About this role
Job summary
This is an excellent opportunity for doctors wanting to join our enthusiastic and dynamic team and to gain further experience at senior level in Emergency Medicine and gain associated skills and competencies in a busy Emergency Department and Major Trauma Centre.
We are looking for experienced emergency clinicians who are either post CCT or within 4 months of CCT date. Applicants must have full FRCEM.
Emergency Medicine training completed (or portfolio pathway) in the NHS is essential.
Posts will include up to 20% non-clinical time.
Successful applicants will be appointed an experienced educational supervisor and goals will be set to enhance their CV and aid the transition to becoming a consultant.
This is an exciting and innovative opportunity to not only improve your clinical skills in this world-renowned Major Trauma Centre but also provides time to develop your special interest and enhance your CV ready for consultant jobs.
St George's is one of the only hospitals in the country with 24-hour ED consultant presence on the shop floor. All doctors are extremely well supported with lots of opportunities for teaching and practical experience.
Main duties of the job
Clinical Fellows are required to perform clinical work in the ED, as the first doctor to see patients with the range of problems that present to a busy ED.
We value all our resident doctors based on their individual competencies. Responsibility is given based on level of experience so that the senior clinical fellows would also have the opportunity to run the department, lead resus and paeds shifts and support more junior colleagues.
Depending on the candidate's interests, non-clinical roles could potentially include SIM or ultrasound, trauma governance or research. There are also opportunities for involvement in rota management, recruitment and education amongst others.
About us
St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey.Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).
After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.
Job description Job responsibilities
1. Clinical Fellows (senior and junior) are required to perform clinical work in the ED, with the range of problems that present to a busy department. Clinical Fellows also contribute to the care of patients EECU or equivalent (Extended Emergency Care unit) when open.
2. The successful applicants will be expected to contribute to the smooth running of the department such as managing resus and paeds and being able to support juniors.
3. Applicants will be expected to participate in audit and QIP and governance and encouraged to get involved in research depending on the interests of the successful applicant(s).
4. There are specific tasks for the non-clinical roles. These can be discussed in more detail with successful candidate(s).
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
CCT obtained in Emergency Medicine in the UK (or due within 4 months of application)
Qualifications Essential
Full FRCEM completed.
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.
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Employer details Employer name St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address St George's Hospital
Blackshaw Road
London
SW17 0QT
Employer's website https://www.stgeorges.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)