NHSCT Clinical Fellow, Emergency Medicine

Job details

• Branch: Causeway Hospital
• Location: Causeway Hospital Site: Main Building
• Salary: (See job details)
• Contract Type: Temporary
• Opening Date: 02/10/26
• Closes: Fri, 16 October 2026 @ 4:00 PM
• Interview Dates: Interviews will be held in person on Wednesday 11th November 2026 in Causeway Hospital

Notes

If this role interests you then please register your interest by completing our form via the link below: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/nFXB2knEay Please note only candidates who complete the MS form in the link above and meet the essential criteria will be shortlisted. PLEASE DO NOT APPLY THROUGH THE PORTAL AS WE ARE NOT ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS Via HSC jobs portal and only through the link above.

JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE: Clinical Fellow Emergency Medicine, ST1/2 equivalent

DIRECTORATE/DIVISION: MEM

LOCATION: Causeway Hospital

REPORTS TO: Clinical Director and Medical Director for professional issues

ACCOUNTABLE TO: Executive Medical Director NHSCT

All employees have the opportunity to request Flexible Working from the first day of their employment, regardless of their role, band or service they work in.

Successful applicants are encouraged to discuss with their manager what Flexible Working provisions may be available in the role they are taking up, prior to commencing employment, to help them achieve a positive Work/Life Balance.

JOB SUMMARY

The NHSCT Clinical Fellows are exciting posts designed to allow Doctors temporarily outside of

training to gain experience of their preferred specialty whilst expanding and enhancing their CV

and competitiveness.

KEY RESULT AREAS / MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

This is a non-postgraduate training role, which will strengthen our operational Emergency

Department team. The purpose of this post is to support Emergency Department clinical work

alongside senior medical staff. It will also allow the successful candidate to pursue an interest in

Medical Education, Simulation and Quality Improvement.

The post forms a core component of the medical staffing. The successful applicants will join a

team of Consultants, Specialty Doctors, Resident Doctors and nursing specialist practitioners to deliver high quality services to Emergency Department patients. They will be responsible for the initial assessment of new attenders and re-attending patients, and will initiate investigations and plan and deliver appropriate care for these patients. They will also be required to liaise with specialty teams concerning patients who require specialty input or admission and for effective liaison and seamless medical care for such patients.

The post holder will be given similar training and educational opportunities as those in a training

post position equivalent to their previous experience. The post holder will be allocated an educational supervisor and will be given the opportunity to perform audits to enhance their CV. The post may also be useful for people working towards article 14 in the longer term or to progress onto substantive posts in the Trust.

PROFILE OF HOSPITAL

The Northern Trust was established in April 2007 following the reconfiguration of services under the Review of Public Administration. With an operating budget of £548 million and approximately 12,000 employees, the Trust is responsible for the provision of responsive, safe, cost effective and efficient integrated health and social care services to a population of over 443,000 within the local council areas of Antrim, Ballymena, Ballymoney, Carrickfergus, Coleraine, Cookstown, Larne, Magherafelt, Moyle and Newtownabbey.

Further details about the Trust can be found on the Trust’s website www.northerntrust.hscni.net

Causeway Hospital is one of two acute hospitals in the Northern Health and Social Care Trust offering 24 hour, 7 day a week acute services.

Other hospitals within the Northern Health and Social Care Trust include Antrim Hospital (40 miles from Causeway Hospital) which also provides a 24 hour, 7 day a week acute services. Whiteabbey Hospital, Newtownabbey and Mid-Ulster Hospital, Magherafelt provide subacute rehabilitation, intermediate care and a range of outpatient and day patient services but do not offer 24 hour acute services.

Altnagelvin Hospital, (Western Health and Social Care Trust) is 30 miles from Causeway Hospital and local elderly residents requiring fracture rehabilitation are transferred to Causeway Hospital for this purpose.

