Senior Fellow in Paediatric Emergency Medicine - Gloucester
Join us at an exciting time for Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust! We have an ambitious plan for our journey to Outstanding and are looking for aspirational, committed individuals to join us, making a real difference to both staff and patients.
As a former winner of England for excellence award: Tourism destination of the year, the beautiful city of Gloucester and the scenic regency spa town of Cheltenham are fantastic places to work and live.
As a hospital Trust we are currently involved in over 100 clinical trials and studies, whilst also providing acute elective and specialist services to a population of over 620,000.
By joining Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust new colleagues can look forward to a warm welcome and a future full of opportunities and support.
Job overview
A new, exciting opportunity is being offered for enthusiastic and motivated senior trainees (ST4 equivalent or above) with an interest in paediatric emergency medicine (PEM) to join Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS FT. We are looking to expand our paediatric emergency area in the emergency department, and we are looking to appoint a senior fellow in paediatric emergency medicine for 2025/6.
The post will consist of 40% full time equivalent protected time for activities complementary to paediatric emergency medicine. The remaining time will be allocated to clinical Emergency Medicine work (60%) within the two Emergency Departments which includes time in the paediatric emergency area as well one twilight shift every fortnight on the Paediatric Assessment Unit (PAU).
Opportunities:
- Regular twilight shifts on the Paediatric Assessment Unit, supervised by a paediatric consultant
- Secondment to NICU (TBC)
- Secondment to paediatric anaesthesia (TBC)
- Paediatric Clinic shadowing
- QI work within paediatric emergency medicine
- Teaching within the emergency department involving simulation training on an in-situ simulation training programme
The Senior PEM Fellow will be mentored by a senior educator within the department and will be supported by the department lead for paediatric emergency medicine as well as the nursing education and development team.
Main duties of the job
You will be allocated a Consultant Mentor and Educational Supervisor to support and guide your professional development during your time with us. We are very fortunate to be staffed by 19 experienced and enthusiastic Emergency Medicine Consultants, 10 Middle Grades (including one Associate Specialist), 6 ACCS doctors (St1 and St2) as well as a full complement of GPVTS, FY2 and FY1 doctors, ACPs and PAs.
Successful applicants will be welcomed into our vibrant and friendly multi-disciplinary team. There is a strong emphasis in team-work in our EDs and we work closely in collaboration with the Acute Care Unit, Ambulatory Emergency Care and Intensive Care.
Working for our organisation
The Emergency Departments within Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust receive approximately 150,000 patients per year making us one of the largest units in the South West. Gloucestershire Royal ED is an accredited Level 2 Trauma Unit, receiving the most trauma cases of all Trauma Units in the region.In addition, Cheltenham General Hospital (CGH) receives those patients suffering from acute stroke with an active stroke thrombolysis service. Within GRH ED there is a dedicated Paediatric Emergency area that receives ill and injured children.
Paediatric attendances constitute approximately 25% of all our attendances. There is Emergency Medicine Consultant supervision from 8am until midnight, seven days per week in GRH. CGH ED operates as an emergency department between 0800-2000 and as an MIIU between 2000-08000.
CGH does receive emergency patients, after being screened by the Emergency Medicine consultant in charge, by ambulance until 8pm each day, after which the ambulance patients attend GRH. There is Consultant supervision in the ED at CGH until 10pm each weekday and until 5pm at weekends (where a senior Emergency Medicine clinician is present until 10pm).
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Clinically, as an ED senior doctor (ST4+ equivalent), your role will be in the assessment and treatment of the ill and injured patient as well as providing clinical advice to more junior ED clinicians, where appropriate. You will have the opportunity to be lead or part of the Trauma Team within the ED and to be the nominated Resus or Paediatric doctor of the day.You will be expected to lead your colleagues in these areas as well as being an active team member. The clinical experience you gain will be diverse and interesting.
As an employee of the Trust the post-holder will work in close co-operation with and support other clinical, medical, professional, and managerial colleagues in providing high quality healthcare to the Trust’s patients.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- Full GMC Registration and a licence to practice
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
- Holds ETC/ATLS, APLS, ALS MRCEM
- Must have approval of TPD to apply (if trainee)
- Evidence of satisfactory / more than satisfactory progress through training, including annual review of competence progression (ARCP) outcomes.
- Experience of running a general emergency department at night as the only senior decision maker – ie. ST4 equivalent or above.
- Paediatric Emergency Medicine experience
- Has instructor status in APLS or similar
- Has other qualifications in paediatric medicine eg. DCH
- ST4+ trainee in Emergency medicine or above
Experience
Essential criteria- Capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge, judgement & prioritise clinical need
- Evidence of development of excellent diagnostic skills & judgement
- Previous ACCS EM completion or other accredited route
- Wants to develop one’s knowledge of paediatric emergency medicine
- Postgraduate qualification in medical education, quality improvement etc
- Quality Improvement experience
- Teaching experience
- Research experience
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work in partnership with others across the range of professions and levels of seniority
- Able to work independently and within a formal team structure
- Competence in independent management of medical emergencies up to the level of an ST4 or equivalent
- Able to manage simultaneous workstreams and deliver to deadlines
- Previous experience of delivering simulation sessions and in debriefing
- Knowledge of education/training programme evaluation methodology
- Awareness of current educational initiatives with regard to patient safety, quality improvement, human error, risk management, crisis resource management, cross- speciality training
Leadership skills
Essential criteria- Evidence of effective team working and leadership, supported by multi-source feedback or workplace-based assessments
- Self-awareness, with knowledge of personal strengths and weaknesses, impact and areas for development
Teaching
Essential criteria- Evidence of interest in and experience of teaching
- Evidence of positive feedback from teaching
- Evidence of previous simulation teaching experience
The health and wellbeing of our staff and patients remains the priority of the Trust. Vaccination remains the best chance we have of conquering COVID and the Trust encourages everyone to take up this offer.
Please note, this vacancy may close as soon as sufficient applications have been received, so please apply as soon as possible if you are interested. The Recruitment Team are unable to accept any applications after the position has closed on NHS Jobs.
Committed to safeguarding our community
If applicable for the post, all successful candidates will be required to pay for their own Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. The cost will be £29 (standard checks) or £46 (enhanced checks), and will be recovered through two instalments from the candidate's salary.Please contact [email protected] for further information.
The Trust is a safeguarding employer committed to the safeguarding and promotion of welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The Trust is committed to safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults, and any appointment will be subject to satisfactory clearance.As part of the organisation's commitment to Safer Recruitment, candidates may request copies of relevant policies and procedures by contacting the Recruitment Team at [email protected]
Committed to supporting service personnel
As part of our commitment to support Service Personnel, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, in collaboration with the Career Transition Partnership, offer a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for all qualifying Service and Ex-Service Personnel.To qualify for a guaranteed interview, candidates must meet the essential criteria for the post and be either a current member of the Armed Forces, or be within the two year period of resettlement. If this applies to you please email the job reference number and your AR number to the Recruitment Team at [email protected]
Follow us on Twitter: @GHNHSFTCareers