Clinical Fellow (ST3+) in Emergency Medicine

Job content

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston Foundation Trust (UHBW) are looking to grow our talented emergency team to drive an ambitious future vision of emergency care in the Bristol and Weston area. This is an exciting time to join our organisation!

Weston General Hospital is developing into a thriving hospital at the heart of the community. The Senior Clinical Fellow role is a newly created position as part of the Healthy Weston 2 programme which involves the development of safe, high-quality and sustainable emergency and planned care accessible to the local people.

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a dedicated and enthusiastic clinical fellow (ST3+) to join the Emergency Department based at Weston General Hospital, in Weston-super-Mare. You will have the opportunity to develop and grow, personally and professionally.MRCEM is essential for this role.

Weston General Hospital sees 50,000 – 60,000 patients per year. Our department is open 7 days per week from 0800 to 2200 hours. We are an enthusiastic team that is expanding and will result in a total of 12 Consultants, 15 Middle grades and 12 SHO’s (F2, GP trainees, Clinical Fellow ST1-2). We also have a highly experienced team of ENP’s working within the ED team. Our aim is to support successful applicants in their career choices, whether that is in gaining a training number or in gaining competencies that allow for a successful CESR application.

This role includes working out of hours and has incorporated paid time within its rota towards continuing professional development. This role forms part of the middle grade medical rota as an integral role within the department.

• Providing direct clinical care to all patients
• Formulate a diagnosis and develop a management strategy or plan for each patient
• Provide patient management in accordance with Emergency Department protocols, practice standards and Trust policies
• Provide clear and precise written and electronic documentation of patient care
• Provide advice and support to junior doctors on all aspects of emergency medicine
• Participate in the current shift rota pattern
• Participate and lead on clinical audits
  
  

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. 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 the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the 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 application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dermot Dowds Job title: Clinical Lead for Emergency Medicine Email address: dermot.dowds2@uhbw.nhs.uk

Amie Stanbury, Specialty Manager for Front Door Services on amie.stanbury@uhbw.nhs.uk or call 01934 636363