Junior or Senior Clinical Fellow in Emergency Medicine

Job overview

Not sure what you are doing from August 2025? Feeling you need time to evaluate your future but want to work and do something that makes your CV stronger?

We recognise that there is a lot of uncertainty and hope that we can help. Clinical time spent in an Emergency Department is always useful and can help you become a more decisive and experienced clinician. We are particularly keen to develop doctors who are interested in Emergency Medicine as a career who may be taking EM exams and /or trying to get into formal EM training. However, lots of future careers can be viewed through Emergency Medicine and we are happy to help you develop skills and connections in all areas. The EM team is friendly, hardworking and very supportive. The department has been rated as Outstanding by the CQC. We strive to deliver great patient care by working together as a great team. Each post is for 6 months with the very likely possibility of an extension. We also have a formal introductory programme for doctors who are new to the NHS but have a keen interest (and significant experience) in Emergency Medicine.

You should have a proven track record of hospital medicine in the NHS, with experience in EM. Short term locums & clinical attachment are not acceptable and will not be considered. This is ONLY suitable as a first UK post if you have worked for a minimum of 24 months in EM fulltime.

Candidates will not be shortlisted unless they fulfil the criteria above

Main duties of the job

The post is 80% clinical, 20% non clinical – meaning you will have the equivalent of 2 days a fortnight to follow a special interest such as QIP, partake in research, teaching or pursuing specialist interests such as paediatrics. We are open to negotiation if you have a particular project you are burning to do. Due to our self-rostering system, flexible or individualised rotas are possible.

The post holders will participate in a middle tier of doctors- supervised by more senior trainees and help supervise FY2s. You will never be ‘in charge’ of the department so have a chance to learn and gain experience in a safe if busy environment. The Emergency Department is led by 21 Adult and 6 Paediatric Emergency Consultants. The Department sees over 140,000 new patients per annum and has a separate Paediatric Emergency Department. We have a highly diverse patient population who will challenge and enhance your clinical skills. We are near many major cultural attractions and receive patients from many central London events such as the London Marathon.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Purpose of the role

We are looking for doctors to join our large friendly team and contribute ideas about improving patient care. This post will give you non shop floor time. You will have the equivalent of 2 days a fortnight to follow the special interest or boost your CV depending on personal career needs/interest/development of training). It is useful for those wishing to take some time out of training from anytime after F2 to those wanting a break before continuing into higher specialty training. Atypical, flexible or individualised rotas are possible.

The EM team is friendly, hard working and very supportive. The department was rated as Outstanding by the CQC. We strive to deliver great patient care by working together as a great team.  Each post is initially for 6 months with the possibility of an extension if desired.

These posts are useful for doctors needing competencies in ACCS /Emergency Medicine training. We consider them developmental so encourage work-based assessments, enrolling for an e-portfolio or doing exams. When on duty the Clinical Fellow, with other more senior Emergency Medicine speciality trainees, assists the Consultants in direct patient management and supervising the work of the junior (FY2) medical staff. We all work hard but are very supportive and keen to help progress careers.

Flexible working

For the right person it would be possible to devise an individualised rota but a contribution to out of hours including nights and weekends work is essential.

Educational Program

Clinical Fellows will be given the opportunity to attend appropriate specialist courses including ATLS, ALS, APLS, and to attend appropriate conferences within a set study leave allocation.

The post holder will be expected to attend and present at a variety of educational meetings:

• Morning handover
• Weekly departmental middle grade teaching programme
• Weekly governance, operational and faculty meetings
• FY2, medical student and nurse teaching
• Daily consultant lead ward round on CDU
• Hospital Grand Rounds

The post offers regular teaching sessions and including specific exam-oriented teaching. The department has excellent experience with the RCEM examinations, and previous post holders undertaking the exams have had high success rates.

Research within the Department

We have an active research portfolio within the Emergency Department which we encourage our Clinical Fellows to engage in. This enables interested individuals to develop skills relevant to research and explore development of personal research projects.

Timetable and Salary

The Emergency Department operates a full shift system, which is fully compliant with the European Working Time Directive. We use self-rostering of an annualised rota which enables doctors to work flexibly and ensure that having time off when you need it is always possible with planning. All shifts are either 9 or 10.5 hours in length. There is no on-call commitment to the Emergency Department but rotas may need to be amended to cover unexpected sickness.

Salary is in accordance with the national salary scale.

*** Please be advised that this vacancy may close early should we receive sufficient number of applications ***