Clinical Fellow in Emergency Medicine

Job summary

Weston Emergency Department are looking to recruit to Two Clinical Fellows: one for 12 months and one for a 24 month contract.

This is an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Fellow to join the team and work in a friendly but fast passed Emergency Department!

This is a service provision post working clinically in the Emergency Department at Weston General Hospital, working a full rota with a mix of earlies, middles, lates and nights. The position is open to trainees and non-trainees. For those trainees who already have a UK National Training Number in Emergency Medicine, these posts are eligible for OOPT or OOPE.

You will be joining a forward thinking and dynamic trust. This post is based in Weston-super-Mare at Weston General Hospital which is just 20 miles from Bristol city centre.

* Please note that this advert may close early if we receive a high volume of applications. We therefore recommend submitting your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. *

Main duties of the job

Clinical: The reception, diagnosis and emergency treatment of patients presenting to the adult Emergency Department. The successful candidate will be given supervision and support from senior medical staff to develop competency in the autonomous clinical management of these patients whilst ensuring patient safety.

Managerial: The management responsibility of the post holder will be to the ED Clinical Lead who is responsible to the Clinical Chair, Chief Executive and Trust Board.

Clinical audit and clinical governance: The post holder must be aware of clinical governance and clinical risk management and take an active part in their implementation, including Quality Improvement Projects. Each post holder will participate in at least one supervised QIP during the 12-month post and will be encouraged to attend clinical governance meetings.

On-call Commitment: In ED the roster is a full shift system. Shifts are a mix of earlies, middles, lates and nights. The post's pay will be calculated by HR and will be compliant with the new Junior Doctor's contract.

About us

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations,operatingfrom three main sites at Southmead, Bristol citycentreand Weston.

With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that theSouth Westhas to offer.

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit andretaina workforce whichrepresentsthe rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your applicationin order toensurewe'remeeting our pledge.