Emergency Department Senior Clinical Fellow

Job overview

We have an wonderful opportunity to join the Accident and Emergency department  as a Senior Clinical Fellow ST3+ where your main service commitments will be, under the supervision of the Consultants, to supervise the FY2s/CT1s and other Junior staff members, whilst maintaining a 'hands on' approach with patients.

Out of hours you will be expected to assist in the running of the shop floor and manage the department using the newly initiated patterns of working to achieve the current targets and integral within these are the ‘Resus Lead’ and ‘Rapid Assessment Team’ which are roles which will be undertaken by the CESR doctors within the department.

The Consultants are very committed to teaching and post-graduate training and will ensure appropriate opportunities for professional development and the rota is a full shift pattern providing 24 hour cover to the Emergency Department.

Main duties of the job

Your role will be the assessment, resuscitation, management and safe transfer (where necessary) of seriously ill and injured patients, care of patients on the observation ward as required., referral of patients to in-patient facilities as appropriate., supervision of junior staff and the involvement in Emergency Medicine multi-disciplinary teams and meetings.

You will be involved in the proactive patient management to achieve timely and high quality assessment and management, the teaching and supervision of junior medical staff and nursing staff and active participation in senior doctors teaching programme and  actively involved in audit and the development of departmental policies.

Play an active role in the day-to-day management and administration of the Emergency department.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Are you a willing, friendly and organised Doctor with a desire for improvement and promotion, then we want to hear from you?

Please see the attached JD for further details of this exciting role.