Junior Clinical Fellows in ED ST1-2

Employer headingJunior Clinical Fellows in ED ST1-2NHS Medical & Dental: Local Appointment nodal point 3 (MT03)Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS hospital trusts in the country. We have around 16,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.7 billion.With strong history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation regionally, nationally and internationally, we’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country.As well as providing a wide range of hospital and community services, we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.Job OverviewWe are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious individual to join our well-integrated team.Our newly expanded Junior Clinical Fellow programme includes the option of full time Emergency Medicine posts as well as 80:20 split posts between Emergency Medicine and a specialist interest.Do you want to experience the excitement of seeing the full scope of emergency presentations in one of only 12 Emergency Departments designated as an Adult and Paediatric Major Trauma Centre? Are you looking to continue to develop a career in emergency medicine under the supervision of a team of consultants who have consistently delivered excellent training at all levels? Do you want to be part of a highly supportive and friendly team and work in a fast paced, high intensity environment?We are consistently one of the top trusts regionally for performance against the 4-hour standard, delivered by focussing on high quality patient care throughout the organisation. In 2019, we won the inaugural Newcastle Hospitals Clinical Team of the Year Award. This combination of high performance, varied case mix and close team working create a unique environment to support your professional development and enjoyment of your job. We have an excellent track record of helping our clinical fellows build portfolios which rank very highly in national recruitment and have experience of progressing senior doctors through the CESR route to Consultant level.Main duties of the jobOur Junior Clinical Fellow programme includes posts with the exciting opportunity to have 20% of time dedicated to a specialist interest. The specialist interest posts include; pre-hospital emergency medicine, point of care ultrasound, paediatric emergency medicine and clinical research. See more information below.Whilst working in Emergency Medicine, you will join a team of 29 consultants, 3 specialty doctors, 18 middle grades, 28 other resident doctors, 9 ACPs and over 100 nurses working in the Emergency Department. This post involves a full shift system, involving nights and weekend work. Your primary responsibility will include delivering care to the full spectrum of patients that attend the emergency department. You will have to opportunity to be part of the “trauma team”. You will use and develop your emergency care skills to resuscitate the most critically unwell patients. Resident doctors in the ED are supported by senior resident and higher specialty trainee doctors, and resident on-call ED Consultants, 24/7.Working for our organisationAs a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)Freeman HospitalNewcastle Dental HospitalCramlington Manor WalksUrgent treatment centresNewcastle Fertility CentreNorthern Centre for Cancer Care, North CumbriaNorthern Genetics ServiceThese include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustDetailed Job Description And Main ResponsibilitiesWe aim to ensure that the correct level of competence is achieved, including:Clinical history and examination.Diagnostic testing.Formulating and implementing management plans for patients within sphere of competence in both acute and long-term presentations.Procedural skillsResponsibility for effective communication with other members of the clinical team to ensure the planned management for each patient is carried out.Communication with patients and their relatives.Person specificationEducation And QualificationsEssential criteriaPrimary Medical Qualification.Full GMC registration.Completed Foundation Programme or equivalent.At least 6 months previous NHS experience.Minimum 4 months experience of working in emergency medicine.Desirable criteriaALS or equivalentOther relevant qualifications (ATLS, ETC, NLS, APLS).Distinctions. Scholarships, prizes, BSc (or equivalent).Clinical Skills and KnowledgeEssential criteriaGood clinical skills, including history, examination, diagnosis formulation, interpreting of core investigations.Knows when to appropriately seek assistance from a senior colleague.Desirable criteriaEvidence of skills developed beyond the core requirements.TeachingEssential criteriaExperience of teaching undergraduate medical students &/or foundation doctorsDesirable criteriaTeaching qualifications.Experience of teaching multi-professional groupsClinical Governance, Audit and ResearchEssential criteriaExperience of audit projects.Desirable criteriaInvolvement in quality improvement project or research project.Important note on completion of reference section of Application FormAll references from current and previous employers will be sought and must cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.Candidates who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e-mail. You should check your SPAM folders as well as your inbox. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you should assume your application has been unsuccessful.Employer certification / accreditation badgesApplicant requirementsYou 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.Documents to downloadJob Description (PDF, 699.1KB)Newcastle Staff Benefits (PDF, 274.4KB)Behaviour and Civility Charter (PDF, 93.8KB)Apply online nowFurther details / informal visits contactName Victoria Cowan Job title HR Advisor Email address victoria.cowan2@nhs.net