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The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Contact

Address: Royal Victoria Infirmary; Queen Victoria Road; Newcastle upon Tyne; Tyne and Wear; NE1 4LP
Contact Number: 0191 282 0999 option 2

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Ref: 317-TD-25-069 Vacancy ID: 7114551

Senior Clinical Fellow in Emergency Medicine (ST3-8)

Accepting applications until: 13-Apr-2025 23:59

Vacancy status: Open

Accepting applications until: 13-Apr-2025 23:59

Location

Site: Emergency Department (Medical Staff) - RVI
Town: Newcastle upon Tyne
Postcode: NE1 4LP
Major / Minor Region: Tyne and Wear

Contract type & working pattern

Contract: Fixed term: 12 months (6/8/25 - 4/8/26)
Hours: Full time - 48 hours per week

Salary

Salary: £61,825 - £70,425 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: (ST3-8 Equivalent)

Specialty

Main area: Emergency Medicine

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 15,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.6 billion.

We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.

We’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country, supporting people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts each day, delivering high standards of healthcare.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.

Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Our Senior Clinical Fellow programme includes posts with the exciting opportunity to have 20% of time dedicated to a specialist interest. The specialist interest posts include sports & exercise medicine, pre-hospital emergency medicine, paediatric retrieval & transfer, and point of care ultrasound. See more information below.

Whilst working in Emergency Medicine, you will join a team of 29 consultants, 3 specialty doctors, 18 senior resident and higher specialty trainee doctors, 28 other resident doctors, 9 ACPs and over 100 nurses working in the Emergency Department. This post involves a full shift system, involving nights and weekend work. Your primary responsibility will include delivering care to the full spectrum of patients that attend the emergency department and on shift clinical supervision of junior members of the team. You will be a key component of the trauma team and will have the chance to act as the Trauma Team Leader (with supervision). You will use and develop your emergency care skills to resuscitate the most critically unwell patients. Senior clinical fellows in the Emergency Department are supported by resident on-call ED Consultants 24/7.

Important note on completion of reference section of Application Form

All references from current and previous employers will be sought and must cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.

Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.

Candidates who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e-mail. You should check your SPAM folders as well as your inbox. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you should assume your application has been unsuccessful.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential criteria

Primary Medical Qualification.
Full GMC registration or eligibility to obtain this within 3 months (or within 6 months for non-EEA applicants).
Completed Foundation Programme or equivalent.
At least 6 months previous NHS experience.
At least 12 months experience of working in emergency medicine.
ALS or equivalent.

Desirable criteria

Other resuscitation course, e.g. ATLS, APLS, NLS, ETC
Distinctions. Scholarships, prizes, BSc (or equivalent).
Anaesthetic & critical care experience.
Completion of ACCS programme or equivalent.
Completion of CPD activity related to a specialist interest.

Clinical Skills and Knowledge

Essential criteria

Able to independently manage a wide variety of presentations to the emergency department, including initial resuscitation of unwell patients.
Able to independently perform practical skills required in core emergency medicine work.

Desirable criteria

Evidence of skills developed beyond the core requirements.
Experience of supervising/providing advice to junior medical colleagues.
Experience of clinically managing an emergency department.

Management and Administration Experience

Essential criteria

Proven management and administration ability.
Committed to share in professional, managerial and teaching responsibilities necessary to fulfil the obligations of the Directorate to the Trust and its workforce.