Job summary
We are excited to invite you to apply for the role of Resident Clinical Fellow within the Same Day Emergency Care Department (SDEC) part of the Emergency Medicine Directorate at Southport Hospital
Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust provides healthcare in hospital and the community to 258,000 people across Southport, Formby and West Lancashire.
Acute care is provided at Southport and Formby District General Hospital and Ormskirk and District General Hospital. This includes adults' and children's accident and emergency services, intensive care and a range of medical and surgical specialities. Women's and children's services, including maternity, are provided at Ormskirk hospital.
Applicants must be eligible for full Registration with the GMC at time of appointment.
Main duties of the job
- The post is based at Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospital and will join the existing multi-disciplinary team of Acute Physicians, Nurse Consultant, ANPs and Physicians Associate in delivering acute patient care in the General Medical Unit
- This post is ideal for junior doctors planning a career in acute or general medicine to gain exposure in a fast-paced unit managing acute patients on ambulatory pathways.
- Whilst this is a non-training post, post holders will have a clinical educational supervisor and will be able to attend teaching session in the Trust as well as accessing the well-equipped library with IT facilities. There is also the opportunity to have an electronic portfolio (for a fee)
- This post will not form part of the acute medical on call rota.
About us
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.
Our services:
Acute Care
Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
Achievements:
- Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
- Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
- National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Responsibilities
- Ensure timely treatment plans for patients are actioned.
- Ensure timely referrals to the appropriate specialty where further advice or admission is required.
- Undertake assessment of acute medical patients attending the Ambulatory Care Unit/SDEC, making decisions on treatment plans.
- Liaise with the Emergency Department, NWAS and review electronic GP referral letters to aid in identification of appropriate patients for Ambulatory Care Unit.
- Liaise with other departments in the hospital as the patients condition dictates.
- Co-operation with outside agencies, including Primary Care and community services as required.
Professional Responsibilities
- Ensure timely and high-quality discharge communication to Primary Care for safe ongoing care.
- Participate in the teaching and supervision of the work and duties of the junior doctors in training.
- Assist in the compilation, checking and analysis of data for medical audit.
- So far as it is consistent with the proper discharge of the above duties, the post holder undertakes to deputise from time to time for absent colleagues.
- The post holder undertakes, exceptionally, to perform additional duties in occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances
- The post holder undertakes, exceptionally, to be available for such irregular commitments outside normally rostered duties as are essential for continuity of patient care.
Administrative Responsibilities
There is a Postgraduate Medical Education Centre on the Hospital sites with library and study facilities. Study leave will be provided to support and develop the post holders interests. Counselling and education guidance will be dealt with in the first instance through dialogue with the Lead Clinician in General Surgery.
Teaching & Training Responsibilities
Every opportunity will be provided to the appointee to develop special interests and skills in aspects of medical care, information technology, medical audit, etc. The post holder will maintain his/her own continuing professional development in line with current guidelines on professional responsibilities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Responsibilities
- Ensure timely treatment plans for patients are actioned.
- Ensure timely referrals to the appropriate specialty where further advice or admission is required.
- Undertake assessment of acute medical patients attending the Ambulatory Care Unit/SDEC, making decisions on treatment plans.
- Liaise with the Emergency Department, NWAS and review electronic GP referral letters to aid in identification of appropriate patients for Ambulatory Care Unit.
- Liaise with other departments in the hospital as the patients condition dictates.
- Co-operation with outside agencies, including Primary Care and community services as required.
Professional Responsibilities
- Ensure timely and high-quality discharge communication to Primary Care for safe ongoing care.
- Participate in the teaching and supervision of the work and duties of the junior doctors in training.
- Assist in the compilation, checking and analysis of data for medical audit.
- So far as it is consistent with the proper discharge of the above duties, the post holder undertakes to deputise from time to time for absent colleagues.
- The post holder undertakes, exceptionally, to perform additional duties in occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances
- The post holder undertakes, exceptionally, to be available for such irregular commitments outside normally rostered duties as are essential for continuity of patient care.
Administrative Responsibilities
There is a Postgraduate Medical Education Centre on the Hospital sites with library and study facilities. Study leave will be provided to support and develop the post holders interests. Counselling and education guidance will be dealt with in the first instance through dialogue with the Lead Clinician in General Surgery.
Teaching & Training Responsibilities
Every opportunity will be provided to the appointee to develop special interests and skills in aspects of medical care, information technology, medical audit, etc. The post holder will maintain his/her own continuing professional development in line with current guidelines on professional responsibilities.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Applicants must hold full registration with the GMC at the time of application
- MBBS
Desirable
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Experience at F2 level or equivalent in acute care
- ILS/BLS
- Audit research - Completed Audit topic
Desirable
- ALS/ACLS/ATLS
- Research Publication
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills
- Teamworking - Evidence of multi-disciplinary teamworking
- Presentation skills
Desirable
Other
Essential
- Competent in basic computing skills
- Excellent verbal and written skills
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Applicants must hold full registration with the GMC at the time of application
- MBBS
Desirable
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Experience at F2 level or equivalent in acute care
- ILS/BLS
- Audit research - Completed Audit topic
Desirable
- ALS/ACLS/ATLS
- Research Publication
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills
- Teamworking - Evidence of multi-disciplinary teamworking
- Presentation skills
Desirable
Other
Essential
- Competent in basic computing skills
- Excellent verbal and written skills
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 (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).
Additional information
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 (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).
