Senior Clinical Fellow in Emergency DepartmentNHS
Job summary
We are looking for a team playing individual to join our front door team as a Senior Clinical Fellow.
The Emergency Medicine team has a multidisciplinary ethos, working in 'partnership' with other key teams to assess and manage patients presenting to the service according to evidence based principles. We have strong relationships with the Specialist teams, radiology, GPs and community services to facilitate admission avoidance.
Main duties of the job
The main duties of this post are the assessment of patients, ordering and following up investigations, completing documentation and working flexibly within the emergency medical bed base: There will be out of hour's duties and you will be required to work flexibly seven days a week. With regards to commitments to emergency Medicine, the successful applicant will work as part of the Emergency Department team and will be supported by Senior Trainees and Consultants.
The post-holder will participate in audit including the quarterly audit meeting and attend departmental teaching. The departmental strongly supports educational needs such as clinical courses, conferences etc. The current emergency physicians take personal interest in supporting training activities and career development.
Job description
The number of patients attending the hospital is around 8,000 a month. The organization has an aspiration to deliver early clinical decision making and management of acute medical emergencies, and early discharge via support services in the community, our ambulatory care unit, or from the emergency department itself.
The main duties of this post are the assessment of patients, ordering and following up investigations, completing documentation and working flexibly within the emergency medical bed base: There will be out of hours duties and you will be required to work flexibly seven days a week. With regards to commitments to emergency Medicine, the successful applicant will work as part of the Emergency Department team and will be supported by Senior Trainees and Consultants.
The post-holder will participate in audit including the quarterly audit meeting and attend departmental teaching. The departmental strongly supports educational needs such as clinical courses, conferences etc. The current emergency physicians take personal interest in supporting training activities and career development.
The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.
The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trusts policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.
If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £54.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary
In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.
About us
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.
If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.
We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
Benefits we offer to you:
- Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
- NHS pension scheme membership
- Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
- NHS Staff discounts
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
- Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice