Junior Clinical Fellow in Emergency Medicine - Bridgend, United Kingdom - Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

    Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
    Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board Bridgend, United Kingdom

    2 weeks ago

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    Junior Clinical Fellows in Emergency Medicine

    Princess of Wales Hospital, Bridgend

    80/20 split rota

    Are you finishing your foundation training? Are you unsure which specialty you want to choose? Are you looking for an opportunity to try Emergency Medicine before applying for training?

    Can we tempt you to join our amazing multidisciplinary team? Our Junior Clinical Fellow posts are an ideal opportunity to work in a supportive clinical environment with dedicated non-clinical time for portfolio development.

    The posts will have dedicated non-clinical time (20% of rota time) to develop a portfolio of your choice, ideas include:

  • Educational Fellow- 6 months (with an option to progress SIM training)
  • Quality Improvement Fellow - 1 year
  • Ultrasound Fellow- 1 year (with a commitment to sign off level 1 competence by the end).

    • Feedback from trainees has been extremely positive including:

    'I have felt fully supported and able to discuss any issues; I was fully aware what was expected of me and felt well included in the ED Team'.

    'Sim teaching here has been so useful and always highly relevant as well as engaging and interactive'.

    English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

    Main duties of the job

    The successful candidates will be part of a team of 13 junior doctors in a busy district general hospital Emergency Department (ED). You will work alongside nine middle grade doctors & eight consultants in a multi-disciplinary team including ENPs and ACPs providing front line care to an undifferentiated case mix. The successful applicant will participate in a full shift rota providing 24-hour shop floor cover. The department provides a consultant led service with ample opportunity for supervision. There is direct consultant shop floor cover approximately 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.

    The post is available to start from August for up to 6 or 12 months.

    About us

    Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.

    We live by our core values:

  • We listen, learn and improve
  • We treat everyone with respect
  • We all work together as one team

    • We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.

    Job description

    Job responsibilities

    The ED at the Princess of Wales Hospital sees approximately 56,000 new patients per year. There is substantial exposure to the breadth of EM cases ranging from seriously ill or injured adults and children to minor injuries with ample opportunities to develop EM procedural skills. Our ED has a dedicated, dynamic and friendly multi-disciplinary team. This provides an excellent and supportive working environment.

    Please come and meet us we would love to hear from you or arrange a visit we would be happy to show you around.

    Lucy Thomas

    Person Specification

    Qualifications

    Essential

  • MBBS or recognised equivalent
  • Full GMC/GDC Registration

    • Desirable

  • ALS ATLS APLS

    • Experience

    Essential

  • Completion of foundation competences
  • Previous experience of working in the NHS/experience of NHS UK working practices and systems.

    • Desirable

  • Previous EM experience