Job summary
We all know that Emergency Medicine can be tough, we want to offer a job that invests time into developing you and your interests alongside our awesome speciality.
We are pleased to be offering further Middle Grade posts as part of an expansion of our team. These posts include annualised hours and self rostering as standard.
It is important to understand these posts are for those with EM experience and involve a leadership role within the department, the personal specification outlines the criteria we are looking for. If you think you might be more suitable for a more junior role please get in touch to discuss our Junior Clinical Fellow posts.
All posts are available as either full time or less than full time and we are offering:
- 100 % EM posts (with allocated non-clinical time)
- Fellowships with a special interest (EM posts with additional non-clinical time to undertake specific projects).
If you are interested in a Fellowship with Special Interest please get in touch with us to discuss what we can offer (including education, GEM, sustainability).
Main duties of the job
Clinical work will be undertaken in the Emergency Department (ED). Our Senior Clinical Fellows work on the registrar tier of the rota and work in all areas of the department. You will be expected to lead areas/ small teams and the whole ED overnight.
Non-clinical work includes a range of activities including: teaching (both attending and delivering), QI and audit work, there are also opportunities to support our ongoing recruitment. Dedicated office space is provided for non-clinical work.
Successful candidates will be allocated a supervising FRCEM Consultant with a relevant special interest to support their project and will be encouraged to submit project work for presentation regionally/ nationally.
if you are new to the NHS there will also be a period of structured shadowing available.
About us
Northampton General Hospital is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. All of our divisions are committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.
Our Excellence Values
Compassion
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We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone's full potential. As an organisation, we value how we communicate and promote our vacancies to all communities.
We are a Defence positive trust, supporting our reservists, veterans, spouses and partners.
The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups, especially those from BAME, Disabled and LGBTQ+ backgrounds as these are underrepresented in our hospitals.
We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative.
We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds.This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are excited to be advertising a number of Emergency Medicine (EM) Senior Clinical Fellow posts, based in our Emergency Department at Northampton General Hospital.
The post is part of an expansion of our Middle Grade tier of doctors, and is designed for candidates who are working at the level of senior decision maker in Emergency Medicine, or who are ready to take this responsibility and wish to advance their career in this exciting specialty.
Successful candidates will be allocated a supervising FRCEM Consultant with a relevant special interest to support their project and will be encouraged to submit project work for presentation regionally/ nationally.
The successful applicant will begin work at a level commensurate with previous experience, likely to be at ST3-6 (registrar) level. The post holder must be registered with the GMC and hold a licence to practice.
Participation in the Departmental teaching programme will be expected, and you will have a designated Emergency Medicine Consultant supervisor for the duration of your post. Our department consistently receives excellent feedback from trainees regarding the friendly working environment, the approachability and supportiveness of senior staff, and the training opportunities available. The Consultant body has a breadth of experience including sub-specialty interests in Geriatric Emergency Medicine, Paediatric Emergency Medicine, Pre-Hospital Emergency Medicine, Sports medicine, , Education, and Emergency Ultrasound.
Motivated clinicians with sufficient Emergency Medicine experience may also wish to discuss the opportunities available within NGH for specialty training to support an application for entry to the EM specialist register, and enable consultant appointment via the CESR route.
This is not a HEE recognised post, and you will not receive a National Training Number or a CCT.
Job Purpose
The purpose of this post is twofold:
- To increase the level of middle grade cover within the department.
- To provide a supportive environment for the motivated candidate to gain middle grade experience and progress their Emergency Medicine career.
The successful candidate would be expected to support the trusts corporate objectives, and to participate in, and be supportive of, the clinical governance structure within the Directorate of Medicine and Emergency Care.
Duties and Responsibilities:
The ED has 24/7 middle grade clinical cover with two or more senior doctors present at all times. There is extended consultant cover from 08:00 23:00 weekdays, and flexibly 10:00-22:00Hrs weekends & bank holidays. Outside these hours, consultant cover is provided via an on-call system and consultants will attend the department if required.
Post holders in this grade will participate in the middle grade rota. Duties within the Emergency Department will cover the whole range of clinical responsibility for adults and children with emergency problems from minor injuries to major trauma, and minor illnesses through to the critically unwell. You will be expected to lead major cases in our resuscitation room. You will also be responsible for any patients you admit to our Emergency Observation (Short stay) Ward. We also run a weekday ED Review Clinic, your rota will include shifts covering this.
The post holder will be expected to prioritise and time-manage effectively according to the activity of the department. Out of hours, the post holder will be one of the senior doctors present in the department and will be expected to lead the shift, working with the nurse-in-charge to ensure patient safety.
We would encourage the post holder to complete workplace based assessments to allow documentation of their own development and mapping of competencies achieved in line with RCEM curriculum.
Education is an important part of the role. The successful applicant will be expected to receive and deliver teaching. The post holder will receive consultant supervision and have a named consultant supervisor, and may be involved in supporting the training of other staff: medical; nursing; para-medical at undergraduate and postgraduate level.
Person Specification
Interpersonal
Essential
- Clinical leadership skills
- Able to work within and lead a team.
- Competent in medical English (e.g. IELTS 7.5 or above, or Medical Degree in English).
Desirable
- Experience of dealing with stressful situations
Educations, Training and Qualifications
Essential
- MBChB or Equivalent
- ALS (in date and face to face), must be a UK recognised course provider.
- Full GMC registration
- One of APLS/ ATLS (or equivalents), must be a UK recognised course provider.
Desirable
- Post Grad Qual - MRCEM, MRCP, MRCS (2 points for MRCEM, 1 for others)
- A second of APLS/ ATLS(or equivalents), must be a UK recognised course provider.
- US Qualification, Level 1 or Similar
Clinical and Technical Skills
Essential
- Competent in the various clinical procedures required in EM practice equivalent to ACCS trained doctors.
Desirable
- Sub-specialist interest in Emergency Paediatrics, Frailty, Ultrasound use in the ED
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- At least 4 years post registration
- 2 years full time EM experience
- Good basic and wide-ranging knowledge of clinical medicine
Desirable
- Worked in NHS (ideally as an EM MG)
- Breadth of clinical experience in complementary specialities
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.
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 .
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 .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
Northampton General Hospital
Address
Northampton General Hospital
Billing Road
Northampton
NN1 5BD