About this role
Job summary
The Senior Clinical Fellowis a senior non-training grade doctor who plays a key role in the delivery of high-quality emergency care while providing clinical leadership and operational support within the Emergency Department (ED). Working closely with Emergency Medicine Consultants, senior nursing staff, and the wider multidisciplinary team, the post holder will contribute to the safe, efficient, and effective management of patients attending the department.
In addition to maintaining a substantial clinical workload, the Lead SCF will act as a role model for junior medical staff, supporting supervision, education, rota management, quality improvement initiatives, governance activities, and service development. The role provides an excellent opportunity for doctors seeking to develop leadership, management, teaching, and quality improvement skills alongside their clinical practice.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will assess patients and initiate treatments and management plans. They will be expected to work in all areas of the department i.e. Majors, Resus, Urgent treatment Centre, Paediatrics, Same day Emergency Care and the ED short stay unit. As well as seeing their own patients the post holder will also be required to supervise junior doctors and provide clinical support. They will also provide leadership support in terms of managing flow through the department, and to attend MDT meetings such as safeguarding meetings and clinical governance days.
This post would be suitable for a doctor working at senior registrar level who would be expected to be capable of leading the department overnight and supervise the junior team with on-call consultant support.
About us
Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.
Job description Job responsibilities Deliver high-quality emergency care across all areas of the Emergency Department. Provide senior clinical decision-making and support to junior doctors and other healthcare professionals. Act as a clinical lead for designated service improvement, governance, audit, or education projects. Support the induction, supervision, and development of junior medical staff. Work collaboratively with consultants, nursing teams, and operational managers to ensure effective patient flow and delivery of care. Contribute to departmental clinical governance, including incident reviews, audits, quality improvement projects, and guideline development. Participate in departmental teaching programmes and support undergraduate and postgraduate medical education.
Person Specification
Eligibility Essential
Applicants must have full GMC Membership To have up to date ALS and ATLS
Desirable
To have up to date APLS
Qualifications Essential
The applicant must have achieved a primary medical qualification as recognised by the General Medical Council. The applicant shall have completed at least four years' full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent) at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty (eg ACCS rotation, Emergency Medicine) or shall have equivalent experience and competencies.
Desirable
Any teaching experience or completion of relevant courses.
Clinical Knowledge and Skills/Experience Essential
Proficient in the use of POCUS. Able to lead a resuscitation team. Proficient in procedural sedation. Has worked at lead registrar level in the Emergency Department with a similar setup to an NHS Emergency Department.
Desirable
3/12 experience in UK ED or equivalent. Shows understanding and commitment to patient flow through an ED and also of the national 4 hr target Demonstrates a passion for emergency medicine such as conference attendance / relevant audits or related specialties
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Whittington Hospital NHS Trust
Address Whittington Hospital - Emergency Department
London
N19 5NF
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.whittington.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)