Senior Clinical Fellow in Emergency Medicine

Job summary

Love Emergency Medicine? Love Weston-super-Mare.

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust (BFT) is looking to grow its talented Emergency Medicine team at Weston General Hospital to help drive an ambitious vision for the future of emergency care across Bristol and Weston. This is an exciting time to join our organisation!

You will be working as part of a talented team in a beautiful part of the country, with Weston-super-Mare offering easy access to the coast and the surrounding Somerset countryside.

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust seeks applications for the position of Clinical Fellow ST3+ in Emergency Medicine, working on a full-time contract for a 12-month fixed-term period from the date of appointment, with a start date as soon as possible.

The post is advertised as a full-time position working on the full middle-grade rota. Candidates wishing to be considered for less than full-time working hours are also encouraged to apply.

These posts reflect a firm commitment to maintaining and developing the middle-grade workforce within Weston General Hospital's Emergency Department. The post offers eligible clinicians an excellent opportunity for continued professional development within Emergency Medicine, working in a supportive team committed to delivering high-quality, safe and effective emergency care.

Main duties of the job

Weston General Hospital's Emergency Department is a vital part of the hospital's emergency front door, providing an opportunity to develop clinical skills, gain valuable experience and contribute to the ongoing development of emergency services for the local population.

Main duties (but not an exhaustive list):

o Providing direct clinical care to all patients

o Formulate a diagnosis and develop a management strategy or plan for each patient

o Provide patient management in accordance with Emergency Department protocols, practice standards and Trust policies

o Provide clear and precise written and electronic documentation of patient care

o Provide advice and support to junior doctors on all aspects of emergency medicine

o Participate in the current shift rota pattern

o Participate and lead on clinical audits

o Participate in the annual staff appraisal

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.