Clinical networks with both Causeway Hospital and Altnagelvin Hospital have been developed and it is envisaged that further networks will develop in other specialties

THE AREA

Causeway Hospital serves a population of 100,000 plus a large tourist population during holiday times, particularly summer months. There are many sporting and festival events during the summer which attract large crowds. The town also accommodates a substantial student population.

The largest town in the Causeway Locality is Coleraine, which is approximately 55 miles from Belfast. The locality includes a large coastal area stretching from Castlerock to Cushendall and reaches inland to the country towns of Ballymoney, Garvagh, Kilrea and Rasharkin. Belfast International Airport is one hour by car.

The University of Ulster is situated on the outskirts of Coleraine and there is good liaison between the University and Causeway Medical staff. There is potential for further joint research.

The area has a high standard of residential accommodation. There is a wide selection of schools with excellent academic records. The hospital is on the Antrim Coast, an area of outstanding natural beauty. There are excellent recreational facilities including many blue flag beaches, restaurants, surfing, boat trips and internationally famous golf courses. All are a short drive from the hospital.

HOSPITAL SERVICES

Causeway Hospital opened in May 2001. It is a modern hospital, of low-rise design on a large landscaped site.

There are 240 in-patient beds and a dedicated Day Procedure Unit with excellent out-patient facilities with well established medical and specialist medicine clinics.

Clinical Support services on site – include

o Full accredited (CPA – UK Ltd) diagnostic laboratory

o CT Scanner with 24 hour Consultant Radiologist cover.

o On site MRI scanner

o Carotid Doppler assessment service for TIA/stroke

o Excellent non-invasive cardiology investigative services

o Pulmonary function laboratory on site.

An X-ray PACs system enables viewing of X-rays on any computer terminal throughout the hospital with Boneview AI Xray enhancement

Bed Complement

o General Medicine including Acute Medicine, Respiratory Medicine Gastroenterology, Diabetes and Endocrine, – 37 beds

o Coronary Care/Medical Monitoring Unit – 14 beds

o ICU/High Dependency – 3 ICU beds/2 ICU and

2 HD beds

o acute elderly care including acute stroke Unit – 36 beds

o Medical Admission Unit – 12 beds (+5 overflow beds)

o Acute ambulatory unit

o Ambulatory surgical unit.

Other on-site services

o General Surgery (including Paediatric Surgery and Urology)

o Day Procedure Unit

o Paediatric Medicine

o Maternity services /Gynaecology

o Acute Psychiatry

Medical Investigation Unit staffed by Clinical Physiologists which provides

o Non invasive Cardiac investigations – echocardiograms, Exercise Stress Tests and Holter monitoring.

o Gastroenterological Investigations

o Pulmonary Function Assessment

Endoscopy Facilities in the Day Procedure Unit

o Fibreoptic Bronchoscopy

o Gastroscopy

o ERCP

o Colonoscopy

o Cystoscopy

Cardiology emergencies are admitted continuously to the on-site CCU. There is immediate access to PCI via Altnagelvin Hospital.

There is a social work team on site and a range of Allied Health Professional and support staff.

The Resuscitation Training Officer provides ALS courses and on-going training in Basic and Immediate Life Support.

WORK OF THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT

Attendances – 55,000 per year with an undifferentiated case mix which include Trauma, Paediatrics, General Medicine, General Surgery, Obstetrics & Gynaecology and Psychiatry. The department is the setting for acute stroke lysis.

The department liaises with Altnagelvin and Antrim hospitals in the management of acute STEMI, Trauma and Orthopaedics, ENT and Ophthalmology presentations.

The department is a designated major trauma unit in the regional trauma plan.

FACILITIES

1 Consultant Led Clinic per week

9 Bedded fully monitored major’s area

4 Rooms for minor injuries including dedicated eyes/ENT room

Separate paediatric area

A dedicated ENP led minor injuries area with self-select model

Ambulatory care area.

4 Bedded Resuscitation area

24 hour access to acute mental health provision via the RAID team.

The department has patient tracking systems (Encompass)

Complimentary clinical services include Acute Medicine working partially out of the ED and a consultant led front door frailty service. The department has access to a wide range of inpatient and outpatient diagnostic services and multi-disciplinary teams.

