Job requirements
Essential
6 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
6 years of postgraduate medical experience
- Experience
At least 2 years working in Emergency Medicine
- Experience
At least 6 months working in UK Emergency Medicine at level equivalent to ST4+
- Qualifications
Full GMC Registration and License to Practice
- Qualifications
MBBS or equivalent (primary medical degree as recognised by the GMC)
- Qualifications
ALS and APLS
Desirable
4 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Wider ability in patient evaluation and a working knowledge of minor illnesses and injuries
- Experience
Attendance at appropriate professional meetings and courses
- Qualifications
Higher qualification: MRCEM, FRCS, MRCS, MRCP, FRCA, etc.
- Qualifications
ATLS or ETC
Job overview
This post is for a Senior Clinical Fellow (ST4+ level) in Emergency Medicine at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The Emergency Medicine Services at Preston and Chorley are unified under a single Directorate. The successful candidate will be expected to work on both sites.
This post is fixed term for 12 months however candidates seeking less than 12-month contracts are welcome to apply. There is a full-time post and a part time post available.
Main duties of the job
Duties will include all those duties normally expected of a Senior Clinical Fellow/Speciality Trainee in Emergency Medicine (level 4 and above) in the UK.
Most of the appointee’s time will be spent on clinical duties; however, an integral part of the post will be the supervision and teaching of training grade doctors on the shop floor. In addition, the appointee will be expected to take part in the formal teaching and on-going audit programs within the directorate as well as a full range of management duties commensurate with this role.
The post holder will:
- Provide primary medical care to patients suffering recent injuries and acute medical and surgical conditions of sudden onset
- Provide primary care to patients taken ill whilst in transit
- Management of the department to maintain efficient and timely patient flow with specific reference to both local set and nationally set targets.
- Assist consultant staff in maintaining staffing levels including covering short term sickness
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job description, Person specification and Specialty/ Trust Brochure for further details on:
- What we can offer
- Job Plan/On-call Requirements
- The Team
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 Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Preston, England. It is listed as a Senior Medical doctor Emergency Medicine role. The advertised salary is £67325.00. The contract type is 12 months (2 posts available 1 full time and 1 LTFT. Both 12 months fixed term.). The application deadline is 27 Oct 2026.
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