell patients. Resident doctors in the ED are supported by senior resident and higher specialty trainee doctors, and resident on-call ED Consultants, 24/7.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We aim to ensure that the correct level of competence is achieved, including:

• Clinical history and examination.
• Diagnostic testing.
• Formulating and implementing management plans for patients within sphere of competence in both acute and long-term presentations.
• Procedural skills
• Responsibility for effective communication with other members of the clinical team to ensure the planned management for each patient is carried out.
• Communication with patients and their relatives.