There are well developed plans included in the NHSCT to significantly expand the footprint of the department.

MEDICAL STAFF COMPLEMENT

8 Consultants posts on a 1 in 8 weekend rota

8 specialty doctor posts

1 GPST1

14-person junior medical staff rota

5 ENP providing 12 hour 7 day a week cover.

Nursing Staff – 45.5 WTE all bands

Undertake assessment, diagnosis and treatment, including appropriate investigations, monitoring, etc and follow-up arrangements to ensure a high standard of clinical management within the Emergency Department and the Observation Unit.

Ensure continuing responsibility for patients in his/her charge and undertaking appropriate administrative duties

Contribute to the multi-disciplinary assessment and treatment functions and provide clear and timely communication to patients, carers, General Medical Practitioners, Allied Health Professionals, Community and Social Services staff as appropriate to the needs of the patient

Ensure safe handover of patients with colleagues

Co-ordinate leave plans of annual/study/professional/examination leave with colleagues to ensure safe level of cover and adhere to the Trust Leave policy in respect of period of notice of leave

Ensure that all sick leave is notified to the appropriate officer in the Trust in accordance with the Managing Sickness Absence Policy

Develop departmental protocols in conjunction with other clinicians and professionals within the Trust and with other health care providers including as a result of audit, national guidelines, etc

The post is full-time and will provide 24/7 cover. Weekend and nightshift cover will be required as part of the post. Eight (8) hours a week are dedicated to agreed continuing professional activities.

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Employees of the Trust will be required to promote and support the mission and vision of the service for which they are responsible and:-

At all times provide a caring service and to treat those with whom they come into contact in a courteous and respectful manner

At all times demonstrate practice the HSC values of Working Together, Excellence, Openness & Honesty and Compassion

Carry out their duties and responsibilities in a manner which assures patient and client safety

Comply with all instructions in regard to Infection Prevention and Control

Demonstrate their commitment by their regular attendance and the efficient completion of all tasks allocated to them

Comply with the Trust’s Smoke Free Policy

Carry out their duties and responsibilities in compliance with health and safety policy and statutory regulations

Adhere to equal opportunities policy throughout the course of their employment

Ensure the ongoing confidence of the public in service provision

Adhere to the Code of Conduct for HSC Employees which aims to guide staff, managers and employers in the work that they do and the decisions and choices they have to make. Professional staff are expected to follow the code of conduct for their own professions as well as this code.

RAISING CONCERNS – RESPONSIBILITIES

The post holder will promote and support effective team working, fostering a culture of openness and transparency.

The post holder will ensure that they take all concerns raised with them seriously and act in accordance with the Trust’s ‘Your Right to Raise a Concern (Whistleblowing)’ policy and their professional code of conduct, where applicable.

RECORDS MANAGEMENT

All employees of the Northern Health & Social Care Trust are legally responsible for all records held, created or used as part of their business within the Northern Health and Social Care Trust, including patient/client, corporate and administrative records whether paper based or electronic and also including e-mails. All such records are public records and are accessible to the general public, with limited exceptions, under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, the Environment Regulations 2004, the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018. Employees are required to be conversant and to comply with the Northern Health and Social Care Trust policies on Information Governance including (for example) the ICT Security Policy, Data Quality and Data Protection Policy and Records Management Policy and to seek advice if in doubt.

SALARY

Speciality Registrar - £46,274 - £70,914 per annum (pro-rata for part-time)

HOURS

Full time hours as per sample rota, exclusive of meal times. Working as part of a band 1A rota.

Opportunities for flexible working are available for all staff in line with the flexible working policy.

MEDICAL

Appointment will be subject to a successful pre-employment health assessment.

HOLIDAYS

We offer an attractive annual leave package for medical staff as detailed below

Grade

Annual Leave entitlement

Public/Statutory Holidays

Specialty Registrar

/ Core Trainee

*5 weeks 3rd increment or less

*6 weeks 4th increment or above

12 days

*All entitlements are pro–rata for part time staff

PENSION

The post-holder can participate in the Health Social Care Pension Scheme.

