Senior Clinical Fellow in Emergency Medicine


Location
Salary
£67,325 per annum
Profession
Medical doctor
Grade
Senior
Deadline
13 Oct 2026
Contract Type
12 months (fixed term)
Posted Date
29 Sep 2026
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Job requirements

Essential

16 listed

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

  • Research

    Understanding of research, including awareness of ethical issues

  • Research

    Understanding of research methodology and ability to use basic qualitative and quantitative methods

  • Research

    Knowledge of evidence-based practice

  • Research

    Evidence of effective team working and leadership, supported by multi-source feedback or workplace-based assessments

  • Research

    Self-awareness, with knowledge of personal strengths and weaknesses, impact and areas for development

  • Research

    Interest in and knowledge of the importance of leadership and management for clinicians

  • Qualifications

    At least 1 year of Clinical NHS Experience

  • Qualifications

    Full registration with General Medical Council

  • Qualifications

    Should be ST4 or above or equivalent

  • Qualifications

    Should not already hold a CCT or be within 12 months (ideally not within 18 months) of completion of training on intended start date

  • Qualifications

    Evidence of satisfactory / more than satisfactory progress through training, including annual review of competence progression (ARCP) outcomes

  • clinical Skills

    Evidence of clinical competencies in their specialty appropriate for their stage in training

  • clinical Skills

    An appropriate knowledge base, and ability to apply sound clinical judgement to problems

  • clinical Skills

    Ability to prioritise clinical need

  • clinical Skills

    Ability to maximise safety and minimise risk

  • clinical Skills

    Ability to work without supervision where appropriate

Desirable

1 listed

Additional qualities the employer would prefer.

  • Qualifications

    Additional relevant degree (intercalated, masters or doctorate)

Job overview

This 12 month post is designed for an ST4+ level trainee or equivalent to gain experience in and develop a sub specialty interest.

The Fellow will gain experience in various aspects of an agreed area of interest which will be supported by a consultant mentor.

The Royal Bolton Hospital Emergency Department continually seeks to develop and improve the service of emergency care to the local population. The Department has a strong educational background, with an established programme of undergraduate and postgraduate training as well as Consultant representation at local, regional and national level.

All Consultants have a variety of special interests that include Paediatric Emergency Medicine and Event Medicine.

This post will involve working weekends and out of hours.

Main duties of the job

You will work in a safe, effective, timely fashion as part of the ED middle grade rota., which will include nights and weekends.

You will provide departmental leadership and guidance for junior staff and work closely with operational management, senior nursing colleagues and the consultant body to embed departmental improvements.

There will be opportunity for the Fellow to lead quality improvement in the department in an area of their interest, such as:

  • Creation of a frailty/geriatric area of ED
  • “Silver” trauma
  • Dementia friendly care
  • End of life care
  • Supported discharge

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see job description

This post is an additional Senior Clinical Fellow position based in the Emergency Department of the Royal Bolton Hospital. The successful applicant will join the current Emergency Department team to provide 24 hour clinical care to those patients attending the Emergency Department of the Royal Bolton Hospital.

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.

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This advert is for Senior Clinical Fellow in Emergency Medicine with Bolton NHS Foundation Trust in Bolton, England. It is listed as a Senior Medical doctor Emergency Medicine role. The advertised salary is £67,325 per annum. The contract type is 12 months (fixed term). The application deadline is 13 Oct 2026.

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