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Junior Clinical Fellow
Location: EMERGENCY CARE DIRECTORATE
Salary/Banding: Specialty Registrar Banding 1A
Hours: up to 40 hours per week
NHS Post Title: JUNIOR CLINICAL DEVELOPMENT FELLOW IN EMERGENCY MEDICINE Fixed term till the 5th of August 2025VICTORIA HOSPITAL, KIRKCALDYCome and join the department that is rated in the top 2% for emergency medicine in the GMC national training survey. We are looking to welcome a new colleague to join an enthusiastic, motivated and supportive Emergency Department team. You will work in the Emergency Department at Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy, which opened in 2012. The department has an annual attendance of over 72000. The department includes an 8-bay resuscitation area, a 9 bay majors area, a 6 bay minors area and 2 paediatric consulting rooms. There is a dedicated Procedures room and a 6 bedded Emergency Medicine Observation Unit which admits primarily toxicology and head injury patients. There is access to electronic pathology and radiology ordering. Departmental guidelines, protocols and rotas are on the departmental intranet web pages. We perform well in key areas such as sepsis, stroke thrombolysis and trauma. The Emergency Department has 24-hour senior doctor presence, (21 Consultant Emergency physicians) with current shop floor consultant presence daily from 0800 to 2300. We have 5 GPwSI who deliver regular sessions throughout the week and at weekends. There are daily ENP sessions to help with the minors flow. There is a co-located GP OOH service in the evenings and at weekends, allowing redirection of appropriate patients. A formal redirection policy is in operation. There is a 24-hour ENP-led Minor Injuries Unit Located at Queen Margaret Hospital in Dunfermline which is clinically supported by the senior doctors in the Emergency Department. There is also a new clinical simulation centre available for training at the Queen Margaret hospital. Post of Clinical Development Fellow in Emergency Medicine SUMMARY OF POST Job title Junior Clinical Fellow in Emergency Medicine Responsible to Emergency Medicine Consultants Grade Specialty Registrar Directorate Emergency Care Directorate Salary Specialty Registrar Scale (Band 1a) We are looking to recruit a motivated doctor with experience in the NHS to support the provision of high-quality patient care within the Emergency Department. The post will allow the successful candidate to a broaden their clinical experience and receive excellent training in the assessment and management of the undifferentiated patient and to develop their portfolio in aspects of quality improvement and teaching. During this period, you will work on the junior tier (maximum 48 hours per week), with shop floor teaching focusing on prioritisation of workload, formulation of investigation and management plans. There is a departmental teaching programme which includes micro-teaching and simulation. You will have access to CPD time of 4 hours per 48 hours of clinical activity. Successful applicants will be encouraged to take part in departmental audit, quality improvement, journal club and help deliver teaching sessions to junior colleagues, medical students and nursing staff with consultant support. You will be allocated a consultant educational supervisor to support your clinical and professional development. Applications from those who wish to work flexibly are welcomed. Informal Enquiries: Enquires are welcomed and encouraged to: Dr Kate Searle Consultant in Emergency Medicine and deputy clinical lead email: kate.searle@nhs.scot Dr Maragret Currer Consultant in Emergency Medicine and deputy clinical lead email: margaret.currer@nhs.scot Dr Melvin Carew Consultant in Emergency Medicine and clinical lead email: Melvin.carew@nhs.scot Due to high volume of applications this post will be closing on Wednesday 30th April. |