Trust Doctors (eqv to ST4+) in Emergency Medicine
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time.It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
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Job overview
We are delighted to invite applications for a 12 month fixed term post in Emergency Medicine. The successful candidates will join The Royal London’s team of Emergency Medicine senior clinical fellows. The post is for candidates with at least 2 year post graduate experience in emergency medicine looking for further experience in a well-supported teaching hospital and major trauma center environment.
Planned start date is August 2025 or as soon as possible after.
The successful candidate will join a friendly, highly motivated, consultant led team delivering high quality emergency care to East London. The department receives a full range of emergencies from the local area in addition to major trauma from North East London and Essex with a total of 180,000 patients seen each year.
The post includes registrar (ST3+) level duties in the emergency department working on a full shift rota. Clinical duties are supported by 24/7 consultant presence, senior training registrars and a team of junior doctors and practitioners.
Main duties of the job
The post includes 20% non-clinical time which will be dedicated to quality improvement and service development projects in the field of emergency care. All clinical fellow posts have parity in clinical supervision, development and training with training posts.
Many of our previous fellows have been successful in gaining emergency medicine national training posts in the region, as well as going on to take fellowships with the Physician Response Unit and local HEMS services.
Candidates must hold full registration with the GMC with a licence to practice and have NHS experience.
Working for our organisation
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time.It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Details of the job plan and full Job Description and Person Specification are included in the application pack
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- Full MRCEM or equivalent
- Life support courses such as ALS, ATLS/ETC, APLS etc
- MBBS, MBChB or equivalent degree
- FRCEM
Experience
Essential criteria- 2 years of experience in Emergency medicine and/or allied specialities, of which at least some must be in the NHS
- 3 months of experience in Anaesthetics and/or ITU services
Knowledge
Essential criteria- Motivated and able to work independently when required
- Work well in a multidisciplinary team
- Caring, compassionate and respectful of patients and colleagues
- Ethos of lifelong learning and a desire to continually gain and improve knowledge and skills
Skills
Essential criteria- Communicate effectively with patients and colleagues
- Able to produce clear and concise computer written clinical notes including structured clinical coding, and communicate effectively through written documents
- Ability to proirtise own work and that of others without senior support
- Experience in delivering medical education to colleagues and/or students
- Experience in use of point-of-care ultrasound
- Experience of having led and delivered a QI project
We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.
As an Equal Opportunities Employer we actively support applications from individuals’ who apply under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme and will process your application as appropriate.
We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications has been received and we regret that we are unable to provide notification if your application is unsuccessful.
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