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Clinical Fellow in Emergency Medicine (3 posts)
St John’s Hospital, Livingston
Ref 192082
NHS Lothian is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.
To this end, NHS Lothian welcomes applications from all sections of society.
We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.
Applications are welcome for the above 3 x fixed term, full time (40 hours per week) post based in St John’s Hospital.
There are a number of full-time posts available to commence August 2024. Consideration will be given if there is a request for less than full time. Eighty percent of the working time will be spent as part of the Emergency Department’s multi-disciplinary team. You will be expected to assess and manage a broad range of adult and paediatric patients with the support of colleagues including emergency medicine trainees and consultants. The department receives around 130-180 patients per day.
Twenty percent of the working time will be given to a specialist interest. Within each post study time can be given for any extra qualifications that are deemed appropriate for the post. Examples of previous specialist interests pursued by fellows are shown below. Note it is possible to tailor your development time in a bespoke way. Some special interest areas will only accommodate one person, awarded based on ranking at interview. However there is scope for specialties such as paediatrics to accommodate more than one candidate. There will also be training given in the department towards CV preparation and interview technique.
Examples of special interest positions are as follows:
Paediatrics - work one day a week in the Emergency Department at the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People, assessing and managing the care of the children and young people under the age of 16.
ICU - spend 4 weeks in a 6 month block with the ICU team at St John’s hospital gaining exposure to critical care cases and procedures.
Toxicology – Spend up to a day a week with a toxicology consultant working on the toxicology ward at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. Attend toxicology education days, complete Toxbase learning modules or even consider starting a toxicology qualification.
Simulation – gain experience in designing and running simulations. Follow this up by getting involved in the provision of sim teaching to healthcare colleagues.
Quality Improvement – take on a QI project with a consultant mentor at St John’s Hospital. Attend QI training days
Bespoke – suggest your own design for the 20% development time. Previous fellows have studied for qualifications in legal medicine or pursued training in leadership and simulation.
These posts are not recognised for training but have been built on sound educational governance principles.
For an informal discussion or further information please contact:
Dr Jonathan Wraight, Specialist interest posts lead Consultant, St John’s Hospital
01506 523000 Jonathan.wraight@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
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We cannot accept CV’s as a form of application and only a completed online application form will be accepted. Personal information will not be sent with the application for short listing. The application form will be identified by the candidate number only to ensure that all applicants are treated equally.
Closing Date: 24/07/2024
***PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early***