Senior Clinical Fellow Post

Job description

Job responsibilities

Applications are open for a Paediatric Emergency Department Senior Clinical Fellow (PEM SCF) at the Leeds General Infirmary (LGI). The LGI is situated in the heart of the city; it has a dedicated childrens hospital including Paediatric Intensive Care and is a Major Trauma Centre. The paediatric emergency department (PED) is a very busy unit, seeing approximately 45,000 new attendances each year. Patient presentations are varied from simple minor injuries to complex medical and trauma patients. This role will be supported by an allocated PEM Consultant who works in the department from 9am to midnight each day; a highly experienced Paediatric Nursing team, and a variety of training doctors and Advanced Clinical Practitioners (ACPs), thus represents a significant opportunity for PEM specific training and development:

Clinical role 60%

Opportunity to work in a friendly and busy paediatric ED department in a tertiary centre.

Non clinical role 40%

There are 3 PED SCF roles as outlined below. There may be some cross over between these roles.

Paeds SIM

In situ SIM for common emergency paediatric presentations

In situ paediatric SIM training for trauma, involving multi specialities.

Neonatal in situ SIM working alongside the neonatal SIM fellows.

Organising, delivering and co-ordinating the above Simulation Training Sessions.

Organising the Leeds Paediatric Major Trauma Course

Paeds Education

Organising the Paediatric ST3 teaching sessions. ST3 teaching is every Wednesday for an hour and a half. This involves organising a teaching rota and liaising with other specialities for talks from paediatric specialists such as DKA and paediatric eating disorders.

Attending and contributing as faculty member on the regional ST3 teaching days.

Organising teaching day for non-trainee registrars in ED in order to assist in keeping up to date.

Teaching on the CT3 emergency medicine bootcamp week; also a regional training day.

Paeds ED Research

Involvement in planning of new PERUKI research studies at LGI PED, including site visits and study set up

Training of staff to allow recruitment to new studies

Attending regular research meetings and national PERUKI days

Assisting with ongoing trial management and liaising with research nursing staff

Other opportunities

An exciting new regional paediatric journal club has been developed by others who have undertaken this role. This is for ST3s to present papers on a monthly basis and assists transition to the new HST curriculum.

Attending and leading safeguarding meeting

Attending paediatric M&M meeting

Study budget available for courses and a partial funding of a PG certificate.

Funding for courses and partial funding of a PG cert.

Opportunities to spend time in other areas e.g. fracture clinic as chosen on an individual basis.

In summary, the PED SCF role represents a fantastic opportunity to work at a tertiary paediatric specialist centre within a dynamic, supportive and friendly PED team. The nonclinical time provides invaluable opportunities for optimising career progression, developing teaching and management skills and portfolio development.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification MRCEM or MRCPCH Successful completion of CT3/ST3+

Desirable

• Relevant higher degree Higher academic qualification (eg. MD and / or PhD) Working towards FRCEM or Paediatric CCT

Eligibility, Fitness to practice, and Language Skills

Essential

• Be eligible for full registration with, and hold a current licence to practise from, the GMC at intended start date Eligibility to work in the UK.
• Advanced Life Support Certificate from the Resuscitation Council UK or equivalent (as required to complete Foundation competences) by intended start date

Experience

Essential

• 36 months experience after full GMC registration or equivalent, and evidence of achievement of foundation competences, in line with GMC standards / Good Medical Practice; including:
• Make the care or your patient your first concern provide a good standard of practice and care
• take prompt action if you think that patient safety, dignity or comfort is being compromised protect and promote the health of patients and of the public
• work in partnership with patients work with colleagues in the ways that best serve patients interests
• be honest and open and act with integrity never discriminate unfairly against patients or colleagues
• never abuse your patients trust in you or the publics trust in the profession.

Clinical, Academic, and Personal Skills

Essential

• Ability to apply sound clinical knowledge and judgement to problems Ability to prioritise clinical need Ability to maximise safety and minimise risk
• Recognition of, and ability to undertake the initial management of, an acutely ill patient

Desirable

• Demonstrates understanding of research, including awareness of ethical issues
• Demonstrates understanding of the basic principles of audit, clinical risk management, evidence-based practice, patient safety, and clinical quality improvement initiatives
• Demonstrates knowledge of evidence-informed practice
• Research and audit skills: Evidence of relevant academic and research achievements, e.g. degrees, prizes, awards, distinctions, publications, presentations, other achievements
• Evidence of involvement in an audit project, a quality improvement project, formal research project or other activity which: focuses on patient safety and clinical improvement
• Focuses on patient safety and clinical improvement demonstrates an interest in and commitment to the specialty beyond the mandatory curriculum
• Teaching: Evidence of interest in, and experience of teaching Evidence of feedback for teaching

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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 (Opens in a new tab).

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 (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Address

Leeds General Infirmary

Great George Street

Leeds

LS1 3EX

Employer's website

https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)