Junior or Senior Clinical Fellow Children and Young People's ED

Job overview

The Emergency Department at Nottingham University Hospitals’ NHS Trust is excited to be able to offer an opportunity for a motivated doctor to join our friendly Children and Young People’s (CYP) Emergency Department team for 12 months maternity leave cover.

Depending on your experience, you will be appointed to a Junior Fellow role (equivalent to CT1, CT2 or CT3) or on our ST4+ equivalent rota. You may be considered for the Senior Fellow role if full MRCEM or MRCPCH is held at the time of applying.

This  post is an ideal opportunity for anyone wishing to gain more experience or exposure in Paediatric ED prior to an application to a National Training Programme or a joining a local CESR programme for example.

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.

Main duties of the job

Working in our CYPED 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 CYPED Consultants who are present in the department 24/7.  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

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We have clearly set out in our job description and person specification the essential criteria for the roles (please see below).

You may be thinking about taking time to consider your future career direction while still working and acquiring additional skills and experience or you may have elected to take time away from training progression but now wish to re-establish a foothold in the profession. Alternatively, you may be looking to take time out of your training programme to gain further experience in emergency medicine in a major trauma centre. We welcome all applications!

For a Junior post

• We expect you to have at least three years post MBBS (or equivalent) in addition to at least one year in an NHS Emergency Department (ED) it would be desirable to have experience in Paediatric Medicine, Paediatric Surgery or Paediatric Emergency Medicine
• You must be an APLS provider
• Have a good and wide ranging recent experience of clinical medicine in acute inpatient setting.

For a Senior post

• We expect you to have at least five years post MBBS (or equivalent) in addition to at least 1 years experience in an NHS Emergency Department (ED). It would be desirable to have experience in Paediatric Medicine, Paediatric Surgery or Paediatric Emergency Medicine .
• You must be an APLS provider
• Full MRCEM or MRCPCH
• Have a good and wide ranging recent experience of clinical medicine in acute inpatient setting.

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.

Clinical Fellows in the CYPED can expect to:

• Build on previous experience and develop increased expertise in the identification, assessment and management of sick patients
• Gain experience and familiarity in identifying and managing a wide variety of medical conditions, with appropriated decision making around need for admission and discharge +/- primary care/specialty follow up
• Gain experience and familiarity in managing poly-trauma patients and the concept of ‘silver trauma’
• Have opportunities to acquire additional skills such as fascia iliaca block, chest drain etc
• To enhance your communication skills with patients relatives and colleagues
• To keep up to date with mandatory training required for your role
• To participate in the annual appraisal process

We have successfully supported many doctors who have come to work with us to gain places on training programmes, just let us know if this is your aim and we’ll do everything we can to help you get there.