NORTHERN TRUST BENEFITS

You can explore the benefits on offer to you in the Northern Trust by clicking here

WAITING LIST

A Trust-wide waiting list may be compiled for similar permanent/temporary, full/part-time posts which may arise within the next 6 months.

PAY PROTECTION

Legacy Trust Staff who apply for a promotion after 1 April 2011 should be aware that they will lose their legacy protection arrangements and will be entitled to pay protection in accordance with circular HSS (JNF)(1) 2011.

This circular will also apply to legacy staff who are currently in receipt of protection and who move post on promotion.

RELOCATION /REMOVAL EXPENSES

Eligible staff can avail of our attractive relocation / removal package upon request.

CRIMINAL OFFENCES, INVESTIGATION AND CHARGES

Having a criminal record will not necessarily debar you from working with the Trust. This will depend on the nature of the position, together with the circumstances and background of your offences or other information contained on a disclosure certificate. Where it is necessary to obtain an Access NI disclosure the Trust operates in line with the Access NI Code of Practice (www.nidirect.gov.uk/publications/accessni-code-practice).

If you require further information or a copy of the policy on the recruitment of ex-offenders or the policy on the Secure Handling, Use, Storage and Retention of Disclosure Information, please contact the Trust Human Resources Department.

CLOSING DATE

Completed application forms should be submitted via www.jobs.hscni.net or returned to Medical Resourcing, Holywell Hospital, 60 Steeple Road, Antrim, BT41 2RJ or medicalandseniorresourcing@northerntrust.hscni.net on or before the closing date.

Canvassing, either directly or indirectly, will be an absolute disqualification.

We will review this Job Description and it may include any other duties and responsibilities we determine in consultation with the jobholder. We do not intend it to be rigid and inflexible but rather to provide guidelines within which the jobholder works.

PERSONNEL SPECIFICATION

Title of Post: Clinical Fellow in Emergency Medicine

Band of Post: Band 1A Rota

Notes to applicants

You must clearly demonstrate on your application form under each question, how you meet the required criteria as failure to do so may result in you not being shortlisted. You should clearly demonstrate this for both the essential and desirable criteria.

Shortlisting will be carried out on the basis of the essential criteria set out in Section 1 below, using the information provided by you on your application form.

Proof of qualifications and/or professional registration will be required if an offer of employment is made – if you are unable to provide this, the offer may be withdrawn.

Volunteering experience may be considered appropriate in particular for roles within the context of direct patient/client care.

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA

SECTION 1: The following are ESSENTIAL criteria which will initially be measured at shortlisting stage although may also be further explored during the interview/selection stage. You should therefore make it clear on your application form whether or not you meet these criteria. Failure to do so may result in you not being shortlisted. The stage in the process when the criteria will be measured is stated below.

Factor

Criteria

Method of Assessment

Experience

Qualifications/ Registration

Full registration with the General Medical

Council (GMC), London and a Licence to

Practice.

Have at least 2 years’ full-time postgraduate

training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time

or flexible basis) at least 4 months of which

should be in Emergency Medicine.

6 months experience of working in the NHS/HSC

/HSE as a fully registered medical practitioner.

Have a valid Advanced Life Support course

recognised by the UK Resus council - UK,

European and Australian qualifications are all

Recognised.

Shortlisting by Application Form

SECTION 2: The following are ESSENTIAL criteria which will be measured during the interview/ selection stage:

Skills / Abilities

Effective oral and written communication skills.

Interview / Test

Knowledge

Knowledge of job requirements relevant to Emergency Medicine.

Knowledge and understanding of developments in the Health and Social Services.

Knowledge and understanding of clinical governance and the individual responsibilities it implies.

Eligibility

Eligibility to live and work in the UK by intended start date

Pre-employment assessment

SEPT 2026

Sample/ Draft Rota 1:14 full shift

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