About this role
Job summary Junior Clinical Fellow (Emergency Medicine)
This is an opportunity to work within a busy Emergency Department in a large teaching Trust in the Northwest of England. The Emergency Department delivers high-acuity emergency and trauma care across a wide range of on-site specialties, including Orthopaedics, Neurosurgery, Maxillofacial and ENT surgery, providing broad exposure to undifferentiated emergency presentations.
The department is committed to high-quality clinical care, education and professional development, offering structured teaching, close senior supervision and support. There are strong links with the University of Liverpool and an established academic profile, with opportunities to participate in research, audit, quality improvement and service development.
This role is well suited to doctors with previous Emergency Care experience seeking to consolidate acute care skills and develop their career in Emergency Medicine within a supportive Major Trauma Centre environment.**Please note this vacancy may close early once sufficient applications have been received**
Main duties of the job
We are pleased to offer an exciting opportunity to join the Emergency Department at Aintree, part of Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Applications are invited from motivated and enthusiastic doctors to join a well-established Emergency Medicine team, subject to satisfactory appraisal and review.
The Emergency Department plays a lead role in Major Incident preparedness for the hospital and is supported by a mobile decontamination unit, providing exposure to major incident and emergency planning arrangements.
The Care Group of Emergency Medicine sits within the Medical Division and is led by Dr Kevin Mortimer, Divisional Medical Director, supported by Dr Binu George and Dr Conaill Kelly, Clinical Directors.
The Emergency Department manages patients presenting via:
GP referral (including patients requiring assessment due to capacity constraints or clinical instability) Direct GP referrals to Emergency Medicine Self-presentations, including 999 conveyances and walk-ins Booked attendances via NHS 111
Applicants must have a minimum of 6 months' NHS experience, full GMC registration with a licence to practise, and successful completion of NHS Foundation Training.
Post-holders will work a rolling, EWTD-compliant full shift rota, contributing to 24-hour Emergency Department cover, 7 days a week.
About us
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women's Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
For roles at Liverpool Women's, visit their careers page.
Job description Job responsibilities
Applicants must have a minimum of 6 months NHS experience, full GMC registration with a licence to practise, and successful completion of NHS Foundation Training.
The postholder will work a rolling, EWTDcompliant full shift rota, contributing to 24hour Emergency Department cover, 7 days a week.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Relevant Medical Qualifications Working towards full MCEM or equivalent (depending on experience)
Desirable
ALS/ATLS Providers Post-graduate degree
Registration Essential
Full registration with the GMC
Clinical Experience Essential
Successful completion of NHS Foundation Training Working within the NHS for 6 months or more
Desirable
Experience of assessing and managing trauma in acute/ emergency settings Further experience in Emergency Medicine beyond Foundation Year level
Teaching & Training Experience Essential
Experience of teaching clinical skills to medical and nursing staff and other disciplines
Research Experience Essential
Understanding of research principles.
Desirable
Publications in peer review journals. Willingness to be involved in departmental research
Clinical Governance Experience Essential
Understanding of the principles of Clinical Governance.
Audit Experience Essential
Active audit interest demonstrated by at least one completed clinical audit in the last 12 months
Desirable
Publication of audit results
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 Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address Aintree
Lower Lane
Liverpool
L9 7AL
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)