Senior Clinical Fellow in Emergency Medicine

Job overview

Job Title: Senior Clinical Fellow in ED

Department: Emergency Department

Location: Milton Keynes

Contract: Fixed term contract until 31st July 2027

Applications are invited to apply for a Senior Clinical Fellow in Emergency Medicine at Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

The Senior Clinical Fellow in conjunction with the ED consultants and Nurses would be expected to manage the wide variety of acute adult and paediatric emergencies presenting to the department. They would be expected to provide support to junior colleagues.

This is a fixed term post until 31.07.2027

We would welcome any qualified GPs with an interest in Emergency Medicine to apply

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will join the only Emergency Department in the Milton Keynes District which currently serves a population of over 200,000.

This is a busy teaching hospital with affiliations to the University of Oxford, Health Education Thames Valley (HETV) and the University of Buckingham Medical School (opened in January 2015). There are ample opportunities for career development, teaching experience and research.

We can offer successful candidates a variety of training opportunities. We have monthly Middle Grade Doctor teaching and tailor these to support with exams and your development. We provide simulation training, airway course, internal life support courses and the chance to get involved with management and research opportunities.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We work closely with acute medical colleagues to work in innovative ways to ensure we deliver the best possible outcomes for our patients and have recently opened a new Same Day Emergency Care service which is nationally recognised.

The successful applicant will be expected to participate in teaching both under and postgraduate students associated with the University of Buckingham and will also be expected to support colleagues doing these activities as part of his or her arranged job plan.

The duties of the Senior Clinical Fellow doctor are those of a doctor functioning at the middle grade level within the department. Primary duties include the initial diagnosis, resuscitation and overall clinical management of all patients arriving to the A&E Department. Appropriate follow-up, referral for admission, transfer or discharge to GP’s care is an important part of the work along with liaison with colleagues in the community, i.e., GP’s, Health Visitors, and District Nurse for the proper continuity of care. There is an opportunity to get involved with teaching simulation- including a bimonthly teaching for the SHO’s and Middle grades including multi-disciplinary teaching with other specialties.

It is expected that you will supervise the junior doctors in the department whilst working on the “shop floor”, advising and reviewing their patients as necessary.

Interview Date: 14.09.2026

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.