Tier 2 Clinical Fellow in Acute and Emergency Medicine - Sheffield, United Kingdom - Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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    Job summary

    The appointment is to commence in August 2024 for a fixed term period of 1 year. This fellowship is a 50/50 split between Emergency Medicine and Acute Medicine at Sheffield Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, alternating on a 6 month basis. The post does not award a National Training Number, as this post is not recognised as a 'training post'. Full registration with the GMC with a licence to practise is required, and if the appointee does not hold right of residence in the UK sponsorship will be required. The duties of this post are equivalent to an ST1/ST2 level doctor.

    Interviews to take place 10th - 14th June 2024.

    Main duties of the job

    Emergency Medicine

  • The successful candidate will take part in the Junior Doctor rota with 80% of their time being for clinical duties.
  • The appointed clinical fellow will be expected to assess and manage all categories of patients presenting to the ED, under the supervision of the ED consultants.
  • The post holder will have the opportunity to be involved in the hospital trauma team receiving critically injured patients by land and air from across the region. There will be opportunity to develop their trauma team leadership skill through supervised direct patient contact and simulated practice.
  • The post holder will be responsible to the consultants in emergency medicine, in the management of all patients presenting to the department including those attending follow-up clinics and those admitted as in-patients
  • Additional responsibilities will be in line with the chosen fellowship interest(s) of the successful candidates.
  • Acute Medicine

    Whilst covering Acute Medicine the post holder will work as part of an on call rota with a mixture of Acute Take duties, Post Take duties and working within Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC). All of these duties will be done with close supervision from the Consultant Acute Physicians. The Acute Medicine post holders will look after patients whilst they remain on the AMU, following instructions from the admitting consultant team. They will also be part of the cardiac arrest team.

    About us

    Emergency Medicine

    The Emergency Department at the Northern General Hospital is a large adult-only city department with 125,000 new attendances each year and acts as the Major Trauma centre for South Yorkshire served by road and air. There is an 8 bedded resuscitation room with excellent links to Critical Care, co-located CT scanning and a state of the art vascular angiography suite. There are 26 Majors cubicles and a minor injuries and ambulatory care stream, accompanied by a Clinical Decisions Unit.

    Acute Medicine

    The Acute Medical Take team covers the Acute Medical Unit (AMU), Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) and liaises with the Emergency department and Bed Bureau for GP-referred patients. AMU's are designed to have 48-hour or less turnaround with patients either being discharged or triaged to the most appropriate specialty.

    Job description

    Job responsibilities

    40 standard hours (80% clinical rota, 20% special interest) plus out of hours

    Please refer to the supporting job description and person specification.

    Non-UK/EEA applicants should ensure they are aware of the recent changes to the Immigration rules. For further information on how this may affect your application visit the UK Government website.

    Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust promotes Equality of opportunity and Diversity within the workplace.

    Person Specification

    Qualifications

    Essential

  • Registered with the GMC with a licence to practise
  • MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
  • ALS
  • Desirable

  • Instructor candidate status for ALS
  • ATLS, other life support courses
  • Clinical experience

    Essential

  • 1 years' experience on an UK Foundation Programme or higher (or equivalent)
  • 1 year experience of working in the NHS as a doctor
  • Minimum of four months contracted experience in UK Emergency Medicine in a Foundation post or equivalent
  • Minimum of four months FTE foundation level UK experience in Acute Medicine (or equivalent specialty)
  • Desirable

  • Experience working in a UK Major Trauma Centre or Teaching Hospital Trust in a Foundation post or equivalent
  • Teaching and training

    Essential

  • Experience of teaching medical students
  • Awareness of ethical issues
  • Demonstrates understanding of the basic principles of audit and quality improvement
  • Desirable

  • Evidence of relevant academic and research achievements, and involvement in a formal research project
  • Evidence of relevant academic publications/presentations
  • Demonstrates an interest in and commitment to Emergency Medicine beyond the mandatory curriculum
  • Continuous Professional Development

    Essential

  • Evidence of participation in CME/CPD in the last 12 months
  • Desirable

  • Maintenance of a CPD diary or portfolio
  • Clinical governance and audit

    Desirable

  • Evidence of a portfolio of audit/quality improvement projects, including where the audit loop has been closed and there is evidence of learning of the principles of change management
  • Evidence of understanding the practical workings of clinical governance handling a complaint, incident reporting
  • Personal attributes

    Essential

  • Demonstrates behaviour consistent with PROUD values
  • The applicant must demonstrate skills in writing the English language that enables effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues as set out in the GMC' good medical practice