Senior Clinical Fellow Emergency Medicine

Job summary

Interviews will likely be held on the week commencing 18th March 2024. Please note that these posts are available from August 2024.

We are proud to offer a range of exciting opportunities for motivated doctors with an interest in Emergency Medicine to develop their knowledge and skills in an innovative and busy trauma centre.

This is one of the busiest Emergency Departments in the United Kingdom with over 150,000 attendances per annum. UHCW is one of the three designated Major Trauma Centre's in the West Midlands and last year treated over 300 patients with an ISS>15. All trauma specialties are represented at this site with the exception of Burns and Paediatric ICU.

There is a helipad located adjacent to the Emergency Department which receives large volumes of trauma patients from an extended catchment area. The department has excellent links with the local ambulance service and air ambulances, and is eligible to receive PHEM trainees from 2013. UHCW submits regular high quality data to TARN and is currently one of the top performing MTC's in the UK based on TARN data.

Our Senior Clinical Fellows are a hugely valued group who work closely with the consultant body in all areas of our department including majors, minors, children's ED and resuscitation.

N.B. We reserve the right to close a vacancy before the closing date if we receive a high volume of applications or if there has been a change in organisational priorities.

Main duties of the job

The post involves working a full shift rota, including nights and weekends, with the main duties of the role being:

• To ensure a safe and high standard of care of all patients in the Emergency Department & to work within the guidelines and practices of the Department. This includes liaison with colleagues in ED and other departments.
• To assist with the training and supervision of junior medical staff, medical students and other allied health professionals in the Emergency Department
• To not only lead educational sessions but also attend the teaching sessions and participate in departmental audit and research projects.
• To participate in regular appraisal and mentoring sessions with the designated educational supervisor.

About us

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our skilled employees across our hospital sites in Coventry and Rugby, with high quality patient care positioned at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a national and international leader in healthcare.

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities.

There has never been a better time to join our team.