Clinical Fellow - Emergency Medicine

Job summary

Clinical Fellow

Emergency Medicine

Fixed term - 6 months

Full time- 40 hours per week

MT03 plus allowance for weekend and night premium rate (pro -rata if part time)

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Accident and Emergency team as a Clinical Fellow at Southport & Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust.

The post holder will undertake assessment of patients attending A&E making decisions on treatment, ensuring timely plans are made and actioned, and liaise with other specialities where required.

Main duties of the job

The postholder will work on the Tier 1 rota working a 1:8 shift pattern (including night shifts) in the Adult A&E department at Southport.

There will also be the opportunity to undertake some clinical shifts in the Paediatric A&E Department on the Ormskirk site.

The department has undergone significant refurbishment over the last 18 months to create additional clinical areas. The department is well supported by a Hospital Alcohol Team, Mental Health, and is in the process of developing frailty services. There is an established Ambulatory Care Unit and a Surgical Assessment Unit, in addition to a Clinical Decisions Unit.

There is an active teaching programme in the department and every effort is made to support staff in developing special interests.

About us

The Secretary of State has approved the partnership between St Helens & Knowsley Teaching Hospitals and Southport & Ormskirk Hospitals.

From 1st July we have come together as a single organisation under the name Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

The Trust delivers acute hospital care, intermediate care, community, and primary care services to a population of over 600,000 people with a combined workforce of around 9000 dedicated and skilled staff from 17 locations including Whiston, Southport & Formby, St Helens, Ormskirk and Newton hospitals.

The Trust provides regional services for burns, plastic surgery and spinal injuries to more than 4 million people across Mersey and West Lancashire, Cheshire, the Isle of Man and North Wales.

Our Vision is to deliver 5 Star Patient Care:

• CAREthat is evidence based, high quality and compassionate
• SAFETY that is of the highest standards
• COMMUNICATION that is open, inclusive and respectful
• SYSTEMS that are efficient, patient centred and reliable
• PATHWAYS that are best practice and embedded, but also respect the individual needs of patients

Our achievements include:

• Trust rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• Awarded National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for our Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme

Please see our Wellbeing & Benefits booklet for more information on our staff benefits.